Services Offered
Vernā partners with leaders and organizations to drive meaningful, lasting change through dynamic and insightful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) solutions. With nearly 30 years of experience across diverse industries, including Fortune 500 companies, Vernā’s services are tailored to the unique needs of C-Suite executives, boards, and leadership teams. Delivered with a supportive, no-blame, no-shame, no-attack perspective, Vernā’s approach empowers organizations to break down barriers and build bridges across differences.
Keynote Presentations
Energize your events with compelling, thought-provoking, and interactive keynote presentations. Audiences are engaged with real-world insights and actionable takeaways on topics such as leading diverse teams, creating inclusive cultures, and driving organizational effectiveness. Vernā’s goal is to listen to your needs and pain points to curate and deliver a presentation that addresses the concerns of your audience. Some of Vernā’s key topics include:
Allyship and Interrupting Bias
What is and is not allyship, how to be an effective ally and the techniques to interrupt bias when you see it.
Another Way
A transformative framework to take the goals of diversity, equity and inclusion to another level. Specific tools to help individuals move beyond scare, division and animus and toward fostering connections that build compassionate, equitable, and inclusive environments where everyone can thrive.
The 5Cs of Inclusive Leadership
Approaches, mindsets, and 5 skills leaders need for creating inclusive teams and organizations.
Promoting Women’s Advancement and Equity
Understanding barriers to women’s advancement, recognizing the benefits that women bring to the workplace and steps to counter gender bias and support equity.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
Fundamental concepts, barriers to achieving DEIB and actions individuals and organizations can take to move DEIB forward.
Intercultural Competency
Understanding the impact of personal and organizational culture and learning to bridge cultural differences to create productive relationships and teams.
Understanding and Countering Unconscious Bias
The science behind unconscious bias, actions that help to reduce bias on four levels and how to bias-proof policies and practices (Racial Equity, Gender Sexual Orientation/LGBTQA+/Class, Disability, Socio-Economic, and Cultural Identity).
Future-proofing organizations
Examining trends and leveraging DEIB and Human Resources to create effective and prosperous organizations.
Polarization and Politics in the workplace
Interactive presentation using Talking Boldly guidelines to create safe and inclusive environments in polarized times or cultural unrest.
What it means to be Anti-Racist
Understanding racism on four levels, how it impacts individuals and cultures, and becoming anti-racist in your actions.
Board Consulting & Development
Empower your board to lead with a DEI-focused approach. Vernā collaborates with board members to deepen awareness of diversity’s role in governance, enhance board engagement, and implement best practices for inclusive leadership.
C-Suite Strategy and Advisory
As a trusted advisor, Vernā offers strategic guidance to C-Suite leaders to enhance their DEI acumen, and integrate DEI into core business strategies, operations, and organizational culture. This service identifies growth opportunities to position your organization as a leader in DEI practices.
Executive Leadership Development
Customized for senior leadership teams and boards, this training service equips executives with essential skills to address DEI challenges, enhance inclusive decision-making, and foster a culture of belonging. Sessions provide actionable strategies to seamlessly integrate DEI principles into daily leadership practices.
Executive DEIB Coaching
Offering a confidential, judgment-free space for executives to enhance their DEI expertise, skills, and confidence. This personalized coaching supports leaders in fostering inclusive cultures that elevate their own performance and that of their stakeholders.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy Advisory
Providing strategic DEI consulting services to help leaders assess and strengthen their organization’s DEI efforts. From conducting comprehensive DEI audits to crafting customized action plans, Vernā partners with leaders to create and drive sustainable, measurable changes that align and support their business objectives. Aside from 1:1 advisory sessions, Vernā offers roundtable-style advisory for leadership groups.