2022 Small Business University-Inclusion in the Workplace

As part of the Chamber’s annual strategic plan, we are investing in value-added training and programing for our members. The retaining of Courtnee Carrigan with Raising the Bar Performance Group, LLC is intended to provide  an interactive opportunity to discuss Diversity, Equality and Inclusion definitions, insights, and skills necessary to create an intentional workplace culture that emphasizes inclusion, belonging, leadership, and collaboration.

Courtnee Carrigan, CEO and Senior Consultant 
Courtnee is the Founder of Raising the Bar Performance Group (RTB). She brings 20 years’ experience as a nonprofit leader, executive trainer, and strategic facilitator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Courtnee combines innovative strategy with effective communication to advise clients in developing, designing, and implementing policies, practices, and approaches that result in inclusive and equitable workplaces.  
Ms. Carrigan is a recipient of the 2017 Columbus Business First Diversity in Business Award. She has been featured in Ohio Business, Columbus CEO Magazine, and Columbus Dispatch. Courtnee is also a graduate of Leadership Columbus, The Ohio Minority Supplier Diversity Council MBE Academy, and African American Leadership Academy.  
Courtnee serves on the Boards of WOSU and New Directions Career Center, Mount Carmel Health System Foundation, and is a member of Columbus Rotary Club, and the NAWBO Columbus Diversity Committee. The Supreme Court of Ohio has also appointed Ms. Carrigan as a member of the Commission on Professionalism, serving as a non-attorney member, for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2024.