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Dethra Giles is a workplace and career optimizer who advises organizations and individuals on how to chart their unique paths to success. She is a four-time TEDx speaker who has been named a \u201cTop 100 HR Influencer\u201d by Engagedly, and was selected by HR Gazette\u2019s \u201cHRchat\u201d podcast as one of the \u201cTop 22 Most Influential Figures in HR.\u201d With clients including Kaiser Permanente, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The Army Corp of Engineers, Louis Vuitton Mo\u00ebt Hennessy, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Salvation Army, Giles shares a unique blend of advanced education and industry experience that has been described as \u201cuniversity-tested and industry-approved,\u201d and can be implemented by organizations of any size, and across industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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