Diversity & Inclusion Leaders

“Dr. Candace Warner has a tremendous ability to make sensitive, sometimes uncomfortable topics approachable and engaging for teams. She balances a data-driven approach with a natural gift for storytelling to reach audiences, create “aha moments,” and inspire action. I’m familiar with her work on developing and leading training curriculum, special events/presentations, leading focus groups, individual coaching, data analysis, and strategic planning.

I would highly recommend her and her company, PEOPLE3, for any of the above. The extra preparation time she puts in and her passion for providing an excellent experience are apparent in her finished products!”

“The people3 team is working closely with us to hear the voices of each employee in the myNEXUS family. Starting the program with the people3 team will provide us with insight and guidance have to us on a path to growth and support like we have never seen. D&I is a founding stone of our organization, and for us, “good enough” will never be good enough…we are excited to continue down the road of teamwork, camaraderie, compassion, understanding, and support for many years to come with people3 helping to support us in that endeavor.”

“Candace’s “Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias” workshop was excellent. She is very passionate about the many layers of Diversity & Inclusion, and it comes across in her presentations. The content of the workshop was tailor-made to the demographics of the firm. I fully recommend Candace if you want people to understand diversity through their minds and hearts and want real and lasting change in your organization.”

“Candace listened to our specific needs to create a list of topics to address the specific challenges we are facing. She then designed a presentation and curriculum for those without making it seem like we were complaining or being negative with our team. The team was like a sponge and absorbed all the information while also engaging with Candace. They appreciated her style, the content, and especially the opportunity to be heard and interact with one another!

We will definitely be working with People3 again to develop and train our caregivers on additional topics.”

“Candace put together a customized set of trainings for my team, a group of writers and editors, to help us understand ways in which we can address diversity and inclusion issues in our manuscripts. Everyone arrived with varying levels of understanding of inequality issues, but we walked away feeling even more aware of them and armed with helpful strategies for how to recognize and correct them should they come across our desks. Candace also kindly provided us with some helpful resources to keep and refer back to down the road when we want to build on our new skills.”

“Candace and her team have been instrumental in shaping our internal platform for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Starting with our team leaders, we have not only begun an education process, but we are building a stronger basis for empathy and understanding. People3 took the time to understand our business and our culture as they developed the content and curriculum for us, creating a more engaging program than we expected from this type of training. We will be using People3 for continued consulting and training for our entire organization and look forward to working with them on how we can continue to learn and be more thoughtful in our dealings with each other and our clients. Candace and her team approach their work as true partners to our organization and we are thankful to have them on our team.”

“People3 provided a training session for our team on diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias. Daniel, who was our presenter, customized the training session to our mental health setting and helped us to explore the value of diversity and inclusion among our own team at Achieve, as well as for our patients and the community at large. After an initial group discussion, our staff felt particularly comfortable in the break out sessions sharing personal reflections and insights. This helped us to not only better understand each other, but also highlighted the importance of recognizing unconscious bias in everyday living and the need to embrace the diversity and the differences among all of us. We will be continuing our work with People3 and look forward to future training sessions that will allow us to continue this journey to build new skills and enhance awareness.”

“People3 was instrumental in helping our team get on the same page about diversity, inclusion, and how to create a truly inclusive environment for our team members. They helped us figure out where we are now, and what our next steps should be. We highly recommend Candace and her team if you’re looking for an engaging and insightful training for your team, and we look forward to working with them on future initiatives!”

“We worked with people3 to provide multiple training and listening sessions across our growing company. Dr. Candace Warner and her colleagues demonstrated expert knowledge, empathy, patience, and humility towards our team to help us learn and grow during these turbulent and sensitive times. The professionalism, effectiveness, and flexibility that People3 offered to us makes the organization a no-brainer choice for a consulting partnership for years to come.”

“We worked with People3 to provide a capstone presentation for a five-part series on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for our team at OneFifteen. They asked the right questions, were eager to tailor it to our industry and our unique community. We appreciate the thoughtful approach and eagerness to build on our previous speakers. Ultimately it was a huge success that continues to spur meaningful engagement from our organization.”