ERG PowerTalk: Executive Leadership Insights on Inclusion

Hosted by Joe Santana

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ERG PowerTalk delivers executive-level insights on how to run and leverage employee and business resource groups to drive measurable business results and positive career outcomes from leaders and members. Each episode features experienced thought leaders sharing practical strategies to help ERG and BRG leaders create value for the business, strengthen their groups, and deliver meaningful outcomes for their members.

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June 16, 2026Episode 1247 min

Turning ERG Inclusion Efforts into Measurable Commercial Results with Sheryl Miller

Organizations have invested billions of dollars into ERGs, yet many still struggle to demonstrate measurable business value in areas such as revenue growth, customer impact, operational performance, or cost reduction. In this episode, I sit down with Sheryl Miller, Founder of Reboot Global and CEO of the ERG Leaders Summit, to explore how organizations are repositioning ERGs from internal activity centers into business contributors. We discuss a critical shift: moving ERGs closer to customer insights, innovation, product improvement, and strategic business priorities to improve growth, market reach, and organizational performance. If ERGs are to remain relevant in today’s environment, the future belongs to groups that evolve from support activity to measurable business impact.

June 9, 2026Episode 1146 min

How ERG Leaders Can Drive Measurable Organizational Performance with Greg Jenkins

Corporate ERGs are under increasing pressure to prove they contribute more than internal engagement activities and cultural programming. In this episode of ERG PowerTalk, Joe Santana speaks with Greg Jenkins, Founder and Principal of Greg Jenkins Consulting and a former U.S. Army leader with more than 28 years of experience leading teams in highly accountable, mission-focused environments. The discussion explores how ERGs can shift from being viewed primarily as support groups to becoming strategic sources of insight that help organizations improve customer reach, avoid costly blind spots, strengthen operational performance, and uncover growth opportunities. This episode reframes ERGs from internal support activities into practical business assets that can drive measurable organizational impact.

June 2, 2026Episode 101 hr 12 min

Discovering Your True Value Today and Into the Future

Organizations are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to better understand customers, workforce behavior, and emerging market shifts, while often overlooking the valuable human insights already within their own employee networks. In this episode, futurist economist and business trends analyst Bronwyn Williams shares perspectives drawn from advising multinational organizations, governments, and global institutions on demographic change, AI disruption, workforce evolution, and long-term value creation. The discussion explores how organizations that better understand evolving human needs, trust, behavior, and contribution may gain stronger advantages in revenue growth, customer loyalty, workforce resilience, innovation, and long-term market relevance. This episode reframes ERGs from support-oriented internal groups into powerful networks for business insights and value creation.

May 26, 2026Episode 958 min

How ERG Leaders Can Use Data to Drive Inclusion and Performance with Paolo Gaudiano

Most ERGs struggle to prove how their work drives revenue, reduces costs, or improves performance, which limits their influence and funding. Paolo Gaudiano, Chief Scientist at Aleria and ARC, brings decades of experience applying data and analytics to measure how workforce conditions impact financial outcomes. In this episode, he explains how shifting from representation metrics to measuring employee experience and its link to productivity and turnover can uncover significant revenue loss and cost inefficiencies. The discussion reframes ERGs from support functions into drivers of measurable business performance.

May 19, 2026Episode 853 min

How to Turn Your ERGs into Business Insight Engines with Mantej Singh

Critical business decisions are often made without frontline insight, leading to missed revenue, higher costs, and underperforming strategies. Mantej Singh, founder of Belonging Co. and a strategist advising government and corporate leaders, focuses on turning inclusion into measurable operational outcomes. In this episode, he explains how shifting ERGs from filtered, reactive input to independent insight engines enables organizations to improve performance, reduce inefficiencies, and make better-informed decisions. The discussion reframes ERGs from a support activity to a source of vital business intelligence.

May 12, 2026Episode 734 min

How Your ERG Can Boost Recruiting and Lower Cost with Al Kushner

Organizations continue to overspend on recruiting while missing lower-cost, higher-impact ways to attract qualified talent. Al Kushner, creator of the Link Vantage system and author of The AI LinkedIn Advantage, has helped executives and organizations drive six-figure growth through LinkedIn-based strategies. He explains that the key shift is activating employees and ERGs as visible, credible brand ambassadors to improve recruiting efficiency, reduce cost per hire, and increase talent quality. This episode reframes ERGs from support groups into strategic drivers of recruiting performance and business impact.

May 5, 2026Episode 646 min

How ERGs Can Get Noticed—and Valued—by the C-Suite

Many ERGs struggle to secure executive attention and funding because their work is not tied to measurable business outcomes such as revenue growth, cost reduction, or market expansion. Arias WebsterBerry, CEO of Ignite Funnels and WebsterBerry Marketing, brings experience helping organizations scale to six- and seven-figure performance through positioning and growth systems. He explains that the critical shift is moving from visibility to relevance by aligning ERG efforts to business priorities and using systems that translate activity into measurable results. This episode shows how ERGs can move from being viewed as support functions to being recognized as drivers of business performance.

April 28, 2026Episode 555 min

How ERGs Can Drive Social Good by Driving Business Impact with David Casey

Many inclusion efforts lose funding and executive attention because they fail to demonstrate measurable impact on revenue, cost, or market performance. David Casey, former Chief Diversity Officer at CVS Health, brings over 25 years of experience scaling ERGs into enterprise-wide drivers of business results. He outlines a shift from internal activity to using ERGs as sources of market insight that improve product performance, customer relevance, and competitive positioning. This episode reframes ERGs from support structures into strategic assets that directly influence how the business grows and wins.

April 21, 2026Episode 447 min

Driving Measurable Business Impact from ERG Work with Jim Morris

Most ERGs fail to secure sustained funding and executive attention because their work is not tied to revenue, cost reduction, or measurable business outcomes. Jim Morris, CEO of Jim Morris Consulting, advises Fortune 500 leaders on aligning inclusion efforts with business execution and performance. He outlines a shift from activity-based work to using ERGs as sources of market insight and innovation that drive growth, improve decision-making, and enhance operational efficiency. This episode reframes ERGs from internal support groups into business drivers that influence how the organization competes and performs.

April 14, 2026Episode 350 min

How ERGs Can Regain Their Power with Janice Brathwaite

Many ERGs struggle to gain the executive support and permission they believe they need to deliver meaningful, high-impact results. Janice Brathwaite, a leader from the original Black Caucus Group at Xerox in the 1960s, brings firsthand experience from the earliest days of ERG predecessors. She explains how these groups built real power and influence without budgets or formal authority by acting with courage, using available resources, and applying personal agency to address business-critical issues. This episode shows how to stop waiting for permission and start using the power you already have to drive results that get executive attention.