Event Details

SHRM Northern Colorado Presents: Diversity as Business Strategy with Krishna Powell

Date:	August 12, 2026, 12:00pm
Organizer:	SHRM Northern Colorado
Location:	Embassy Suites Loveland 4705 Clydesdale Pkwy Loveland, CO 80538
Price:	$10 for SHRM Northern Colorado Members; $20 for non-SHRM Northern Colorado Members
Event Type:	Luncheon
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About the Program

Diversity as a Business Strategy positions diversity as a financial growth engine, not a compliance mandate or moral imperative. Designed for senior HR and business leaders, this session reframes inclusion as a measurable business lever that fuels retention, mitigates risk, and accelerates innovation across a multigenerational workforce.

You’ll learn how to isolate the operational friction points that erode performance such as leadership gaps, feedback resistance, and inconsistent standards. You will turn them into competitive advantages. Using data-driven frameworks, you’ll quantify the ROI of inclusion, tie metrics directly to P&L outcomes, and mobilize leaders with clear accountability and ownership.

Participants leave equipped to:

Link diversity initiatives to revenue growth, margin improvement, and innovation ROI.

Expose and resolve cultural and generational breakdowns that drain profitability.

Implement a repeatable inclusion-to-execution model that scales across divisions.

Build a business case that withstands financial scrutiny and secures executive funding.

Activate a 30–90 day performance plan with clear KPIs, success measures, and ROI tracking.

About the Presenter

Fondly referred to as “The Multi-Gen Leader”, Krishna Powell is the Founder and CEO of HR 4 Your Small Biz, a boutique-style human resources consulting and talent development firm. Krishna has been featured on CNBC, Yahoo Finance, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, and is a faculty member at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, where she teaches entrepreneurs how to manage the human resources function of their business. Krishna is a nationally renowned subject-matter expert on managing a multigenerational, multicultural workforce. She facilitates talent development programs and coaches clients throughout the world, including the United States, France, China, Africa, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Krishna has a proven track record of success in helping businesses improve their productivity, performance, and profits through the effective use of their people resources.

Socials:

LinkedIn- linkedin.com/in/krishnapowell

Website - hr4yoursmallbiz.com

Youtube - youtu.be/9OmssGCDc8o

Instagram - Krishna Powell (@krishna_powell) • Instagram photos and videos