Liz Cruz
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Studied at Leadership Tomorrow
Works at Queer Leadership Lab
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Work Experience
Co-Founder
Queer Leadership Lab
January 2024 - Present
The Queer Leadership Lab is a collaborative space to disrupt, innovate, and transform our leadership. In the Lab, we challenge the status quo, weaving threads of racial and gender justice, liberation, and radical love into the fabric of our work. It's a dynamic environment where innovation and profound connection thrive, nurturing a community dedicated to queering leadership. Through coaching, workshops, and the exploration of new ideas, we invite folks to join us in creating a future where leadership is diverse, equitable, and unapologetically queer. Please join our mailing list for updates and invitations! https://www.queerleadershiplab.com/
Founder, Principal Consultant
Liz Cruz Consulting
March 2018 - Present
Coaching for Queer (LGBTQIA+) Leaders: If you identify as LBGTQIA+, and are leading anything, I want to help you access radical authenticity & leadership confidence. I offer 1:1, group, and executive coaching for Queer leaders in any sector. Want to get a feel for what I do? Grab my (free) resource on Queer Leadership Confidence here: https://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/queer-leadership-confidence-resource
Senior Business Partner
Amazon
May 2017 - June 2021
Serve as a program owner of leadership development programs for high-potential emerging and senior leaders. • Raised top talent retention and promotion by creating an accelerated development program for high-potential talent • Led the development of internal coaching service to support employee career development and engagement • Proactively cultivated organizational effectiveness throughout my client group by facilitating the organizational design and team effectiveness working sessions for VP-level groups.
Learning Manager
Amazon
December 2014 - May 2017
Designed and managed learning solutions, from initial needs analysis through implementation, for all levels of store employees. • Played a key role in coordinating, organizing, and managing team members for a new store launch training program for Amazon Books. • Led content creation and updates while managing overlapping store launch training cycles and conducting rapid program iterations to facilitate continuous improvement. • Spearheaded initiatives to create a scalable onboarding process, technical and soft-skill training for Amazon’s physical retail start-up projects.
Executive Producer
Lily Divine Productions
March 2011 - August 2017
Led a grassroots non-profit production company, producing queer performance to support a vibrant and prosperous queer community. • Raised funds for organizations serving our community, donating over $20K to these organizations. • Led the all-volunteer team to produce monthly shows and special events; Increased attendance year-over-year while reducing expenses 30% by creating and developing all marketing materials for house productions. • Provided full-lifecycle project management, taking the event from conception to completion while delivering crisis management during events and foreshadowing potential problems to eliminate before the event.
Education
Leadership Tomorrow
Flagship Program Graduate
2023 - 2024
Mills College
Bachelor's of Arts in Dance
2001 - 2005
Grade: 3.64 with Honors Activities and societies: President, Mills College Dance Collective 2001-2005. Member, Mills College Repertory Dance Company, 2001-2004. Prior to being acquired in 2022, Mills College was a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts women’s college. Ranked one of the top colleges in the west by US News & World Report, selected by The NY Times as one of three outstanding California colleges. The dance department at Mills was legendary; one of the longest-running collegiate dance programs, a significant contributor to to the development of American modern dance, postmodern dance and current practices in movement arts.
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