About
I'm an aspiring leader who connects people to ideas so they can unlock potential and…
Courses by Lauren
Articles by Lauren
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Hindsight is 2020: The Secret Sauce to a Great LinkedIn Profile is YOU
Hindsight is 2020: The Secret Sauce to a Great LinkedIn Profile is YOU
By Lauren Jolda
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Change the Game – 6 Tips to Craft Your Personal Brand
Change the Game – 6 Tips to Craft Your Personal Brand
By Lauren Jolda
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Rising to the Challenge: What I Love Impacts What I Do
Rising to the Challenge: What I Love Impacts What I Do
By Lauren Jolda
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The Women & Leadership program strives to increase the influence and impact of women through values-based leadership, strengthen key business leadership skills, and the ability to break through the challenges facing women in business.
In this life-changing 9-month program I worked on an experiential leadership project where I built a customized LinkedIn workshop focused on connecting underserved women and previously incarcerated individuals to economic opportunity. This program helped…The Women & Leadership program strives to increase the influence and impact of women through values-based leadership, strengthen key business leadership skills, and the ability to break through the challenges facing women in business.
In this life-changing 9-month program I worked on an experiential leadership project where I built a customized LinkedIn workshop focused on connecting underserved women and previously incarcerated individuals to economic opportunity. This program helped me hone my leadership purpose, create a customized role within my company, and walk away with a network of powerhouse women. -
I had the opportunity to study abroad for one semester in Granada, Spain. While abroad, I lived with a host family, and studied the Spanish language, history and culture at the Universidad de Granada.
Volunteer Experience
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Volunteer Teacher
Reading Partners
Education
I volunteer my time every week to give children the wonderful gift of learning how to read!
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Marketing Team
Rising International
- Present 10 years 4 months
Economic Empowerment
Rising International is a nonprofit dedicated to "empowering women locally and globally to rise out of extreme poverty."
I volunteer as part of Rising's Marketing Team. Our goal is to get the world involved in contributing to Rising's vision by educating people about human trafficking and poverty. We believe that together, "we can end extreme poverty in this lifetime" and "create a world where everyone has a chance to prosper."
Publications
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Onboarding in a Box: Everything you need for a powerful onboarding experience
LinkedIn Talent Solutions
Onboarding is a critical point in the talent lifecycle. It bridges the gap between candidate experience and employee experience, transitioning the responsibilities between talent acquisition and talent management. It also acts as a catalyst for business success. If you onboard new hires effectively, you could increase job satisfaction, raise their productivity speed, and retain talented employees, ultimately saving your company money.
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Purpose Makes the Ordinary Extraordinary: LinkedIn Speaker Series with Mallika Chopra
LinkedIn Official Blog
See publicationTake a sneak peak behind one of the most coveted staples of LinkedIn culture - our Speaker Series.
Honors & Awards
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Masie 30 Under 30 Learning Leader
The Masie Center
The most exciting opportunity in the field of learning is to create lasting experiences that challenge the status quo! Out of thousands of applicants, I was recognized as one of the Masie Center’s 30 under 30 future learning leaders. In this prestigious program, I had the opportunity to learn, lead and collaborate with other thought leaders in learning.
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Silver Winner for Best New Hire Onboarding Program and Best Onboarding Program of 2015
The Brandon Hall Group
Our unique experience based Introduction onboarding program took silver in the Brandon Hall Group's HCM Excellence awards winning Best New Hire Onboarding Program and Best Onboarding Program of 2015!
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Winner of LinkedIn For Good's 2014 Nonprofit Innovation Grant
LinkedIn
In my free time, I’m passionate about imagining new futures for women and girls in some of the poorest developing countries around the world. That’s why in 2014 I was proud to win a LinkedIn For Good Nonprofit Innovation grant on behalf of Rising International to fund their brand new Safe & Sound Program -- a human trafficking prevention program for youth in the U.S. Talk about impact.
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Bronze Winner for Best New Hire Onboarding Program 2014
The Brendon Hall Group
Our newly launched and re-designed Introduction new hire onboarding program won the Bronze Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Award for Best New Hire Onboarding Program in 2014!
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