Amy E. Hull

Award Winning Corporate Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Multidimensional Change Leader

Amy E. Hull

Award Winning Corporate Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Multidimensional Change Leader

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Biography

Amy E. Hull, M.Ed. is the First Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Paycor, Inc. She brings authenticity to the forefront of leadership, action, and learning in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Hull is a corporate leader turning DE&I strategy into actionable results. Most recently, Paycor has been named a 2023 DE&I Top Workplace for three consecutive years, and under Amy’s leadership has been named in the Top Ten Companies for DE&I Practices by Top Workplace Energage. The DE&I work at Paycor has caught the attention of corporate entities across America and has been fully integrated into the company-wide strategy.

Amy’s work is helping people learn how to internalize the work of DE&I to achieve systemic change. Additional awards and recognitions under her leadership include: the 2023 CLIMB Award from the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Cincinnati Business Courier and Minority Business Accelerator for Corporate Partner of the Year in Goal Setting for progress in minority business partnerships; 2022 North American HR Excellence Provider Award by HRO Today and the cover story of the July, 2022 issue of HR Future Magazine. Amy was a 2019 Top 100 Working Woman (Cincinnati Herald/MAO Brand). She is featured in Oyler School: Dramatic Turnaround in A Poverty Stricken Community, an Amazon Prime Documentary that details how the school’s vision combats symptoms of poverty. Hull’s work there led to her receiving the Next Generation Leadership Award in 2015. Hull is the founder and owner of Equity LDI, LLC Consulting firm.

In the community, Amy is a former collegiate chapter president and current alumnae member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a board member for eXclusive Services, LLC working to help the minority community with integrated health services in Ohio, and a lifetime member of the National Association of African-American Human Resources (NAAAHR). Amy is a self-described, “Team Mom with a career” as the proud Mom to two academic and athletically gifted boys. Traveling, reading and music keep her grounded.

Speaker Videos

Reinventing Yourself

Change Equals Movement

Data Women's Empowerment Event

Diversity Iceberg

Diversity Showcase 2023

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Speech Topics

DE&I in Corporate America: Creating Strategy & Actionable Results

Learn first hand from a corporate leader and former educator: How do you take employee feedback and business data and convert that into an actionable strategy for DE&I? DE&I is not a one size fits all area, but your approach and the steps you take are important!

DE&I in Public Education (PreK-12): Doing Everything with Nothing

For 17 years, Amy worked in the field of public education in urban and suburban settings where she implemented DE&I programs and initiatives in schools, communities and districts often with little to no budget. How do you do that? Are you an educator trying to figure out how to get it all done?

Representation: A Story of Female Empowerment

Amy weaves the love of music through her own personal story and demonstrates the power of grit and perseverance as you reinvent yourself throughout your career. A great talk for anyone needing a boost of motivation! This can also be tailored for specific audiences.

Emotional Intelligence: Removing Fear & Creating Inclusion

Did you know fear has scientific effects on the brain? Did you know that these effects quite literally shut down the decision and timing parts of your brain? How then can we move forward and create progress with diversity and inclusion if we are afraid? Book this session to help your audience learn more about emotional intelligence and how fear affects the way we think, work, and connect with one another.

Leadership Development: What to Stop Doing to Lead Effectively

We often talk a lot about what to start doing to be an effective and successful leader, but what do we need to stop doing? Book Amy now to get her own personal leadership tidbits from her journey of success in three different fields.

*Please note Amy E. Hull, M.Ed. always develops unique lectures or keynotes for each speaking engagement based on the needs and goals of the event.

Testimonials

"Amy's presentation highlighted how making systemic change in our approach to all things diversity and inclusion related brings about a better work environment and better results for our employees and our customers. Her incorporation of pivotal moments in Census Bureau history into her DREAM framework succinctly and engagingly brought these sometimes-amorphous concepts into practical reality. We are appreciative of Amy sharing her research with us and starting our Showcase off to such a great start."

- US Census Bureau

"Amy Hull has been supporting DonorSearch through the development of our pioneer DEI program for 70+ remote employees across the US for almost a year. Amy led a series of DEI and EQ workshops for the leadership team and the entire staff earlier this year. Her engaging teaching style, use of relevant data and statistics, and multi-media approach were impactful and well-received. I look forward to continuing to work with and learn from Amy as we build out our strategic plan."

- Director of Administration, DonorSearch

"Engaging, thought-provoking, experienced, and insightful are the words that come to mind when describing Amy Hull. Amy is a top-tier educator, facilitator, coach and speaker. Amy brings a unique ability to seamlessly connect the hearts, minds and actions of people while ushering them into a space of renewal, reinvention, innovation and collaboration. Amy has provided significant value in the human development and DEI space in partnership with Make It Plain Consulting, LLC. I’m confident in sharing that Amy Hull has the WOW factor that will exhilarate and educate audience of all backgrounds, interests and desires."

- Former Chief Global Diversity Officer, Convergys Corp

"I am grateful for the guidance and true growth that I received through consultations and coaching sessions with Amy Hull. She is a true leader in all sectors of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Under her guidance, I grew capacity in areas I wanted to know more about and was introduced to areas that I continue to think about and grapple within my day-to-day interactions. The learnings gifted me with diverse, rich, and meaningful insights into the efforts, mindsets, and skill sets required of effective leaders. I always walked away from our coaching sessions with some immediate action items and lots of universal leadership tools that could be readily applied to support institutional strategic direction."

- Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Emotional Learning, Cincinnati Country Day School

“I attended one of the sessions you did with JWC and was blown away by your experience and expertise – and your conversational approach to discussing the work of DE&I.”

- Senior Marketing Manager, REDI Cincinnati

“Amy joined me at the Unanet conference in Scottsdale, AZ (May, 2022) where she was a "Champion Speaker". Her ability to command a room and share her passion surrounding DEI&B was #amazing! We had attendees approach us after the presentation sharing how impactful the discussion was and how they felt it was the best break out session at the event. One guest even broke out into tears saying “as a parent of an adult child in the LGBTQ+ community wanting to do this work, after hearing you I know she will be ok.” She thanked Amy for delivering a message that gave her hope for herself and her family."

- Regional Sales Director, Paycor, Inc

"I represent the Joint Women's Collaborative of Wyoming, OH as committee chair to improve its membership, philanthropic services and levels of inclusion and diversity. We hired Amy Hull for consultation and professional services. Her enthusiasm for teaching DEI concepts and expertise guided our work in achieving these goals. Her methods of delivery engaged our membership in ways that allowed us to understand DEI concepts and best implement them to enhance our organization's mission and values. She was well prepared and available to consult with us pre and post delivery to ensure we had ample understanding and would be successful in following through with the work. We would without hesitation recommend her for any organization."

- Seniority Wellness & Consulting, LLC Chair, Junior Women’s Collaborative