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EPISODE 81

Empowering Workplaces: The Power of ERGs

How can we leverage ERGs for personal and collective empowerment?

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are more than social gatherings – they are incubators for professional growth, leadership, and strategic partnerships. Hady Mendez, an expert in ERG coaching, discusses how ERGs create safe spaces, foster cultural ambassadorship, and influence company strategies. She emphasizes that ERG leaders should leverage their roles for personal and professional growth, and how organizations benefit from recognizing the strategic value of ERGs.

On this episode of Just One Q, Dominique chats with guest Hady Mendez, a New York-based Amazon bestselling author, Latina speaker, ERG coach, and founder and CEO of Boldly Speaking, LLC. They explore the role of ERGs in today’s workplaces and Hady shares her experience and insights on how both individuals and organizations can maximize the potential of ERGs for a more inclusive and equitable environment.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Hady Mendez

NY-based Amazon bestselling author | Latina speaker | ERG coach | Founder and CEO of Boldly Speaking, LLC

Hady Mendez’s Boldly Speaking LLC, is a company that is transforming the
professional experiences of women and people of color by empowering underrepresented employees with the skills to self-advocate, self-promote, and ascend into leadership roles within Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and across organizations.

With a diverse career spanning over 25 years, Hady has served as Head of Equality
for a major tech firm, held multiple customer-facing roles in high tech and financial
services, served as a leader and advisor across various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), volunteered as an international champion for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, and served as Community School Director at an elementary school in the South Bronx.

Hady’s essays have been featured in Business Insider and #WeAllGrow Latina and her thought leadership has been leveraged by organizations such as Hack.Diversity, Power To Fly, Lean in Latinas, and many others. Hady is a Latinas in Tech Luminarias 2022 Honoree, a Women of ALPFA 2023 “Latinas to Watch”, and a LinkedIn “Top Coaching & Mentoring Voice”.

In her free time, Hady is an amateur street art photographer and an avid podcast listener.

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