Sallyann is one of the 4% of women globally who has a patent pending method and algorithm (for measuring soft skills) as a sole inventor.
Sallyann holds degrees and certifications in Law, Organizational Behavior and Urban Planning. She speaks five languages and is a published author. Her education spans the globe from Harvard University to Franklin College to University of Toronto.
Sallyann spends her days obsessing about Gleac, her technology company, which measures and develops soft skills gaps for any job (current and future) in 10 minutes a day. GLEAC’s clients and partners include Prada, Accenture, Korn Ferry, Monster etc. Gleac has been chosen for Expo 2020 to upskill all Expo visitors for 3 months after leaving the Expo Future of Work Pavillion to ensure they are future ready for emerging jobs.
Sallyann is also the Founder of the Growing Leaders Foundation. In partnership with the UNDP, thousands of at-risk youths and adults annually benefit from her Foundation’s work delivering soft skills in the Caribbean Latin America and Mena region
She is currently based in the APAC region. Her Foundation has worked with many of the largest companies in the region from Mubadala, DP World, DU, Nestle, DLA Piper, PWC etc. In 2016, she served as the only female in C-suite position at Careem to help stabilize the workforce and shape its organizational culture. Careem was purchased by Uber for 3.1b in Jan 2020.
Sallyann is having the time of her life right now ensuring every human, regardless of their background and degree, will not only have an equitable seat at the job table, but can also invite someone to sit … 😉