Gayle Guest-Brown is the founder and CEO of Guest Brown Impact (GBI) an award winning leadership development firm created to support women of color and businesses to overcome challenges to leadership and equity in the workplace.
GBI service offerings include:
- Executive Leadership Coaching: Gayle is an award-winning professional, credentialed Coach (PCC), with a racial and gender equity lens, empowering leaders to access their strengths, connect to their value, reach their best solutions, or overcome bias through one-on-one customized leadership coaching.
- Leadership Development and Speaking: Custom leadership development contracts and Leadership retreats are tailored for your needs. Gayle’s inspired audiences at Apple, Dell Technologies, Black Enterprise, Vaniam, SMUD- Exec. Team, and UC Davis-Race Matters Series and more.
Gayle holds an MBA, coaching credentials as well as certifications in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion from Cornell University, Prosci Change Management and Gallup Strengths Coaching.
She has 20+ years of leadership at global Fortune 40 companies, successfully motivating people and maximizing project potential in Corporate, Technology, Non-Profit, Faith, and Higher Education industries
Gayle’s value for justice and equity fuels her community service work as a certified Safe Black Space Facilitator. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors at the Capitol Black Chamber of Commerce.
Gayle is the author of Girl Get it Right! An I.M.P.A.C.T. guide to creating the life and work you dream of.
Gayle’s been honored with Sac Business Journal’s 2023 Champion of Diversity Award and 2019 Women Who Mean Business Award. Gayle is also a past receipt of the Exceptional Women of Color Award, Sac Cultural Hub.