Adrienne A. Taylor-Parham

About Adrienne A. Taylor-Parham

Hi! I\'m Adrienne, an HR Rockstar, Entrepreneur, Total Rewards & Talent Strategist, Futurist, Compassionate Listener, Encouraging Cheerleader, and Growth Advocate. I want to positively impact the world, promote a real cause, and have a sense of accomplishment, bringing out the best in people and helping them to reach their full potential. I am a high-energy, results-driven, proud marine veteran passionate about “leadership development” and the \"total employee experience.\" I have a customer-centric and caring focus and lead by example with personal qualities of integrity, trust, accountability, courage, and grit. I am relentlessly committed to the corporate mission, vision, values, purpose, and strategic plan and enjoy bringing diverse groups together to collaborate in work that creates \"impossible possibilities.\" I have an extensive background in driving organizational success by streamlining HR operations, developing fair & equitable programs, and administering value-added services. As a result, I successfully build key strategic partnerships and propel overall performance. HR programs include executing short & long-range plans, the total rewards, talent strategy and compensation philosophy, the \"total employee experience,\" HRIS design, implementation, & integration, data analytics & visualization, recruitment & retention, organizational development, training, wellness, financial fitness, and work-life balance. I stay productive & creative and am a good steward in curtailing costs, working smarter, automating system efficiencies, and using a process-driven model of continuous improvement. I\'m a hands-on, proactive leader who fosters meaningful relationships with employees, management, executives, and customers, boosts productivity, and maximizes employee satisfaction and engagement. I am a visionary with exceptional business acumen. I focus on measurable, sustainable process improvement, empower diversified, high-performance work teams, effectively communicate, and provide counsel, recommendations, best practices, and trusted advice.I am a forward-thinking HR professional, Subject Matter Expert (SME), and thought leader. I oversee people connections, leadership & career development, and HR solutions to deliver innovative HR strategies to support corporate strategic goals & objectives and scale growth initiatives to create internal career promotion opportunities!This narrative represents a brief snapshot of who I am at the core, embodies the roles and experiences in my life journey, and has allowed me to become the effective leader I am today.

Experience

1. Co-founder & President

   River City Bbq Llc

   Apr 2022 — Present · Richmond, VA, US

   Creating smiles and building an RCB community of bbq enthusiasts that love authentic smoked meats cooked low and slow over oak and hickory wood. We make all your bbq dreams come true from our kitchen to your table. Serving great food, in a family friendly and fun environment, as we gather to share stories, smile, and fellowship with one another. Remember, life is always better with River City BBQ!

Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Business

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Human Resources & Industrial Relations

  1996 — 2001

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance- Risk & Insurance

  1996 — 2001

Skills

• Benefits Administration
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Employee Engagement
• Labor Relations
• Total Rewards Strategies
• Leadership
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Talent Management
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Human Resources
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Payroll
• Compensation & Benefits
• Employee Benefits
• Strategy
• HR Consulting
• Management
• Recruiting
• Fmla
• Leadership Development
• Process Improvement
• Deferred Compensation
• Compensation
• Vendor Management
• Organizational Development
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Performance Appraisal
• Change Management
• Workforce Planning
• Training
• Peoplesoft
• Coaching
• Talent Acquisition