What if HR wasn't just a department, but a calling? Nakisha Hicks walked away from a six-figure role to find out.
It's easy to see a founder and nationally recognized voice and assume the path was always clear. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the real journey, how burnout broke her, and why that breakdown became the breakthrough that launched her purpose-led career. Nakisha talks candidly about navigating hard corporate truths and leaving security behind to pursue alignment.
Who she is: Nakisha is the founder of The ElevateHer and a nationally recognized voice in HR transformation, strategy, and leadership development. She didn't arrive here on a straight line, she got here through burnout, hard truths, and the courage to walk away from a six-figure role.
What she does: She helps women of color not just survive HR but thrive and lead it, building inclusive workplaces and developing next-generation leaders.
What she believes: That HR can be a calling, not just a department, and that breakdown can become breakthrough. Alignment is worth more than a title or a paycheck.
How she works: With the warmth of a mentor and the sharpness of a strategist. Nakisha leads through self-definition, boundary-setting, and professional courage, elevating voices that have long gone unheard.
In this episode:
- How burnout broke her, and became the breakthrough
- Why she walked away from a six-figure role to pursue alignment
- Helping women of color thrive and lead in HR, not just survive it
- A masterclass in self-definition and boundary-setting
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