We Are Engaging Matters
Our expertise is diversity training! Our mission at Engaging Matters is to equip people and organizations to succeed and thrive in an inclusive environment. We offer impeccable services of the highest quality focused on our clients’ needs to flourish in an equitable world.
We empower our clients to create inclusive workplaces by providing them with the necessary tools and skills to remove barriers. We do this through keynote speeches, facilitating workplace conversations and coaching. Each of our services enable our clients to create equitable workplaces.
Our Team
Manju Varma, Ph.D.
Jill Esson
Our Services
We provide premium services steeped in expertise and insight to clients focused on equity, diversity and inclusivity.
Conversation Workshops
At Engaging Matters, we replace training with conversations: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) conversation workshops to engage your team for change. Our conversation workshops range from an introduction to diversity and inclusion to more advanced skills development for creating inclusive workplaces. We offer products in 3, 6 and 9-hour segments.
Keynotes
Learn best practices for equitable workplaces though 1-hour keynotes given by International speaker, Dr. Manju Varma. With 20 years’ experience in public speaking, she is able share her expertise in a manner that is approachable, comprehensive and sometimes funny.
Capacity Building
Looking to create your own in-house Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) committee? Then you need Jill! Her work in organizational inclusion has won several national awards. Through her expert approach, workplaces receive guidance on best practices, terms of reference and a plan for a team that is tailor made for your company.
Continual Service and Support
Continual service and support from initial workshops and committee development. This service provides the opportunity to meet with us virtually for one hour a month. These meetings can be used to discuss your EDI needs, offer further conversation on previous services or clarification on specific topics.