Ingrid Hobbs

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦DEI SME | Employee Experience FocusGlobal | National | Regional Collaboration DE&I Initiatives | Programs Creation Internal Communications | Engagement Training | L&D | Team Building Corporate Culture DevelopmentVision | Mission Planning & Messaging Employee Resource Group Development DE&I-Based Data Extraction and Analysis Public Speaker | DEI SME, Culture, EngagementGraphic Design | Media ProductionPhilanthropic Outreach Educational Events Creation and ManagementNatural Empath / Inspirational Leader Social Media Marketing | BloggingDiversity, Equity & Inclusion expert who leads with optimism, empathy, and authenticity. I focus on the key components of steady communication and education to drive DEI objectives that effect engagement and culture. I'm an empowering and innovative Subject Matter Expert (SME) who enjoys troubleshooting, assessing, planning, creating and executing individually and as a team player. I encourage failing fast and then doing it better, and I consistently teach that inclusion, equity, and diversity is multi-layered, not always visible, and a crucial business imperative. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 / 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | Women of the Vine & Spirits – 2018-Present 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | Distilled Spirits Council of the United States – 2020-Present𝗨𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 | William Grant & Sons – 2022𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗗𝗘&𝗜 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 | Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Symposium – 2021𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀 | Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Symposium – 2020 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 | Shine for Women in Lyme Regis, England – September 2019𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦MS Office / MS Project / Adobe Creative Suite / Concur / Keynote / iMovie / Cvent / Final Cut Pro / MS Teams / Zoom / Visier / Website Development