Speakers, Presenters & Moderators

PAULA M. FARMER

President, Core Value Leadership

Paula M. Farmer is the epitome of someone who loves people. More than 20 years ago, she answered the call to serve others through the lens of Human Resources (HR). Paula decided to trade a successful and fulfilling career in corporate to strategically go where she’s led. Whether it’s speaking at a church in South Africa or coaching a team of international leaders about the importance of cultural integrity, or teaching entrepreneurial leadership courses at an HBCU, Paula is fully committed to the Statement of Purpose of the company she founded twelve years ago. Core Value Leadership Consulting engages, empowers, influences, and impacts during every engagement. Our clients experience insightful wisdom, thoughtful execution, and brilliant strategies that disarm misleading paradigms which otherwise derail their people, processes, and profits. We don’t chase money; we chase purpose and teach others to do the same.

Prior to Core Value Leadership Consulting, Paula’s productive career in corporate included roles including but not limited to People Development Manager (Recruiting, Hiring, Retention), VP of HR (led and developed a team of HR professionals serving clients across several states), Training & Development Manager (creating curriculum for franchises on the east coast to maximize their use of technology to manage inventory and accurately price their services, and the role of Project Manager for one of the largest employers in the State of Tennessee.

Paula earned an associate’s degree in Technology from Nashville State, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Trevecca Nazarene University in Human Resource Management and Organizational Management, respectfully. She has many certifications from organizations such as SHRM, the American Association of Christian Counselors, Google, etc.

Paula is president of the Music City Toastmasters, vice chair of Women’s Leadership with Nashville CABLE, and is a member of Kiwanis, the Chamber of Commerce, the North Crest Hospital Foundation, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Mt. Zion Baptist Church Protocol Overseer, and has served as Conference Chair, Moderator, and Panelist for many conferences.

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