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Who is actually protected in the workplace?
We’ve all heard the expression, “human resources (HR) is not your friend.” In this episode, HR enters the chat with a fresh perspective to prepare you for your next high-stakes conversation at work.
Meet Keisha Toussaint: a human resources executive with a decade of experience in corporate America. She founded BCC'd HR, an independent HR firm whose employee-first approach tackles the questions that define our working lives: who gets hired, promoted, protected and believed.
Keisha partners with individuals navigating toxic work environments and advises organizations committed to building more equitable, accountable cultures. Known for her bold, human-first approach, she blends strategy with empathy to help people reclaim their voice and power at work. Through BCC'd HR, Keisha is redefining what HR can be: not just a function, but a force for advocacy, transparency, and real change.
BCC’d HR’s independent HR advisory is rooted in credentialed best-practices to help its clients navigate the highs and lows of their work lives. Employees are too often stuck between accepting an offer they know isn’t equitable before they start a job, enduring corporate hijinks in silence on the job, or turning to an internal HR representative who they barely trust to have their best interest at heart. And who could blame them, when HR is too often pigeonholed as the bearer or bad news?
This episode is for anyone who's ever wished you had better tools to navigate a big decision or looming crisis at work. And if a friend has ever confided in you about workplace trauma, this is the episode to send to them for actionable advice on what to do next. By the end of this episode, you’ll gain actionable insights on building your own service-based business. You’ll also understand why Keisha likens the stakes of having your own independent HR advisor to having your own accountant or attorney.
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. And if the show resonates with you, send our episodes to someone you know who needs to start betting on themselves.
Keisha Toussaint is photographed by Jada Harrison.