Risha Grant

Risha Grant is a foremost bias, inclusion, and diversity expert, who is working to educate people about the importance of these concepts. Risha can be booked as a speaker at a range of events where she speaks on topics like diversity and inclusion, having had umpteen experience from running her own diversity and consulting firm, Risha Grant LLC.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Workplace Culture

Race & Minority Ethnic

Teamwork

Organisational Behaviour

Biography:

Risha Grant is a foremost bias, inclusion, and diversity expert, who is working to educate people about the importance of these concepts. She is an author as well as a community correspondent for NBC KJRH TV News 2. Risha can be booked as a speaker at a range of events where she speaks on topics like diversity and inclusion, having had umpteen experience from running her own diversity and consulting firm, Risha Grant LLC.

Risha completed her B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Kansas State University. Having faced her own challenges as a woman of colour in Oklahoma as a youngster, Risha founded Risha Grant LLC, a one of its kind diversity & inclusion communications consulting firm in Oklahoma. From its inception in 1998, Risha Grant LLC has worked with several organisations like U.S Air Forces, Samsung Electronics America, Reserve Bank of Kansas and NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, giving them the tools to implement best practices ensuring diversity and inclusion.

From receiving a full athletic scholarship and simultaneously completed her AA in Mass Communications from Northern Oklahoma College to being featured in publications like Forbes, The Financial Times and Bloomberg Media, her work has been recognized several times. She was included in the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR list by PeopleHum, the 40 Top Women Keynote Speakers list by Real Leaders, the Top 100 HR Expert list, and the Speakers Turning Crisis into Opportunity list by Entrepreneur Magazine. She also received the NBA OKC Thunder Changemaker Award and the 2018 Inclusive Leadership Award.

A contributor to Black Enterprise Magazine and the Author of That’s BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures, Risha is a highly sought-after keynote speaker. She delves into the importance of diversity and inclusion and educates her audiences on how to incorporate them in the workplace. If you are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable speaker in the field of diversity and inclusion, book Risha Grant today!

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Testimonials

"D&I is hard work because we humans are complicated. The bottom line is when you need an extraordinary facilitator–who is clear-eyed, compassionate, and unafraid to work on implicit bias—call Risha. She steered the conversation to illustrate the unacknowledged, unaware white privilege that was underneath many of the exchanges among the participants, yet always created an environment of safety. Risha is uniquely equipped to lead your people forward into better territory where everybody wins" - Tony, Behavioural Health Service, Student Counselling and Mental Health Service, Harvard University

"Nestle Purina’s Women Leaders Forum invited Risha Grant to lead a (virtual) presentation to our members in August 2020. Risha’s presentation, Authenticity is Everything, was a candid discussion on how to identify and get rid of our biases so that we can show up as our authentic selves. The feedback from this discussion was overwhelming! Our members appreciated the safe space for discussion, asked thought-provoking questions that Risha answered truthfully, and walked away with tools on how to examine and overcome their own biases. Risha has such a dynamic personality that was felt even through the virtual environment (although I bet seeing her in person is even better!) and a disarming manner that made it easy for us to engage with her. If you’re looking for an energetic, no BS speaker to engage your organisation on some tough topics, hire Risha" - Leah, Nestle Purina Women Leaders Forum

"We loved having Risha as our Keynote Speaker for our 2020 Professionals of Color Conference. This year came with a lot of challenges, but Risha and her team made going virtual smooth. Risha’s content challenged the cultural norms and we appreciated her openly speaking her truth and experiences" - Amway

"We just completed her session and it was the most well-received of our 3 keynotes, in my opinion. She knocked it out of the park. Or, to use a basketball reference, she was draining 3’s all speech long. She did a fabulous job. I truly appreciated her storytelling and transparency. It allowed our team members to connect with her" - Reginald, Signet Jewellers

Speaking Topics

An understanding of diversity & inclusion
Marketing to diverse groups vs. mainstream audiences
Keys to attract and retain top diverse talent
A realization of how biases originated
A recognition of the symptoms and results of bias
Creating a successful diversity communications plan of action
Communicating to diverse audiences
Things to remember as you establish your inclusive culture
A thorough awareness of biases
Tools to address bias internally and externally
Tips to navigate bias in the workplace
Strategies to showcase how an inclusive culture provides a competitive advantage

Achievements

2021 - Named as one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR by PeopleHum
2020 - Awarded the NBA OKC Thunder Changemaker Award
2020 - Named as 1 in 9 Speakers Turning Crisis Into an Opportunity by Entrepreneur Magazine
2018 - Winner of the Inclusive Leadership Award
2017 - Winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2017 - Author of That's BS: How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets
2014 - Diversity & Inclusion Expert, International Speaker & Host of KJRH-NBC JustUs
1998 - Founder & CEO of Risha Grant LLC
Named as one of the 40 Top Women Keynote Speakers by Real Leaders
Featured in The Financial Times, the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Glamour Magazine, Bloomberg Media, HR News and Black Enterprise
Named as a Top 100 HR Expert
Named as one of the Engagedly Top 100 HR Influencers in 2019, 2020 and 2021

How to Hire Risha Grant

To book Risha Grant as the speaker for your corporate event, function or conference, contact The Motivational Speakers Agency using the contact details below:

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