Guys - How Can You Be An Effective Male Ally?
Tracks: Leadership, HR/Talent Management
Tracks: Leadership, HR/Talent Management
It’s no secret that women in the workplace can be at a disadvantage. While gender roles and career opportunities for females are changing, at home women still often face an unequal division of household chores and childcare, and in the workplace they can experience roadblocks to promotion or lack the credit for meaningful contributions. And while companies in transportation, logistics and supply chain look to address these issues, too many gender-inclusion initiatives focus on how women themselves should respond – reinforcing the perception that these are “women’s issues” and that men – oftentimes the most influential in a company – don’t need to be involved.
During this session, you’ll hear from panelists their perspectives on:
Facilitator
Trey Griggs
Founder and CEO
BETA Consulting Group
Facilitator
Trey Griggs
Founder and CEO
BETA Consulting Group
Trey Griggs enjoys coaching CEOs and their teams on branding and messaging, guiding them to build a lasting brand that attracts the right customers and team members. He is also a skilled writer producing website content, blogs, white papers, customer testimonials and social media content. C-level executives and sales & marketing leaders rely on Griggs to promote and build collaboration between sales and marketing teams in order to grow revenue.
Griggs also has a passion for podcasting, facilitating conversations with executives to share valuable insights. He hosts four weekly podcasts, including The Word on the Street LIVE with the #StreetCrew, Iron Minds with Hayden Allred, and The Full Send Podcast with PGA Tour Player Jared Wolfe, as well as a twice-a-week LIVE show called Standing Out: a podcast about sales, marketing & leadership.
Adrian Barbera
Regional Vice President
Schneider
Adrian Barbera
Regional Vice President
Schneider
Adrian Barbera has been with Schneider for 17 years, presently serving as Regional Vice President of the Logistics Center in Dallas. Along with leading the sales efforts of the Dallas office, he leads several initiatives in DFW, including supporting the region with philanthropic and DEI contributions. He personally enjoys participating in the Big Brothers & Big Sisters program in Dallas.
Adrian grew up in the Chicago area but today is a resident of East Dallas. He loves spending time with his wife and daughter doing activities like kayaking, running, or biking at White Rock Lake.
A coach at heart, his passion to help others develop and meet their potential has been a driving force in his career and personal life.
Doug Smith
Group General Manager
CJ Logistics America
Doug Smith
Group General Manager
CJ Logistics America
Mark Mariano
Director
SRS Distribution, Transportation University
Mark Mariano
Director
SRS Distribution, Transportation University
Mark Mariano has been in the building products distribution industry for 15 years, starting as a non-CDL driver upon his retirement from the Rochester, NY Police Department.
Mariano is a strong proponent of hiring and training women as CDL drivers and crane operators at SRS Distribution. The company has had success, however, he would love to see it increase dramatically and believes Women In Trucking supports that initiative.
JD Redmon
Chief Revenue Officer
vHub
JD Redmon
Chief Revenue Officer
vHub