During this episode, Vanessa Kelly speaks with Michele Meyer-Shipp, the first woman and person of color to lead Major League Baseball’s Human Resources and become a part of the C-suite. She describes her current role as her “dream job” for a self-proclaimed sports “fanatic.” She is able to lean into all of her skill sets and expertise and activate her talents in one role. As a “first,” Michele feels tremendous responsibility to those young women and women of color who look to her. Her goal is to do her job well and leave a meaningful See more +
During this episode, Vanessa Kelly speaks with Michele Meyer-Shipp, the first woman and person of color to lead Major League Baseball’s Human Resources and become a part of the C-suite. She describes her current role as her “dream job” for a self-proclaimed sports “fanatic.” She is able to lean into all of her skill sets and expertise and activate her talents in one role. As a “first,” Michele feels tremendous responsibility to those young women and women of color who look to her. Her goal is to do her job well and leave a meaningful legacy. Michele speaks to building a “Board of Directors” of mentors that have helped her during her career and she pays it forward by mentoring students, attorneys, HR professionals as they pursue their own path towards excellence. Michele is spearheading a Leadership training program within MLB with a focus on building inclusive leaders with high emotional intelligence. Her Leader’s Bench shares best practices and tips for MLB’s leaders and emerging leaders. Our listeners will enjoy hearing Michele talk about her brand of “authentic” leadership. See less -