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KPMG’s Michele Meyer-Shipp and Toyota Financial Services’ BillieJo Johnson Discuss Women of Color Supporting Women of Color

2019 Women of Color and Their Allies by Olivia Riggio

At DiversityInc’s second annual Women of Color and Their Allies event, panelists Michele Meyer-Shipp, principal, chief diversity and inclusion officer at KPMG (No. 9 on the DiversityInc Top 50 list) and BillieJo Johnson, financial services…

Toyota’s BillieJo Johnson, Her Path to the Creation of REACH

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Toyota Financial Services Group Manager of Enterprise Program and Project Management Office BillieJo Johnson shares her path through the creation of the REACH (Reaching Women of Color) program. Johnson founded REACH within the ranks of…

BillieJo Johnson Shares the Many Programs for Women of Color at Toyota

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Toyota’s Financial Services Group Manager of Enterprise Program and Project Management OfficeBillieJo Johnson shares her experience at the company and the programs that helped her navigate her career as a woman of color. After many…

Toyota’s BillieJo Johnson Explains the Idea of Blind Spots and the Importance of Awareness

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Toyota Financial Services Group Manager of Enterprise Program and Project Management Office BillieJo Johnson explains the idea of blind spots and how they affect our everyday image. She delves into the concept of blind spots,…

Toyota’s BillieJo Johnson Explains the Importance of Understanding Challenges

Best Practices Leadership Profiles by Michael Colley

Toyota’s BillieJo Johnson explains why Women of Color need to be aware and understand the nature of their workplace challenges. Johnson is the Group Manager of Enterprise Program and Project Management Office at Toyota Financial…

Toyota’s BillieJo Johnson Reveals Her Advice on Feeling Stuck in a Career

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Toyota Financial Services Group Manager of Enterprise Program and Project Management Office BillieJo Johnson explains how to combat feeling stuck in one’s career path. In “Get Un-Stuck,” Johnson says she believes that one should look…

Toyota’s BillieJo Johnson Discusses Career Advancement While Counteracting Stereotypes

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Toyota Financial Services IT Quality & Communication Manager BillieJo Johnson shares her thoughts on external stereotypes. Recounting her career, she expresses the difficulties and judgments she has overcome. Her valuable experience shows the mindset one…

Toyota’s Al Smith Shares BPG Impact on Business

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Al Smith, Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer, shares the improvements Business Productivity Groups (BPGs) make in the industry. BPGs span in many areas, from community involvement to advising to higher levels…

Al Smith shares BPG Involvement in Toyota’s Texas Transition

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Al Smith is Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer. With his experience, he shares the improvements Business Productivity Groups (BPGs) make in the industry. During Toyota’s move to Texas, it retained many…

Toyota’s Al Smith Discusses the Reasoning Behind Changing ERG to BPG

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Al Smith is Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer. Unlike many corporations, Toyota refers to Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as Business Partner Groups (BPGs). Smith shares why Toyota believes this option is…

Toyota’s Al Smith Explains the Rational Behind Changing ERGs to BPGs

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Al Smith is Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer. Unlike traditional corporations, Toyota refers to its Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as Business Partner Groups (BPGs). Smith shares his rationale as to why…

Toyota’s Al Smith Shares How Talent is Developed Within BPGs

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Al Smith, Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer, delves into what makes Business Partner Groups so unique at Toyota. He shares how the company nurtures talent within the group for greater growth…

Toyota’s Al Smith on Why Leadership Visibility Is Important

Best Practices by Michael Colley

Al Smith, Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer, shares his history and why he believes leadership visibility is important. He expands on several reasons leaders should be visible to everyone in the…

VIDEO: How to Build Advocacy for D&I With Toyota Financial Services

Best Practices Diversity Councils by Alber Lin

Toyota Financial Services President and CEO Mike Groff demonstrated how top leadership drives diversity initiatives as he inspired an audience of corporate leaders at DiversityInc’s October event.

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Issues Third Diversity & Inclusion Bond; Promotes Diversity on Wall Street

Supplier Diversity by Alber Lin

This bond enhances Toyota’s platform for diversity by placing a spotlight on high-quality Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) certified firms.