Warrior Mindset Solutions LLC

As the founder/owner of Warrior Mindset Solutions, my mission is to help high-achieving women with families end chronic stress and burnout so they can experience a life of harmony and joy, and be fully present for every moment. I'm excited to offer you The Unshakable Warrior Academy - A 7-step system, using the WARRIOR method so you have a toolbox of techniques to live the life you deserve.

Founder/Owner

Fairfax County Public Schools

Program Management and Team Leadership: Managed student service operations and supervised 50 diverse staff, leading continuous improvement of student information system, registration, student record, award, grade level, and wellness programs. 

Program Improvement and Strategic Planning: Integrated feedback from 10+ programs into process and procedure improvement planning.

Data Analysis and Continuous Improvement: Leveraged data collection and analysis to design evening, wellness, dual enrollment, and post-secondary planning programs.

Relationship Building and Communication: Established and maintained internal customer and external stakeholder relationships.

Policy Interpretation and Business Advisory: Interpreted policies/procedures for stakeholders across the organization, serving as subject matter expert who provided guidance on operations, compliance, and best practices. 

Policy Development and Procedure Development: Evaluated and established policies, doctrines, and procedures for student services program operations, including student registration, FOIA, and FERPA requests.

Program Delivery Management and Resource Allocation: Ensured consistency of program delivery and aligned resources to meet stakeholder needs. 

Recruiting and Diversity & Inclusion: Recruited, hired, trained, and managed performance of program staff. Increased diversity and inclusion through strategic hiring decisions

Staff Development and Performance Management: Lobbied county to secure one-on-one support for underperforming staff, advancing professional development goals and driving improved performance. Regularly nominated staff for county-level awards, boosting morale. 

Data Driven Instruction and Student Success: Led team to implement data-driven practices to bolster student achievement, resulting in 3 national awards.

Instructional Design and Training: Coached teachers to utilize instructional design methodology, delivered staff development and training to various audiences.

Director of Counseling/Student Services - Management of Programs and Operations

Team Management and Department Management: Supervised team of 5 delivering support to county directors, school counselors and career center specialists, serving as subject matter expert on graduation requirements, industry credentials, and accreditation programs. 

Training, Professional Development, and Conference Organization: Delivered training and professional development opportunities to county student services directors, leading team to plan and execute annual conference.

Strategic Communications and Writing: Drafted and disseminated county-wide communications, including weekly updates to all student services program staff. Communicated and interpreted program policies and procedures. 

Building Coalitions and Teamwork: Represented organization at county planning meetings, building coalitions and support for counseling programs, summer school planning, and course planning. 

Strategic Partnerships: Served as county representative with the Virginia Department of Education, supporting partnerships with local colleges, such as George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College.

Acting Manager- Division Level Administrator

Arlington Public Schools

Director of Counseling Services - Management of Programs and Operations

Montgomery County Public Schools

Educator

Empowering High Achieving Women Caring for Kids or Parents End Chronic Stress & Habitual Burnout | The Unshakable Warrior Academy - Reclaim Harmony & Joy in 7 steps using the WARRIOR method | Your Coach and Champion

Mission: To empower high-achieving women caring for families to:
☆Get quality sleep
☆Master emotions
☆Manage overloaded schedules
☆Create boundaries
☆Embrace self-love 
☆End stress and burnout
☆Live a life filled with harmony and joy.

Vision: A world where every woman has the tools & and techniques to live the life she deserves and desires.

Core Values: Family | Integrity | Compassion | Adaptability | Authenticity

WHY WORK WITH ME?

🔷️20 years of knowledge, training, and tools to support you
🔷️Masters in Counseling from John Hopkins University 
🔷️Certified Master Mindset Coach 
🔷️I've been where you are right now. Through the techniques I have learned and implemented, I will help you transform your life so you end chronic stress for good.
🔷️Doing this work is my passion and purpose.

WHAT WE DO TOGETHER:

As your coach, navigator, and champion, I will help you accomplish the following:
🔷️Work/Life Harmony and Productivity
🔷️Tackling your Limiting Beliefs
🔷️Setting Boundaries
🔷️Self-care
🔷️Managing Thoughts & Emotions
🔷️Courageous Conversations with Confidence

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

🔷️Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
🔷️Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Techniques 
🔷️Emotional Intelligence 
🔷️Confidence Building
🔷️Women Empowerment
🔷️Life Purpose

MY STORY:

As a mentor, coach, & and servant leader, I have served over 50,000 families and led 100+ direct reports in the span of my 20-year career as an education leader. I have coached and mentored 1000s of stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, counselors, psychologists, social workers, ed leaders, and teams) to expand their capabilities, achieve progressively challenging goals, and overcome obstacles. I have coordinated and led over 200 conferences, including being a keynote speaker.

​After experiencing chronic stress and habitual burnout, I resigned during the pandemic, in December 2020, so I could be a better mom to my kids and a better human to myself. I used restorative practices and the tools and techniques I have learned to patch and fill my own bucket, find harmony and joy again, and be the best mom possible. As a life-long learner, I am dedicated to gaining and sharing knowledge.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Click on the website link for more information. DM me. Let's do this together!

Alka Howard

The HR Realist Idealist LLC

I partner with business leaders to create legacy-level cultures that are strategically aligned with their organizational mission and goals. I fully actualize your greatest asset, your people. Grow people = grow profits.

Founder and Owner

Chief

Chief is a private network that connects and supports the most powerful women executives
to strengthen their leadership, magnify their influence, and pave the way to bring others with them.

Member

Wharton Aresty Institute of Executive Education, Univ. of PA

I completed the Chief Human Resources Officer program at Wharton Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s an immersive program that examines novel and emerging theories about the future of work and innovative approaches to HR systems creation and implementation, leading culture and organizational change, and solving challenges with innovative HR solutions.

I participated in studies and discussion on organizational design and development; people
strategy, managing the talent pipeline; employee performance management; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; advancements in human resource information systems (HRIS); and data analytics in talent management.

The program also includes classes on evaluating leadership styles and the science behind culture and communication to shape a company’s strategic vision and bring that vision to fruition and measure progress. I’m excited to apply the tools I’ve learned to oversee leadership transitions, succession processes, and employee satisfaction and retention.

What I enjoyed most about the program is the exchange of ideas about the future of work with industry leaders from around the world. My Capstone Project is a culture integration initiative that creates a roadmap for how to successfully execute an M&A strategy that combines a broad range of geography, national identities, and experiences into an inclusive and successful work culture.

I’m using my knowledge to guide and direct people, programs, and processes to meet a corporation’s long-term and short-term goals and objectives.

Completed CHRO Program

Fivesky

Chief People and Culture Officer

MOL Chemical Tankers

In this role, I created a holistic people strategy and created an HR function from scratch for U.S. offices with ~65 employees and managed a $5.3 million annual operations budget for the U.S. division of a global shipping corporation that is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Tokyo, Dubai, Shanghai, Busan, London, Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Stamford, Houston, and Bogotá. 

I became certified in Master Person Analysis through Master Danmark to analyze candidate work methods and preferences when hiring in-house and used data from this system to create staff development plans and construct teams.

I was integrally involved with consolidating the U.S. offices into one unified team, and providing feedback, advice, and coaching to ensure employee success. I directed HR activities across the entire employee lifecycle, including recruiting top talent, conducting interviews, negotiating job offers, onboarding new hires, driving performance, managing the separation process, and facilitating exit interviews to glean insights to improve employee satisfaction and retention.

Key Contributions:
• Achieved 22% increase in employee engagement by creating an atmosphere where employees felt accepted and appreciated for the work they performed.
• Improved staff satisfaction with company culture. Greater employee engagement resulted in 19% increase in annual revenue. Median employee tenure was 8 years.
• Retained employee loyalty during periods of wage stagnation and competitive offers by implementing people-first policies. Developed creative solutions to employee problems including flexible exit solutions, work plans, loan repayment programs, phased retirements, and senior executives’ employment agreements. 
• Developed and managed U.S. a multimillion-dollar operating budget. Cut operating expenses 11% in one year. Oversaw accounting, credit card and expense reports, financial entries, and reporting.

Head of People and Business Operations, US

Navig8 Chemicals

In this position, I provided strategic direction of human resources and operations for U.S. office 
of global shipping company that operated 13 hubs across 4 continents for Navig8, which had 
~75 employees globally and $18.5 million in annual revenue in 2011.

Key Contributions: 
• Fostered a more positive office environment and implemented improvements in staff conflict resolution.
• Collaborated with key stakeholders on headcounts, annual salary reviews, bonuses, and employee development goals. 
• Established strong coordination with employees and senior management with a keen focus on engagement and maintaining a productive atmosphere through a period of economic volatility and change. 
• Managed successful assimilation of new staff after the company’s sale.
• Increased billing efficiency, which led to increased customer satisfaction.
• Streamlined commercial operations and devised a faster system for approving port costs.

HR & Operations Administrator

BoatTEST

As a project manager, I led activities related to finances and seamless operations of a company recognized as the premier website for the sale of boats, yachts, engines, and boating equipment. BoatTEST.com had $2.5 million in annual revenue and ~15 employees in 2009.

Key Contributions:
• Developed new operational culture for reorganization of financial processes. Increased 
billing and collection of revenue 12% during my tenure. 
• Led daily activities related to finances and logistical arrangements for clients.
• Cultivated and nurtured strong professional relationships to achieve optimal bottom-line 
results. Coordinated team that published a weekly newsletter to 200,000 recipients worldwide.

Project Manager

NexVue Information Systems

I worked as Office Manager for NexVue Information Systems, an Acumatica Cloud ERP partner based in Stamford, CT, that primarily serves customers in Northeast U.S. 

NexVue’s advanced solutions enable improved business agility, on-demand scalability, security 
and control, and maximizes the value of informational assets.

Key Contributions:
• Reduced the office budget while increasing operational efficiency.
• Took on marketing tasks after the company restructured the marketing department.
• Planned successful industry events that increased company software sales.

Office Manager

Johnson Controls

I served as a Data Specialist for Johnson Controls, a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland, which produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings.

Key Contributions:
• Increased speed of data inputs by 6%.
• Handled public relations calls positively and efficiently to improve relationship between the 
airport and the citizens of the county.
• Participated in environmental studies that were part of published county data for decision 
making on airport construction.

Data Specialist

Human Resources Executive & Culture Architect / People Capital Champion / Organizational Development & Talent Engagement Expert / Leader & Steward Linking People to Strategy / CHIEF Member

Culture PAYS. It’s a profit center.

Because how people FEEL translates into how they PERFORM. 

I create deep, lasting change across teams and organizations by combining elements of human evolution, neuroscience, and psychology to positively impact people and how they feel.

I’ll help you elevate your culture by building the very foundational elements that hold it up.

My years of HR experience allow me to partner with business leaders to craft strategic talent strategies that are aligned with mission and goals. 

And of course we’ll collaborate to create holistic culture roadmaps that have transformative effect…

But I also tackle the 3rd rail that keeps most companies stuck in mediocrity… the people piece of the puzzle, the deeper human issues that make or break a culture:

The insecure leaders, the hidden agendas, the jealousy and gossip, the conflicts and broken trust, the corrosive worries about scarcity, the issues around self-worth, the unresolved old baggage, and oh-so-much more.

By addressing the root cause issues, I turn your organizational culture into an ideal environment for employees to thrive and profits to grow.

You don’t have to choose between terminations or allowing toxicity. You don’t have to spend your resources on fire fighting when you can invest in fire prevention instead. 

Choose a better option. Work with me!

When we help people see the roadblocks that hold them back they can’t unsee it. This means meaningful change with multiplicative positive impact for them, their colleagues, and for the business overall.

Win, win, WIN!

❓How much profit could you save by rehabilitating the less than desirable behaviors of your key talent? 

❓What could rockstar managers do to improve retention and reduce your recruiting and hiring costs?

❓How much productivity and innovation could be captured if you could turn your culture killers into your culture ambassadors? 

❓How many dollars would a 10-15% increase in employee engagement yield?

❓What would you gain if your people were more open to change, more willing to collaborate and share knowledge?

❓How many issues could you avoid by shifting your employees into a positive mindset?

❓What would improving the satisfaction and well-being of your workforce add to the bottom line? 

Great corporate culture isn’t a nice-to-have; it’s an essential competitive advantage. It’s your unique ecosystem that can’t be easily duplicated. And it all begins and ends with your human capital.

Ready to turn your culture into a profit center? 

Let’s connect.
charity@hrrealistidealist.com

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Charity Hughes, SHRM-SCP

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