[DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL "THE MOST INCLUSIVE HR INFLUENCER LIST™. THIS IS A LIST OF THE 5 TOP HR EXECUTIVES WHO WERE NOMINATED TO THE LIST.]
With a goal of connecting top HR executives, Influencers, and Micro Influencers with HR technology vendors, I shared the idea on Twitter to create The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List.
The response has been incredible. We’ve had over 100 nominations, more than 100,000 impressions on social media, and nominees across at least 4 continents. Needless to say, the HR community is really excited about this.
With all the nominations coming in, I started to notice a trend. Five top HR executives were nominated by 3 or more of their peers. They must be pretty great to have that many mentions, right? Here are the 5 top HR executives to follow and know (alphabetically).
5 Top HR Executives to Follow
Anne Tomkinson
Anne is a successful Human Resources executive with dynamic leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills. She has experience overseeing all aspects of employment relations and employment law as well as strategic planning, policy development, program and project management, as well as budgeting and contract negotiations. Her proven ability to create positive teamwork and foster morale allows her to be successful in her work, as a coach, trainer, mentor, public speaker, and blogger. She blogs at HR Underground. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Lars Schmidt
Lars is the Founder and sole principal of Amplify Talent, an Executive Search, Consulting, and Advisory firm. He has spent 20+ years in a variety of corporate leadership and consulting roles with industry leaders including Ticketmaster, NPR, SpaceX, Hootsuite, Cracker Barrel, and more.
He’s on a mission to accelerate the evolution of HR capabilities and impact through efforts like the HR Open Source initiative he co-founded, regular columns in Fast Company and Forbes, co-authoring Employer Branding for Dummies (Wiley, 2017), the 21st Century HR podcast and media series, and talks around the world. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Minda Harts
Minda is an HR influencer and speaker who is passionate about Advancing Women of Color, Leadership, Equity, and Entrepreneurship. In 2018, Minda was named as one of 25 Emerging Innovators by American Express. She is an assistant professor of public service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the founder of The Memo LLC, a career development company for women of color. #SecureTheSeat is her weekly career podcast for women of color. Minda has been a featured speaker at Tedx Harlem, Bloomberg, Google, SXSW, Universities and Colleges, and various Corporations. She recently released her debut book, The Memo, with Hachette Book Group; Seal Press (Available anywhere). Minda can be found on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Sarah Morgan
Sarah is the Chief Excellence Officer of BuzzARooney LLC, a management consulting boutique. She is also the Senior Director of Human Resources for an international home security dealer headquartered outside Raleigh NC. Sarah founded movements including #BlackBlogsMatter, #BlackPodsMatter, and podcasts at Leading in Color. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a focus on Organizational Communication and Leadership from the University of Richmond as well as a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management. Connect with her across all channels here.
Torin Ellis
Torin is an entrepreneur, radio show host, and author. As the Founder and CEO of Torin Ellis (TE), a progressive HR boutique with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy and risk mitigation, Torin has consulted with some of the world’s most forward thinking companies to drive diversity and inclusion. He is also Executive Producer and Host of Career Mix, a weekly show on SiriusXM that launched on Super Bowl Sunday 2019 and features C-Suite leaders addressing career ascent, development, diversity, and disruption. In addition, he’s the author of the book RIP the Resume (September 2016).
Torin’s accomplishments also include winning Top Recruiter – Season 4 and being listed by Technical.ly as one of “10 Baltimore tech and entrepreneurship leaders who should run for mayor.” Connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Congratulations to Anne, Lars, Minda, Sarah, and Torin! The work each has done to support the HR and other communities has significantly advanced the future of work for all. HR is so lucky to have these great leaders in our corner. This should go without saying, but if you haven’t already done so, please connect with them.
Additionally, we’re still collecting nominations for The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List. There is still time to nominate (or re-nominate) your favorite HR leader and influencer. You can find most information about the list here on the Call for Nominations announcement or on the nominations form submission here. Nominations for v.1 of the list will close September 16th. The list will be continuously updated over time to adjust for new voices coming into the HR industry and older voices retiring. Thus, the nominations form will stay open indefinitely, and we encourage the HR community to share with us the HR professionals who are making a difference.
Stay tuned for The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List coming soon!