Adrienne Graham

Current

• Chief Talent Acquisition Consultant at Hues Consulting & Management Inc
• Founder at Empower Me! Corporation

Past

• CEO/Sr. Consultant at ADG Group, Inc

Education

• Georgia Perimeter College
• AIRS
• Clayton State University- Continuing Education

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Adrienne Graham’s Summary

You only have the limitations you place on yourself! I prefer not to have limitations- self imposed or otherwise.

Go Ahead, Talk to Strangers- The Modern Girl's Guide to Fearless Networking- http://www.goaheadtalktostrangers.com

Views From the Top- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/viewsfromthetop

Adrienne Graham, much sought after recruiting veteran and power networker, is the Founder and CEO of Empower Me! Corporation, a media, publishing and professional networking company for women. Known as a power relationship broker, she created and leads the Empowered Black Women's Network, Empowered Latinas Network, and Empowered Career Woman. In addition to the networks, the she created Empower Me! Seminars, Empower Me! Careers, Views From the Top Radio Show, Lunchtime Strategies, a series of books, CDs, DVDs, podcasts, seminars, webinars, boot camps, the Fearless Networking- Without Asking Permission™ series & Power Brok(H)er™ series. She also offers career, social media branding and networking coaching and consulting services. Fearless Woman Magazine & Fearless Woman Internet TV will debut in January 2010.

Graham is also the CEO of Hues Consulting & Management Inc; an international diversity recruitment consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA specializing in Contract Recruiting, Executive Search, Corporate Recruiter Training, Social Media Strategy, Employment Branding, and Career Management & Professional Branding. Ms. Graham is a Certified Diversity Recruiter, trainer and professional career strategy consultant.

She holds memberships in Society for Human Resources Management, National Association for Female Executives, the International Telework Association & Council, American Society for Training & Development, National Career Development Association, Society of Industry Leaders, and League of Black Women. She is a mom to an entrepreneurial18-year-old college son, president of an investment club, and active mentor.

Adrienne Graham’s Specialties:

Talent Acquisition Consultant, Retained Executive Search, Sr. Recruiter, Diversity Specialist, Recruitment Strategist, Corporate Recruiter Training, Candidate Developer, Project Management, Contract Recruiter, Employment Branding, Social Media Branding, Networking, Social Networking, Career Management, Professional Branding, Coaching

Adrienne Graham’s Experience

• Chief Talent Acquisition Consultant

  Hues Consulting & Management Inc

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  July 2000 — Present (9 years 5 months)

  Executive Search, Diversity Recruiting Projects, Talent Acquisition & Strategy Consulting, Corporate Recruiter Training, Recruiting, Contract Recruiting, Social Media Strategy, Employment Branding for corporate clients, Career Management Coaching, Professional Branding through Social Media/Networking, Networking Coaching.
  
  Began company with contract recruiting services, then transitioned to retained search, training and consulting. Also provide Career Management/Strategy Coaching to individuals.
  
  www.huesconsulting.com Ask about the “Face to Face Advantage”™
  
  *References upon request*

• Founder

  Empower Me! Corporation

  (Online Media industry)

  November 1998 — Present (11 years 1 month)

  Founder & CEO of this publishing, media and professional network for women. Provide Strategic Career, Networking and Social Media Branding Consulting/Coaching, webinars, seminars. Also write books, CDs & blogs, produce videos, CDs and DVDs focusing on career management & networking for women. Created Fearless Networking series. Manage & lead three professional women's networks under the brand- Empowered Career Woman, Empowered Black Woman & Empowered Latinas. Hostess for internet radio show Views From the Top. Social Networking & Professional Branding training for women. Growing & building a media powerhouse focusing on professional women; especially women of color. Fearless Woman Magazine will debut in January 2010.
  
  www.empowerme.org
  www.empowermeseminars.com
  www.empowermeinstitute.com
  www.empowermecareers.com
  www.fearlesswomanmagazine.com

• CEO/Sr. Consultant

  ADG Group, Inc

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  November 1994 — April 2000 (5 years 6 months)

Additional Information

Adrienne Graham’s Interests:

Networking, investing (current Presiding Partner of an Investment Club), real estate, writing, exploring new technology, travel, cooking, reading, learning new languages and cultures, relationship building.

Adrienne Graham’s Groups:

Empower Me! Networks (founding member), SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management, NAFE (National Association for Female Executives), Society of Industry Leaders, National Career Development Association (NCDA), AMA (American Management Association), ASTD (American Society for Training & Development), NAIC (Better Investing), AAII (American Association of Individual Investors), League of Black Women, Women of Power Summit, AIRS

•    Hispanic Net
•    Women 2.0
•    National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
•    Forté Foundation
•    Hispanic Marketing
•    Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
•    EMEA recruiters - knowledge sharing group
•    The Recruitment Network
•    Black Executives Network
•    Empowered Black Women
•    Ladies Who Launch
•    Latina Executives
•    Multi-cultural/Minority/Women of Color Executive's Network
•    Women Tech Council
•    Homeland Security
•    Diversity - A World of Change
•    BLACK ENTERPRISE
•    Women Who Tech
•    Corporate Recruiters. #1 Group for Corporate Recruiters.
•    Latina's Rising
•    implu - Combining Business Intelligence and Social Media (LI, Facebook and Twitter)
•    Mavin Digital Mashup
•    WomenSuite
•    Inside EA: (Electronic Arts) People, Games & Opportunities
•    Latinos in Diversity & Human Resources Association (LIDHR)
•    Society of Latinos in Human Resources
•    Virginia Career Network
•    *Pending Rebranding* for HOLA Group
•    The Chicago Urban League
•    IT Atlanta
•    Chief Networking Officer - CNO
•    Disney Entrepreneur Center
•    National Latina Business Women Association
•    Linked:Golfers
•    Talent Management Jobs
•    WJA Women's Connection
•    Centre for In-house Recruiting Excellence (CIRE)
•    Empowered Career Woman

Adrienne Graham’s Honors:

Black Enterprise- subject matter expert- "Rules of Engagement", page 62-66, July 2009
Financial Times- subject matter expert- "Campus Recruiters Hope to Stay in Touch", June 2, 2009
Black Enterprise- subject matter expert for "Creating Your Personal Succession Plan", page 86, December 2007 www.huesconsulting.com/news.htm
Women Looking Ahead Magazine's 100 Women of Power- 2002
Black Enterprise- Executive Recruiter's List- 1999, 2000

Adrienne Graham’s Contact Settings

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