Powering up your Personal Brand with Sharnette Okias, Partner and Head of the Global Diversity Practice at Barrington Hibbert Associates

Welcome to episode three of the Employment Edge podcast, brought to you by Barrington Hibbert Associates. In this episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by the exceptional Sharnette Okias (Formerly Donacien), Partner and Head of the Global Diversity Practice here at Barrington Hibbert Associates.

 

Hosted by Michael Barrington Hibbert, Founder and CEO of Barrington Hibbert Associates, Sharnette will be sharing her knowledge of resilience, career pivoting and building the skills you need to progress professionally, even during challenging times.

 

Oh! And as with all our guests, we will be finding out what her go-to breakfast meal was this morning…

 

Sharnette began her Barrington Hibbert Associates journey as a Senior Associate at our Amsterdam consulting practice in 2021. Since then, she has gone on to lead our Global Diversity Practice based in New York - not too shabby if you ask us! 

 

Prior to joining Barrington Hibbert Associates, Sharnette started her career in Financial Services as a qualified Accountant and Insolvency Practitioner with experience in managing cross-functional multidisciplinary teams. 

 

However, after pivoting into coaching, her focus has shifted to working with corporate organisations to nurture, promote, and retain diverse and underrepresented talents through tailored coaching and leadership programmes.

 

Sharnette’s role at Barrington Hibbert Associates consists of partnering with companies primarily helping them to develop initiatives to support their DE&I priorities. She also coaches senior leaders to assist them in defining their company culture, in addition to what culture they aspire to have.

 

In this episode, Sharnette will also be discussing workplace changes and employee expectations during a tight labour market, career development for black women in leadership roles, and the importance of personal branding, connectivity and personal development for career growth.

 

If you’re seeking invaluable insights into how to give yourself an Employment Edge through your network and connections - this episode is a must-listen!