Carla Harris

Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success

Carla Harris speaks powerfully all over the globe about the proven strategies that have helped her get ahead on Wall Street. Now she will bring her inspiring energy, impressive business acumen and can’t-fail strategies to Staffing World. Join Harris for a unique opportunity to learn about the hard-won “pearls” that have fueled her success. These pearls of knowledge and experience can fuel your success as a growth-focused staffing professional—for the success you want now as well as how you envision your success in the future.

Harris will share these pearls with the goal of equipping you with the strategies and knowledge you need to maximize your chance for success in the seat you are in right now as well as reaching the seat you aspire to sit in. She will also discuss the power of perceptions in the workplace, the key relationships that you must have in order to ensure your success, and the power of authenticity and its role in becoming an even more powerful leader.

Harris has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America” as well as its Most Influential List, U.S. Bankers Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance, Black Enterprise’s Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business, and Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes, Fast Money, Barrons, and many other national business publications.

Harris is a senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley, having finished a 30+ year career as a vice chair and managing director. Throughout her career she has managed and executed billions of dollars of equity and equity-related transactions, including the IPOs of UPS, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, and the Immunex Corp. She also served as chair of the Morgan Stanley Foundation from 2005 to 2014 and sits on the boards of several community organizations.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from one of the most successful and motivating business minds, not only in corporate America, but the world over. The valuable takeaways Harris will deliver to Staffing World attendees include

1. Maximizing your influence and success in your current role while effectively working toward your next aspirational role
2. Confidently taking a seat at executive-level business tables, expecting to win, and deftly navigating obstacles
3. Leveraging the power of perception in the workplace to grow your visibility and influence