Why and How to Get Certified

May 12 | 1 to 2 pm EST | Virtual Session

Have you been on the fence about jumping into the Certification pool? Hear from our guest speakers Kym Ali, founder and CEO of Kym Ali Consulting, and Stephanie Ranno, Director of Growth at FlexProfessionals, on why it’s important for them to be WBENC-Certified and what tips they wish they knew prior to starting the process. Walk away feeling confident that Certification is right for your business.

This special edition of Why and How to Get Certified, moderated by Rochelle Cooper, CEO of Cooper Management Consulting, is designed to walk you through the Certification process, answer your questions, and show you firsthand why Certification with WBEC NY DMV is one of the most powerful steps you can take for your business.

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Kym Ali is the Founder and CEO of Kym Ali Consulting, a boutique AI consulting firm specializing in AI strategy and leadership development for federal and commercial organizations. With over 20 years of experience in regulated industries and a background spanning clinical nursing, federal contracting, and international business across 69 countries, Kym brings a unique perspective to AI adoption and workforce transformation. 

Her work includes deploying AI digital humans as employee augmentation tools for enterprise clients, helping organizations scale expertise without scaling headcount. She is MIT AI Strategy trained, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and a Fox 5 DC workplace expert. Her audit-first methodology has earned 100% satisfaction ratings from corporate engagements, and she has served over 10,000 clients across corporate, federal, and international markets. 

Kym is passionate about helping organizations implement AI strategically, without burning out the people who make the mission possible.

Stephanie Ranno brings more than 20 years of experience in staffing and recruiting, helping organizations of all sizes and in all industries build high-performing teams. She has worked with clients in financial services, associations & nonprofits, government consulting, and architecture, construction, and engineering to connect them with exceptional talent.   

In her role as Director of Growth, Stephanie partners with FlexProfessionals’ DC and Boston teams to expand the firm’s mid-market presence and bring our services to new metro areas. She focuses on opening new pathways for businesses to access flexible, top-tier talent in accounting, finance, HR, administration, operations, and marketing.  

Stephanie is committed to showing employers how flexible work models can give organizations a competitive edge while creating meaningful career opportunities for professionals.

Beyond her client work, Stephanie is a frequent speaker and writer on topics including workforce trends, talent acquisition, neurodiversity, and inclusion. Inspired by her own family, she has a special interest in advancing neurodiversity in the workplace and creating a future of meaningful work for all. 

Rochelle is a passionate talent leader and CEO/Founder of Cooper Management, an Executive Coaching and Assessment Firm, providing high-impact coaching, team-building and advising, to enable leaders and teams to achieve visible success in their roles. Programs her firm has created have been shown to increase high potential senior leader probability of promotion 2.5 times more than peers and to have a 93% likelihood of getting a bigger and broader role. Rochelle has been advising and coaching highly talented leaders for over 23 years and specializes in propelling them to the most senior levels of their organizations through individual and peer coaching programs, and tailored leadership workshops. She has created many Women’s Leadership Elevation programs and leads and directs several Coaching Programs to increase representation of women and diverse leaders in executive roles at their companies and to broaden their impact.

Dr. Cooper has held positions at JPMorganChase, in Organizational Development, at Merrill Lynch in Talent Management and Bell Labs, where she was an Assessment Center Expert on measuring
leadership potential. For the last fifteen years, Rochelle has been on faculty at Hofstra University’s School of Business, where she teaches Executive Leadership Skills in the Executive MBA and traditional MBA programs. She has taught many courses for Columbia Business School, including Women in Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Influencing Stakeholders and Leading Teams.