Testimonials
“Naisha has deep experience working with all levels within organizations as they confront the embedded behaviors and systems that need to be addressed to achieve a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. She uses a variety of approaches to elevate participant’s awareness and understanding regarding racial and gender equality.”
—Julia Geisman, CareerAgility, LLC
“Naisha is powerful, passionate, and full of personality. She has a deep understanding of inequities, systemic injustice, and the politics of bias and representation. Naisha’s ability to connect the dots and think strategically is admirable, especially when addressing a roomful of diverse people, and I’ve seen her tackle conservative thinking with authenticity, and reason. Naisha was a speaker at Wipro Limited’s Women in Business Reception in October 2019, and I remember our Global MD comment that her thoughts helped expand his thinking.”
—Bianca Ghose, Chief Storyteller, Wipro Limited
“I met Naisha Bradley in 2017, when she gave a very interesting and informative keynote at Marie Claire Power Trip Summit, an event made for the most important women CEOs in Brazil. I invited her because, at the time, she was the leading the Harvard College Women’s Center and we wanted to discuss strategies to support women’s advancement in the workforce. Naisha talked about the importance of gender equality policies in the workplace and highlighted what was preventing women from advancing. It was a very rich discussion that inspired our leaders to support gender equality policies inside their respective companies.”
— Maria Laura Neves, Deputy- Editor In Chief, Marie Claire Brazil
“Naisha spoke at one of our events featuring women who were, "Under 40 and Taking on the World." Her voice and message on how women need to be more supportive and inclusive resonated with so many of the emerging female leaders in the room. Naisha is not only a natural leader, but also an inspiration. Now, more than ever, it is so important for organizations to be thinking about their diversity and inclusion initiatives and Naisha is the perfect person to help organizations navigate these conversations.”
—Lauren Pimpare, Tomorrows Women Today, Boston Women’s Leadership Council
“We were honored to have Naisha Bradley agree to join our 3rd Annual Women's Leadership Panel for professional future female-leaders. Not only is Naisha knowledgeable, eloquent and accomplished, but she is also engaging, inspiring and exudes positive energy. On a panel of seven groundbreaking women, Naisha's presence was memorable and inspiring while her advice seamless, genuine and full of seasoned wisdom. I look forward to hearing her speak and working with her again in the future.”
— Abby Shepard, Deputy, Chief Brand Officer, Boston Women’s Leadership Council
“As the senior officer in charge of setting a new institutional trajectory for Harvard’s pursuit of sustainable inclusive excellence (SIE), I knew we needed a team of experts. With that in mind, we formed a new Council of all of the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) staff at the University. From the start, Naisha Bradley was distinctive as a professional with the kind of deep knowledge and meaningful experience we needed. Her expertise in what is required to change the culture of an organization is invaluable. I am convinced that Naisha Bradley is a key reason why we will indeed realize our vision of being the recognized SIE leader, worldwide!”
— John Silvanus Wilson, Senior Advisor & Strategist, Harvard University, 11th President of Morehouse College
Client Feedback Snapshot
Below are insights from participants of an interactive customized DEI series
“This cohort helped me look at things differently and gave me many tools to bring to other people in my agency. The facilitator was exceptional.”
“[I learned] to investigate your decisions and processes and challenge yourself to probe your convictions. Feelings and ideas have to translate into behavior and action.”
“I learned that being aware of my own biases and helping staff recognize unconscious bias is vital to making our agency inclusive and equitable.”
“It was amazingly thought provoking. The 5 sessions were a good length, but I would love [to have] an additional 5 sessions.”
“The amount of time for the sessions never felt like enough.”
“The facilitator was great. She was not neutral, which is often the stance of a facilitator. I found that challenging but it was a good thing. Some things we do to each other are just plain wrong and immoral. Neutrality is not appropriate.”
“She is a very skilled facilitator.”
“I want to learn more from her.”
“I think I would like [Naisha] to know that as a White woman I really appreciate her focusing on getting us to be in our learning zone and not in our comfort zone because White discomfort is a huge problem that at the very least prevents change and at worst can actually trigger physical harm or death for Black [people]. That was a big takeaway for me; like a brick on the head.”