Through this episode, we will be navigating careers in Supply Chain, Diversity and Inclusion and Mentorship and diving deep into what it is like in each of these domains and careers. education needed and day-to-day work, by chatting with Karuna Thomas. Karuna is one of our amazing mentors from the upcoming Returnships Career Coaching and Mentorship cohort, champion caregivers to get back to work after long haul in career : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyiNl9q2nQjXDVHaMS3kjVSQNQEQHwguvtJYg9zry4GETJnA/viewform
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if you would like to ask Karuna additional questions, checkout our Returnships Form : https://www.returnships.org/forum/questions-answers/returnships-podcast-speaker-karuna-thomas-ask-me-anything
A bit more about our guest speaker:
Karuna Thomas is the Founder and CEO of Karuna Thomas Coaching and Consulting, LLC. Her mission is to equip Emerging Leaders discover their ‘Thrive-Version’. As a dynamic leader with a diverse global portfolio, she specializes in Supply Chain, International Business, Training and Development, Distribution and Logistics, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Coaching. She holds a two-decade successful spell in the Foodservice and Restaurant industry, which
includes the launch, development, and expansion of a US global restaurant brand in 30+ countries. She also mobilized supplier operations in all five inhabited continents while orchestrating sustainable supply chain models and networks to scale. Karuna’s work has earned her global recognition from the various stakeholders. In addition, to consulting in Global Supply Chain, she also provides expertise in DEI which was organically embedded in her role from partnering with team members from around the world, plus she holds multiple certifications in this domain. She has since been dedicating her global intelligence and cultural competence to conduct talks and workshops on various forums from Lean In, Power To Fly, Connect4Women etc. on empowering women in the workplace,
#IamRemarkable, anti-racism campaigns, DEI initiatives, and importance of community outreach. Karuna is a passionate Community Builder who champions organizations and community leaders in creating impactful moments, causes and experiences. Among her various advocacies, she mentors’ veterans transitioning from the military into the civilian workforce and several mid-management women leaders, which led her to earn her ICF accredited certification as a Senior Certified Professional Coach
