Inspiring Conversations with Dr. Ryan Warner of RC Warner Consulting

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Ryan Warner.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Before founding my company RC Warner Consulting, I began to realize that most people spend a large percentage of their life at work. However, I found through my personal and professional experiences that many organizations struggle with fostering a culture of inclusion within their workplace. In turn, this impacts performance, retention, and overall employee well-being. As a Black male psychologist, my passion related to diversity, leadership, and wellness fueled me to fill this gap and serve as an advocate and change agent to enhance workplace climate.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Throughout the past years, there have been a lot of successes but also some challenges. The most significant challenge that I have encountered as an entrepreneur is deciding which opportunities to take and which opportunities to turn down. At RC Warner Consulting we have been fortunate to work with small and large organizations across the globe. During these efforts, it is often challenging to identify when to take on new clients and when to recognize when client capacity is met. In the past, this has contributed to very long hours, extended work weeks, and sometimes additional stress. Therefore, we have the goal of expanding our staff in the future to best overcome these hurdles.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about RC Warner Consulting, LLC?
At RC Warner Consulting our mission is to assist teams with creating a culture of inclusion to maximize their potential. We strive to accelerate meaningful organizational change by producing measurable outcomes to promote sustainable growth. Using an innovative approach, our vision is to serve as a premiere, globally recognized consulting firm who assists small and large organizations with enhancing their workplace culture through leadership, diversity, and wellness. Unlike other companies, we specialize in taking a multi-dimensional approach to enhance organizational commitment and effectiveness. We understand that you cannot boost diversity within the workplace without also focusing on wellness and leadership enhancement; and vice-versa. Today, many organizations struggle with poor leadership, cultural discrimination, and low employee wellness. Today, we have been able to expand our reach to millions of people by offering a need that fills these specific gaps within the workplace. We also take pride in working with individuals to improve their psychological resilience, cultural awareness, and leadership abilities so that they can make changes within their communities and organizations.

If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
As a child, I was always interested in sports. I enjoyed playing basketball, football, and running track. Prior to attending college I initially thought I wanted to be a physical therapist due to my interests in athletics, health, and helping others. During my undergraduate experience, I served as a part-time physical therapist technician. My job was to support the physical therapists with improving the functioning of patients who experienced various mobility challenges. During my time in this role, I noticed that many of my patients began divulging information about their lives and personal challenges that they had gone through. My patients would vent to me about their relationship issues, work troubles, and emotional concerns and I would just listen to their stories. At the end of our sessions, many individuals conveyed to me that I would make a great psychologist due to my strong interpersonal skills and ability to empathize. Ultimately, following my undergraduate experience, I immediately sought to obtain my master’s and PhD in the field of psychology, and the rest is history!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.rcwarnerconsulting.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drryancwarner/?hl=en
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancwarner/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/drryancwarner
• Other: https://youtu.be/TaHlKQNYx9g