Kassi Rushing builds places people want to work. She specializes in connecting the people, processes and resources necessary to make culture a company’s competitive advantage. Since 2002, Kassi has been bridging the strategies between business and people, transforming workplace culture, building high performing teams, developing leaders and leadership pipelines with future ready skills, designing intentional employee experiences, improving female talent experiences and pipelines, and crafting communication strategy to accelerate organizational success.
Kassi previously served as the director of people growth and engagement for HORNE LLP and as a corporate communicator at Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in communication with an emphasis in public relations from Mississippi State University and her Master of Science in corporate communication and public relations from Mississippi College. She holds her Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from the Yale School of Management.
Kassi has worked with company’s like KPMG, Lowe’s, The Dollar Tree, and many more, in transforming their organizations for the future of work. Kassi is a working mom and owner of Kassi Rushing Consulting. She is the Vice President of Organizational Strategy & Employee Experience at Blue Hen, a consulting collaborative dedicated to organizational development and health. She is also a strategic partner, facilitator and designated Thought Leader at the Business Learning Institute, a division of the AICPA. You can follow her on Instagram at @momsmakegreatleaders.
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Testimonials for Kassi Rushing:
- Kassi is now one of our top thought leaders at the Business Learning Institute doing training, consulting and strategic planning. Kassi has a background in public relations and communication which gives her superpowers with strategy, culture, and people. She has some great programs in receiving and giving feedback, employee engagement, and leadership. Kassi’s experience in a top 50 firm along with her background and expertise is a great addition to the BLI team and I enjoy working with her in our strategic planning practice at BLI. – Tom Hood, CPA,CGMA,CITP – EVP Business Engagement & Growth, AICPA-CIMA
- I’ve had the good fortune to work with Kassi on multiple projects over the last several years, and also during her prior career as a Director of People, Growth & Engagement. From my experience with Kassi, it is clear that she is genuine, supportive, and deeply cares about the accounting profession, but more importantly, deeply cares about the people in it. – Jim Wallace, CPA – Chief Executive Officer, BPM
- I highly recommend Kassi as a speaker for any event. She skillfully tailored her session ‘The Behaviors of Inclusive Leadership’ to our specific needs and conference themes, drawing on her personal experiences to deliver a presentation that resonated well with our group. Her insights on inclusive leadership behaviors were not only practical but equipped our leaders with actionable tools and ideas to implement immediately with their teams. Kassi was an active collaborator in our planning to ensure we achieved our goals and made the process both enjoyable and effective. – Becca Babcock, CPA – Assurance & Tax Learning Leader, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC