How to build inclusive, equitable and unbiased organizations has been a long standing goal for many companies. Recent events have skyrocketed the discussion to the top of our agendas. However, what does it really mean to us as Talent Acquisition professionals and how do we actually do it? In this webinar, we will hear from our expert panelists on the three steps we can take to get started. Please join us for the “real talk” discussion on how TA can come to terms with their own personal experiences with race, how to operationalize allyship, and how to design our teams for Equity.

Nicole Dessain is the Founder and Chief Employee Experience Designer at talent.imperative inc, an employee experience design consultancy.

Her creative superpower is "connecting the dots" which she applies to her passion of bringing design thinking to the world of Human Resources through the HR.Hackathon Alliance.

Nicole is a Talent Acquisition “nerd”, a SESP Lecturer at Northwestern University’s Master’s in Learning and Organizational Change Program and has been a guest lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management and at DePaul University’s Master’s in Human Resources program.

She has been quoted in the Chicago Tribune, HR Magazine, Training Industry Magazine, Workforce Magazine, and Talent Management Magazine. Nicole has presented to live and virtual audiences at SourceCon, DisruptHR, SHRM, ERE, TLNT, SIOP, and ISPI.

Together with Oneka Cornelius and Kendra Jackson, she runs #HRvsRacism, an initiative that aims to create a space for HR professionals to heal, become courageous allies, and learn how to design equitable workplaces.