Listeners, we're back this week with Priscilla Guasso.

Based in Miami and Chicago, Priscilla Guasso thrives in leading human resources teams focused on all areas of the employee life cycle: talent acquisition, mobility, talent development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, global diversity, equity and inclusion, and overall company culture. Her sixteen years of global experience expands to HR in the US, Latin America, Caribbean, UK and Canada within the hospitality, healthcare and as a current leader of Talent Management in the technology industry.

She thoroughly enjoys coaching leaders to invest in themselves to effectively grow their leadership skills in corporate, startups, nonprofit and government. As a Amazon Best Selling Author and founder of Latinas Rising Up In HR™ she is laser focused on one purpose: creating a community of Latinas in HR (and allies) sharing their keys of knowledge and success to O-P-E-N doors of unlimited possibilities!

Priscilla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign, Illinois. In 2021 she was a contributing author to volume 9 of Today’s Inspired Latina™, was a speaker for the 2021 LATINATalks Global Tour and serves as a proud board member of the Fig Factor Foundation. During the 2020 pandemic Negocios Now recognized her as one of Latinos 40 Under 40, she is an annual inspiration agent for Young Latina Day (April 11th) and proud member of: HRHotseat, Hispanic Star Miami, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), The Latinista, Women Who Roar and previous board member of: National Hispanic Corporate Council (NHCC), Mujeres de HACE Chicago and Latino/Latina Alumni Association for University of Illinois. She enjoys traveling to new cities with her husband, Jorge, spending time with close family and soaking up the sun in warmer climates.

 

 

Relevant Timestamps:

09:02 - Growing up in a predominantly white town

12:12 - Being raised by her mom

12:36 - Working in hospitality

17:53 - Going into HR

18:42 - Impostor syndrome

24:12 - Burned out

25:51 - Deciding to leave her job

30:28 - Miscarriage

32:08 - Taking care of herself

33:00 - Starting her business

 

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