Speaker: Ella Kimbrel

GED to SVP:  Leadership Strategies I Learned on the Journey to My Seat at the Table

If you had asked me 40 years ago where I would be at 55, I would have said, “planning on retiring as a school teacher.”  Often, the dreams we have as kids do not always work out, and we find ourselves on a completely different path.  Like many HR professionals, I did not begin my career in HR; instead, I fell into it and grew where I was planted.  In this session, I will share the valuable leadership strategies I learned in over 25 years of working in the field of HR, from early days in my first HR role to today as a senior vice president.

• Identify strategies that limit us from advancing in our career

• Learn alternative strategies that will positively impact our careers in new and better ways

• Understand that we must adopt a strategy of beginning with the end in mind, focusing on the right things at the right time.

Speaker Bio:

Ella Kimbrel currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Harrell's LLC, a local fertilizer and chemical company.  With a BS degree in Organizational Management and an MA in HR Management, Ella is also a certified senior human resources professional (SPHR and SHRM-SCP) with over 25 years of experience in Human Resources.  She is a certified leadership coach, teacher, and speaker with the John Maxwell Team and a certified Extended DISC Facilitator.

HRCI/SHRM Credits Available for this session!

Program Sponsor: Allen & Company