We help organizations and leaders thrive in the future of work through culture, people, and inclusion.
We believe innovation thrives when people feel aligned to purpose, connected to culture, and secure to excel in their work.
We not only help organizations build a must-have future of work capacity and capabilities through talent optimization, but we also develop multicultural women who are high-potentials and senior leaders who are not just comfortable with change and transformation but thrive on it.
We do that through executive coaching, scalable leadership and team development programs, as well as upskilling sprints.
Resiliency, adaptability, vision, and the ability to thrive in uncertainty are skills today's leaders have not had the time to develop sufficiently, along with understanding how to respond to and support the revolutionary shift in the leadership pipeline.
It takes a human-centered intersectional approach to make it happen. We can help.
WE'RE YOUR PARTNERS IN HELPING LEADERS ADVANCE AND THRIVE IN THE WORKPLACE
Dr. Carol Parker Walsh, J.D., Ph.D.
CEO | Strategic Advisor, Master Certified Executive & Leadership Coach, Certified Personal Brand Strategist
Dr. Carol Parker Walsh is an expert in transformative leadership and human development and has been recognized with multiple awards for her profound impact on equity-centered leadership. As the CEO and founder of Carol Parker Walsh Consulting Group, her firm specializes in leadership development, executive coaching, and talent optimization and partners with leading organizations to cultivate a culture that accelerates human potential and leadership capabilities and drives future organizational success.
With an extensive and diverse background spanning three decades as a labor and employment attorney (with a focus on employment discrimination litigation), organizational consultant, researcher, professor, brand strategist, and senior leader in major health and academic institutions, Dr. Parker Walsh offers unparalleled insights for guiding leaders and organizations.
She’s been a TEDx speaker and Amazon best-selling author, and her peers have recognized her as a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, ForbesBLK, Newsweek Expert Forum, and Entrepreneur's Leadership Network. She's a mentor to other young professionals, a Fellow of the Harvard Institute of Coaching, a frequent keynote speaker, and a trusted career and leadership expert on ABC's AM Northwest Morning Show.
Dr. Parker Walsh's academic achievements include a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law, two Masters in Human and Organizational Development, a Ph.D. from Fielding Graduate University, and a certificate in Management Development from Harvard University.
Carol Parker Walsh Consulting Group received the prestigious Brandon Hall Group™ Human Capital Management Excellence Award, specifically winning Bronze for their Diversity and Inclusion work, along with global organizations like Mariott, PepsiCo, and IBM, to name a few.
Dr. Parker Walsh received the Enterprising Women's Enterprising Women of the Year Award, Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP) Disruptor Award, and Greater Vancouver Chamber's Iris/Women of Achievement Award.
She was selected as one of the 100 Dynamic Leaders of the Year by Exeleon Magazine, and DotCom Magazine awarded her company the Impact Company of the Year Award. In addition, her podcast, The Midlife Career Rebel, was named one of Mac’s List Top Career Podcasts for 2022 and 2023.
Meet the Team
Gayle Morihara
Career Development & Management
Gayle has extensive experience in human resources, recruiting, and customer service within the healthcare and hospitality sectors and excels in guiding individuals to discover and excel in their optimal career paths by highlighting future-ready capabilities.
Cathy Council
DEIBA & Executive Leadership Coach
With a wealth of experience in leadership development and DEIBA across the insurance and tech industries, Cathy excels at fostering inclusive leadership and nurturing diverse talents and positioning organizations for innovative success and cultural growth.
Duane Leckey
Executive Leadership & Mindset Coach
Duane is a certified leadership coach and seasoned business executive, leveraging his extensive corporate and executive leader in Fortune 100 companies focusing on empowering leaders and high-achieving professionals to realize their fullest potential.
Nancy Marmolejo
DEIBA, DISC, Leadership & Team Development
Nancy is a highly skilled coach and facilitator who works to unleash the power of workplace teams by fostering collaboration, building a diverse and inclusive leadership pipeline, boosting productivity, and creating a psychologically safe workplace.
Galia Pennekamp
Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
Using her over 25 years experience in the nonprofit, academic, and corporate sector, Galia helps bring positive change to organizations by developing leaders in strategic, effective, and human ways through strategic execution, talent development, and training.
Sheena Eizmendiz
Leadership & Wellness Coach
Sheena is a strategic advisor and facilitator on the topics of emotional intelligence, DEI, leadership, and resilience. She is an influential advisor in the corporate world for Fortune companies and has over 24 years of working with CEOs of multi-million dollar companies and political leaders.
Latrice Morrison
Career and Leadership Development
Latrice brings 15+ years of diverse expertise in Human Resources, Career Development, and Leadership Development across business sectors, industries, and diverse populations. She excels in quickly building rapport and strong partnerships with clients and business leaders at all organizational levels.
Alfa Saingan
Operations & Client Concierge
Michelle Roy
Social Media Manager
Nicholas Terhune
Multimedia & Podcast Editor
Roxet Mauren Curaraton
Marketing Specialist
Are You a Female Leader or Executive?
We work with multicultural female leaders and high-potentials to authentically embrace their brilliance, amplify their excellence, and unapologetically achieve their goals. We assess gaps and present growth solutions so leaders can gain self-awareness, learn how to express their strengths and authority and thrive in transformation.
In case you're looking for the "official" stuff...
Education
PhD, Human Development & Social Systems, Fielding Graduate University
Identity, Racial and Gender Development, Organizational Culture, Structural Inequality
JD, Employment & Labor Law, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Employment Practices, Discrimination Litigation, Mediation & Negotiation
BA, Communications, Loyola University
Organizational Communication and Public Speaking
MA, Organizational Development, Change & Leadership, Fielding Graduate University
Management Development Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Building a Successful Diverse Business, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Certified EQ-i 2.0 and EQ360, EITC
Master Certified Coach, The Life Coach School
Associate Certified Coach, ICF
Certified Senior Professional Career Coach, Ready, Reset, Go
Certified Career Transition Specialist, CTL Consortium
Certified Personal, Executive, and Professional Coach, CaPP Institute
Certified Salary Negotiation Specialist, Career Planning Academy
Certified Personal & Digital Branding Strategist & 360Reach Analyst, Career Thought Leaders Consortium
Certified Image Consultant, AICI
Licensed Fashion Feng Shui® Master (one of 14 in the World)
Experience & Awards
Member of Forbes Coaches Council
Invitation-only community of leading business and career coaches
Entrepreneur Leadership Network
Invitation-only community of leading business leaders and consultants
Expert Member of Newsweek Expert Forum
Invitation-only community of thought leaders and experts in their industry
Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
An opt-in research community of business professionals assembled to enhance the overall content.
27+ Years Experience in Executive Leadership
Practicing Employment Attorney, Assoc. VP of Human Resources, Director of Professional and Diversity Development, Organizational Consultant, Executive Coach, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Associate Dean
Built a multiple 6-figure diversity and organizational development consulting practice.
Built and managed a nationally recognized and awarded quarter-million-dollar retail sales business with over 100+ sales reps and team leaders.
Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Award, Bronze for Diversity and Inclusion
Enterprising Women, Enterprising Women of the Year Award
WOCIP Disrupter Award
Impact Company of the Year Award, DotCom Magazine
Female Entrepreneur to Look Out For, Entrepreneurs Herald
Women of Distinction Award Nominee, Washington State University
Villager Award, Afram Global Organization, Inc.
Iris Woman of Achievement Award, Greater Vancouver Chamber
Features & Publications
TEDx Speaker
Dent Conference Speaker
International Keynote Speaker
3x #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author
Brand Ambassador for Chico's, Madison Reed, and Catherine's Clothing
Monthly Segment on ABCs KATU AM Northwest Morning Show
Past Editor-in-Chief of the AICI Global Magazine
Past "Dress Code" Columnist for the Vancouver Business Journal
LA Talk Radio Co-Host, the Forever Fierce Show
Featured interviews with Natasha Gregson Wagner (creator of the fragrance Natalie) and Amy Errett, CEO of Madison Reed
Also Seen In:
Forbes, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, PopSugar, Thrive Global, Emerge Women's Magazine, Who What Wear, DARE Magazine, The Columbian, Oregonian, Huffington Post, Sisters of AARP and various other podcasts, newsletters and websites.
