January 31: First Generation Professionals
MICHELLE HOOVER
First-generation professionals are the first in their working-class families to enter the white-collar world, and they are among the hardest-working and most resilient groups in today’s workforce.
They’re also among the most overlooked. (Have you heard of FGP? We hadn’t!).
Fortunately, Michelle Hoover, an FGP herself, is on a mission to mobilize all FGPs — including first-generation college students, people raised in rural areas, and individuals from working-class backgrounds — to advance and succeed. Whether you’re a FGP or leading a team of FGPs, you won’t want to miss Michelle’s discussion on this influential group.
LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHELLE:
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ABOUT MICHELLE HOOVER
Michelle Hoover is a leadership development strategist, advisor, and executive coach. A trusted thought partner to CEOs and business visionaries, she has designed, delivered, and facilitated talent-development programs for more than 75,000 learners across five continents in her 19 years in leadership development.
Michelle is the founder of Baem Leadership, a strategic consultancy that advises global corporations, mid-stage startups, and purpose-driven organizations on empowering and emboldening their leaders—especially First-Generation Professionals—to lead themselves and their teams more effectively.
Prior to founding Baem, Michelle established the Leadership and Learning function at Audible, an Amazon company, launching the company’s first suite of management-development learning initiatives. Before that, she led two years of 100 percent year-over-year growth at venture-backed educational startup General Assembly, leading the organization’s global expansion and building the core strategic asset upon which The Adecco Group’s $400M acquisition was based. Michelle also spent eight years holding several roles at Duke Corporate Education, then ranked by the Financial Times and BusinessWeek as the No. 1-ranked provider of customized executive education.
A First-Generation Professional herself, Michelle is a former newspaper reporter and editor, and earned her B.A. in journalism from Penn State University and her Ed.M. in higher education from Harvard University, where she focused on organizational and leadership theory. She lives with her partner and his 8,000-piece vinyl collection in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where she is adapting to life in the suburbs after 17 years in Manhattan.
All virtual sessions take place on Fridays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm EDT. Replays are available for one month, within the membership portal.
