Randi Bryant has always been passionate about communication, diversity and inclusion, as she grew up in a very diverse family and attended schools where she was oftentimes the only minority.
Randi’s professional experience furthered her interest in, and commitment to, cultural understanding and communications. She first worked as a high school teacher in Arlington County, Virginia – a school comprised of the dichotomy of sitting in one of the wealthiest counties in the country, yet comprised of students speaking 37 languages and from at least as many countries of origin. She navigated this environment through a combination of curiosity, openness, multicultural sensitivity and the deployment of a curriculum responsive to this diverse population.

Bryant then started her doctorate studies at the University of Virginia focusing on the way adults best learned and retained information. While there, she started developing training materials for newly developed technologies during the dot com era. The excitement of these opportunities lured her away from completing her Ph.D. to work with emerging businesses on the training and communications about their newly developed technologies. She next transitioned to a high-tech company in Northern Virginia where she quickly rose to become the Director of Training and Development. At this company, and in this industry, she was one of just a few female senior executives, directing a department of over 200 people. She was responsible for designing and implementing the training programs for employees and end users for a host of companies, including Cisco Systems, Unisys and Hilton Hotels.

In 2001, Bryant next founded and still operates a corporate training company which allowed her to travel the country educating companies, executives and employees on topics including anti-discrimination, communication in a diverse work environment, and how to capitalize on a diverse workforce. Her clients included McDonalds, Comcast, Leidos (formerly Science Application International Corporation), Department of Energy, Department of State, Defense Advanced Research Agency, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and AT&T.

Over the past 14 years as president of her company, she has grown it from a small start-up consultancy to an award winning company with a full service staff and an envied roster of Fortune 100 clients. During these years she became even more fascinated with how uninformed people in the United States are about racial, gender and cultural issues – and how scared they are to discuss them.
Randi also writes a popular blog, Beatnik24, that frequently addresses issues of race, diversity and communication. She is also a sought after speaker on diversity issues. She has recently completed her first book titled Neversays, meant to improve communications in diverse work and social environments. Neversays has twice sold out on Amazon and has served as the basis for discussions Randi has led across the United States and internationally.