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Change LeadersAuthor: Moshe
Join me as I sit down with influential Change Leaders who understand how to successfully strategize and implement change in organizations large and small. Whether you work for a Fortune 500, a small business, a government organization, or even a non-profit, the ability to successfully navigate yourself and your organization through change is vital in todays fast paced technologically driven world. Language: en Genres: Business, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Dr. Mary Kay Vona - Change Leader
Episode 1
Wednesday, 6 May, 2020
Come sit down with Dr. Mary Kay Vona—retired EY partner, adjunct Vanderbilt Professor, Zumba instructor extraordinaire, and Chair of the Akhilah Davis College board—as we talk transformation and change in the time of Covid. *If you want to learn more about Akhilah Davis College and their important work, helping to rebuild some of Africa’s most fragile economies by educating women to allow them to enter the workforce, please visit, www.akilahinstitute.org or you can follow them on Facebook or Instagram by searching for Akhilah Institute. You can also reach out to Dr. Vona personally for more information at marykay.vona@yahoo.com———————————————————————————————— Dr. Mary Kay Vona brings over 35 years of industry and consulting expertise. She has a unique combination of practice leadership, strategy, innovation, change management, business transformation and talent strategy experience. During her time as an EY Partner, where she recently retired, Mary Kay led the region for FSO People Advisory Services (PAS) focused on business and workforce transformation, talent, change management and the human capital agenda for financial services clients. She also was the founding member of EY’s Learning Services practice, creating the initial business case, resource model, service offering while supporting the acquisition of a leading digital learning organization. She established extensive relationships throughout the industry and has an immense passion for the consulting profession, client service, change management, diversity and people development. Prior to joining EY, Mary Kay held similar leadership roles at Price Waterhouse/PWCC/IBM for over 22 years and has served many industries including Media & Entertainment, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Communications and Telco. At IBM, she was Partner and Practice Area Leader for the Human Capital Management Practice in the firm’s communication sector. She was IBM’s Global Learning Partner, driving learning solutions, client relationships, staff development and thought leadership around the globe. After departing IBM, she served as Executive Vice President for Aon Consulting’s Southeast Region practice where she was responsible for client service, people development and the region’s operations. Outside of work, Mary Kay serves on the Advisory Board for The World Institute of Action Learning (WIAL) and after serving for several years as a Board Member of The Akilah Institute, was elected Board Chair in 2020. She also served on the advisory board for the Florida Holocaust Museum. Mary Kay is also an adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University where she teaches Consultation Skills course to graduate students and Strategy/Analytics to doctoral students. She also spends that extra energy on weekends teaching ZUMBA and Hip Hop.
