{"id":4419,"date":"2021-08-10T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:54:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:54:56","slug":"discovering-your-purpose-with-charlene-wheeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/discovering-your-purpose-with-charlene-wheeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Your Purpose with Charlene Wheeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Charlene Wheeless is a recovering C-suite executive who is unapologetically authentic. When she started immersing herself in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) conversations, she heard excuse after excuse about why DEI initiatives were failing at corporations, including the &#8220;we have a pipeline issue&#8221; rationale. That wasn&#8217;t going to fly with Charlene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read Charlene&#8217;s book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reclaiming-Purpose-Passion-Unapologetic-Authenticity\/dp\/1645435865\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reclaiming-Purpose-Passion-Unapologetic-Authenticity\/dp\/1645435865&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628692641467000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQhD0fY3O7YVERg69vRFDW7vBLCw\">You Are Enough! Reclaiming Your Career and Your Life with Purpose, Passion, and Unapologetic Authenticity<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen to this episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4BR2Z5hL5tgK4MBG2oLXXY?si=11f07145666f438f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/discovering-your-purpose-with-charlene-wheeless\/id1496992226?i=1000531556289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8876 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-1024x341.png\" alt=\"TDM Library: your one-stop-shop for update, expert DEI Resources. Explore the platform with a free trial. Click here to learn more.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/341;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charlenewheeless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thejackieferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackie<\/a> on Linkedin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlene Wheeless is a recovering C-suite executive who is unapologetically authentic. 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