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Dr. Tana M. Session is an award-winning Consultant, International Speaker, Executive-level Performance Coach, Best-selling Author, recognized Inclusion, Diversity & Multigenerational Thought Leader and Media Contributor. Dr. Session was recently recognized as a “Top Company Culture Consultant” by Fond.co, “Top Employer Branding Expert” by Eightfold.ai, and a Huffington Post “Top Female Expert to Follow.” Dr. Session is the official LinkedIn Learning expert for Diversity & Inclusion in recruiting and interviewing and was also recognized by Forbes as a “Next 1000” and a “Top Diversity & Inclusion Business Leader,” and a “DEI Champion” by the National Diversity Council. Additionally, her business was recognized by Design Rush as a \"Top 5 California Business Consulting Firm\" and a \"Top 10 California HR Outsourcing Company,\" and CORE Magazine/USA Today recognized her as \"CORE 100 Most Influential Blacks Today.\"

As an Organizational Development Strategist, Dr. Session partners with multiple clients across various industries to help assess their individual company cultures and develop transformational workplace strategies to increase employee retention and engagement with a focus on inclusion, diversity, equality & belonging. As a corporate trainer and performance coach, Dr. Session provides actionable tools & strategies catered to each organization to help both leaders AND employees excel in the workplace. Her unique skill is making people MORE of who they already ARE!

Dr. Tana M. Session holds the PHR, GPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications as well as multiple ICF-approved performance coaching certifications.

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