
Elevate your skills.
J.A.D.E. Consulting's Empowerment Series 2021 helps you elevate your skills personally and professionally. Watch the sessions below to learn how you fit within the larger conversation of diversity, inclusion and equity. While your organization or company may be talking about diversity, inclusion and equity, this conversation starts at the individual level. Hear from J.A.D.E. Consulting's Lori Sutton and other business experts about how you can achieve new levels of success in your career while creating diverse, inclusive and equitable communities.
When you watch the series below, you'll learn about the power of diversity, inclusion and equity in the areas of mentorship, career planning, entrepreneurship and balancing your aspirations through work-life harmony.
Additionally, you'll learn how our revolutionary approach OPENS the door for you to be more successful individually and improve organizational effectiveness. In fact, we debuted our OPENS Framework, which stands for Origination, Progression, Engagement, Navigation and Sustainability, at the Empowerment Series 2021.
Watch all of the Empowerment Series 2021 sessions for free below.
Session 1: Launching a Business
Have you ever thought about starting a business but you're not sure where to start? Do you currently own a business but want to take it to the next level? Watch Lori's conversation with four successful entrepreneurs about how they've grown their businesses and the steps you can to take to launch, grow and protect yours.
Session 1 Panelists:

Lisa Sebree
Vice President
Sebree Consulting

James Sutton
Broker Associate
F.C. Tucker Emge Realtors

Diane Brown
Owner and Operator
Brown’s Elite Hair Salon and Sugar Babies Daycare

John Brown
Owner and Operator
Brown’s Elite Hair Salon and Sugar Babies Daycare
Session 2: Planning Your Career
A career comes in all forms and can range from frontline to executive levels. However, you get to define what your career looks like. Watch Lori's conversation with three highly-effective leaders who have grown their personal and professional skillsets while progressing into higher positions and gaining experience in multiple industries.
Session 2 Panelists:



Dana Hines, PhD, RN
Chief Nurse Consultant
HIV AIDS Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Reese Hamilton, MBA, MSM
Senior Purchasing Manager
Shoe Carnival, Inc.
Sandra Sears, MSM, Ed.D
Title I Senior Coordinator
Indianapolis Public Schools;
Adjunct Professor
Indiana Wesleyan University
Session 3: Maintaining Work-Life Harmony
Are you looking for a way to maintain a healthy balance when it comes to your career, family, friends and personal time? Watch Lori's conversation with three powerful women using proven techniques, tools and resources to achieve balance in their lives.
Session 3 Panelists:

Cedalia Ellis, MSW, LSW
Clinical Manager, Therapist and Diagnostic Assessor
Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare Inc.

Melissa Morehead Moore
Certified Life Coach
Melissa Morehead - YOUR Fear Fighter Coach

Jordan Beach, MSW, LSW
School Social Worker
Youth First Inc.
Session 4: Finding a Career Coach/Mentor: A Real Story in Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
Many have asked Lori why she started her business and what is behind her passion. In this session, Lori shares her story, discusses current events and explains how her previous consultant turned into her diversity and inclusion career coach and mentor.
Session 4 Panelists:

Peter Trevor Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
TWI, Inc. and Human Equity Solutions

Lori Sutton, CDE
Chief Executive Officer
J.A.D.E. Consulting