MEET KRISHNA POWELL

Founder/CEO

Fondly referred to as “The Multi-Gen Leader”, Krishna Powell is Founder & CEO of HR 4 Your Small Biz. For nearly 30 years, she has created and facilitated talent development programs and coached leaders throughout the United States, France, China, United Kingdom and Singapore on how to recruit and retain their multigenerational, multicultural workforce. Krishna possesses an uncanny ability to connect with the next generation of leaders; providing them with practical applications for success in life and the workplace. 

Krishna also mediates employment discrimination cases for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Philadelphia and resolves workplace disputes privately. With a 97% success rate, she is one of the most successful mediators in the history of the EEOC-Philadelphia and holds the record for the fastest resolved case (less than 2 hours).

She is a keynote speaker and licensed Franklin Covey facilitator, conducting the international program 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Time Management, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest Priorities. Mrs. Powell has curated and facilitated workshops for Fortune 500 companies such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Merrill Lynch, Molina Healthcare and Abbott. 

Krishna also created and facilitates the following workshops: Code Blue: How to Resuscitate Your Multi-Generational Workforce, Recession Proof Leadership: 5 Steps to Leading a Team Through A Changing Economy, Rainy Day Employees: Meet the 3 Types of Employees Every Manager Needs During Challenging Times, Courage to Lead: 3 Keys to Managing a Diverse Workforce, They’re Here: Meet Gen Z – Your New Workforce, as well as a host of other customized workshops to improve employee morale, team building, communication, diversity and change management. 

Krishna’s speaking engagements include the Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Essence Magazine and Steve Harvey, Women Business Leaders Forum, National Collegiate Leadership Conference, Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference, Girl Scouts of America, Missouri Statewide Diversity Conference, Rider University, Society of Human Resources Management and a host of various corporate, civic organizations, colleges and universities. Additionally, she provides weekly tips and insights thru her show, Millennials Making Moves. She is also a proud wife and mother.

Fondly referred to as “The Multi-Gen Leader”, Krishna Powell is Founder & CEO of HR 4 Your Small Biz, LLC, a boutique style human resources consulting and talent development firm. As a nationally renowned subject-matter expert on the Millennial and i-Gen/Homeland generation, Krishna has facilitated talent development programs and coaching clients throughout the United States, France, China, United Kingdom and Singapore. With over 25 years of experience, Mrs. Powell possesses an uncanny ability to connect with the next generation of leaders; providing them with practical applications for success in life and the workplace.

When it comes to managing a multigenerational workforce, I excel at bridging the gap between communication, commitment and consistency.  I am excited and grateful to use my gifts and talents to solve the frustration and disappointment leader’s experience when managing a multigenerational workforce.  For example, I worked with a client who struggled with managing her multigenerational workforce which impacted her departments’ numbers. By leveraging my gifts and talents on their behalf I was able to help her increase her department’s productivity by 35% within the first 30 days.

"I help leaders leverage their multi-generational workforce so they increase employee performance, productivity and profits. I help millennials improve their communication, commitment, and consistency so they thrive in their personal and professional lives."