Sales Enablement Society has partnered with SV Academy, Seismic, Outreach, and Introhive to tackle deep inequities in the national workforce, through the launch of an innovative flagship DEI program, Enableship. The program seeks to open corporate career opportunities in revenue and sales enablement to high-potential workers from underrepresented backgrounds, with a goal of generating $1.5 million of income expansion over the next 12 months.
Enablement roles have increased 200% in the past two years. However, the majority of these roles are typically not accessible to most under-represented individuals. Enableship’s goal is to create a strong pipeline of trained and vetted candidates to fill these roles, while opening up new career pathways to the workforce’s fastest growing segment.
The Enableship coalition recognizes that the underrepresentation of BIPOC candidates in the field is the result of multiple barriers to entry into the profession.
“This is not a problem one individual organization can solve on their own,” said Mo Schlick, President of the Sales Enablement Society. “There are multiple barriers for candidates at every step. If we want to make a real impact for companies and families, we must work together.”
Through the coalition of its partners, Enableship is able to break down barriers to entry and support diverse candidates through all stages of the career transition, including recruitment, training and reskilling, coaching, job placement, and continuous mentorship. While Enableship focuses on entry-level roles, starting salaries are significantly higher than the national average.
“We are focusing on a goal of $1.5M in income expansion for our candidates over the next 12 months,” said Rahim Fazal, Co-founder and CEO of SV Academy. “The work we are doing together is transforming lives.”
For more information on Enableship, register here for the webinar on August 23, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. PDT, where SES, SV Academy, and the Enableship coalition will discuss the systemic barriers to achieving better diversity and inclusion in B2B sales enablement. Contact enableship@sesociety.org if you would like to get involved as a hiring partner, mentor, or partner, or visit sesociety.org/enableship to learn more.
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