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ways to engage
Every organization is different. Some need an experienced People or Talent leader embedded and working alongside their team on an ongoing basis. Some need a focused workshop that sharpens a specific skill or process. Some need a structured program that builds leadership and people strategy over time.
Equity Activations offers three ways to work together: Fractional Leadership, Workshops, and Programs. Here is how each one works.
Fractional Talent Acquisition and People
You might not have heard the term fractional before, and that is okay. Here is what it means for your business: you get an experienced Talent or People leader working inside your organization on an ongoing, part-time basis, without hiring someone full-time. You get a seasoned leader embedded in your business, learning your culture, and building the people programs, hiring strategies, and operational foundations that growing companies need.
Your business is moving and you need someone in your corner who gets it. At Equity Activations, fractional leadership means you get senior-level strategy, real operational experience, and the kind of thoughtful people-centered leadership that actually moves the needle. You get the expertise without the overhead. That is what fractional looks like here.
Workshops and Programs.
Workshops.
The Interview Arc
What it is: A structured workshop series for interview panelists and hiring teams. Who it is for: Organizations that want stronger, more consistent hiring decisions. What you leave with: Clear evaluation criteria, better interview alignment, and a process that holds up under pressure.
How to Give Performance Feedback That Lands
What it is: A practical workshop on delivering feedback that actually works. Who it is for: Managers who want to improve how they communicate performance expectations. What you leave with: A framework for giving feedback that is timely, specific, and actionable so your team can adjust and grow in real time.
Inclusion in Practice
What it is: A workshop focused on how exclusion shows up in everyday work and what to do about it. Who it is for: Leaders and teams ready to move beyond awareness into action. What you leave with: Practical tools to identify patterns of bias and misalignment before they undermine your team.
Leading Through Story
What it is: A leadership development workshop built around the power of personal narrative. Who it is for: Leaders who want to communicate with more clarity, confidence, and connection. What you leave with: A stronger sense of your own leadership story and how to use it to influence, motivate, and lead more effectively.
RECRUITING programs.
Recruiting breaks down when teams are stretched, priorities are unclear, and hiring decisions lack structure. We step in to stabilize hiring, improve quality, and create systems that scale.
With more than 15 years of experience leading recruiting across public and private companies, we have hired across levels from early career roles to senior executives. Our work spans corporate, product, content, marketing, media, and e commerce environments. We specialize in building recruiting functions that balance candidate experience, hiring quality, interview rigor, and business outcomes.
What differentiates our approach is operational depth. We have led hands on recruiting across major ATS platforms, built recruiting programs from the ground up, hired and trained recruiters, and implemented interview training that improves decision quality. This experience allows us to move quickly while designing processes that hold under growth.
We are AIRS Diversity Certified and experienced in identifying and engaging underrepresented talent through structured, equitable sourcing and assessment practices.
Retained executive search
Contract recruiting engagements ranging from three to six months
Customized recruiting solutions aligned to business priorities
1:1 COACHING
Leadership can be isolating, especially for those navigating environments where they are the first, the only, or the exception. I work with leaders who want to show up with clarity, confidence, and credibility without losing themselves in the process.
As a first generation college graduate and corporate leader turned founder, I bring direct experience navigating corporate expectations, unspoken norms, and the realities of power, trust, and perception. That perspective informs a coaching approach grounded in practicality, self awareness, and strategy.
Coaching engagements focus on helping leaders strengthen decision making, communication, and presence so they can operate effectively within complex organizations while staying aligned to their values and goals.
I offer a limited number of coaching engagements for leaders seeking thoughtful guidance as they grow, lead, and navigate their careers.
“Your people strategy is just as strong as your product or offering strategy. even though we live with technology, without people, we have no business. Your employees and candidates are your customers too.”
T. Tara Turk-Haynes