Lydia Epps

About Lydia Epps

Lydia is a Leadership Coach and Consultant, Strategic HR Advisor and organizational change agent with over two decades of experience transforming corporate, nonprofit and public sector organizations. Her career spans Fortune 500 companies and mission-driven institutions, where she has empowered leaders to build adaptive, people-first cultures that thrive amid technological disruption and economic uncertainty. As founder of Millennium Leadership Development Consultants, Lydia partners with C-suite executives and leaders on change leadership, workforce alignment, and future-ready talent strategies. She is a trusted advisor at the intersection of human capital and digital innovation—known for helping organizations scale leadership pipelines, structure for agility, and design inclusive ecosystems that reflect the evolving world of work. Lydia’s approach is grounded in systems thinking, human/technology-centered design, and the belief that sustainable success requires continuous investment in leadership and team development as well as life long learning. At ADP and Starbucks, she led initiatives that anticipated workforce shifts, expanded talent capabilities across geographies and fortified succession planning during periods of rapid growth and change. With the global workplace reshaped by AI, remote/hybrid work, and generational shifts, Lydia brings a future-forward lens to coaching/consulting. Her practice integrates resources such as MBTI methodology, emotional intelligence and performance strategy to help leaders and teams navigate ambiguity, drive performance and cultivate cultures of learning and authenticity.

Experience

1. CEO Trust Advisor

   Ceo Trust

   Apr 2019 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Advisor for an association of CEOs that includes new CEOs to experienced board directors, every company size and ownership model: public, private and entrepreneurial. The CEO Trust is where CEOs come together to help each other in ways only they can, with camaraderie, counsel and referrals. Trustees (members) share important values in common, which, because subscribed by all, create a warm, supportive environment.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business

Skills

• Hris
• HR Policies
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Talent Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• Deferred Compensation
• Recruiting
• College Recruiting
• Employer Branding
• Succession Planning
• Technical Recruiting
• Labor Relations
• Organizational Effectiveness
• HR Consulting
• Workforce Planning
• Organizational Design
• Benefits Administration
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Employee Benefits
• Strategic HR
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Personnel Management
• Internet Recruiting
• Interviews
• HR Transformation
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Human Resources
• Onboarding
• Employee Relations
• Employee Engagement