ABOUT Harry & Rita

Kevin Thompson , MPA is Harry Humorous

Kevin Thompson (Harry Humorous) is the managing principal of Inspired Communication LLC, a Human Resource consulting firm headquartered in Keyport, NJ.

Kevin is an author and eight time award winning professional speaker honored by an international organization. He is passionate about helping people just like you unleash their hidden greatness, develop their gifts, talents and use them to be successful at work.

A Six Sigma Black Belt in Process Improvement, Graduate of Rutgers University with a Masters in Public Administration and an undergraduate degree from Tufts University, he was inducted into the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration.

As a consultant and trainer Kevin has trained and coached scores of business professionals from executive to entry level staffing in: Customer Service, Project Management, Executive Strategic Coaching, Networking, Recruiting and Interview strategies, Career Transition Coaching.

Kevin has facilitated trainings on the following topics:

  • Project Management (Successfully Meeting All Priorities)
  • Interview and Networking Skills (Mastering the Art of Selling Yourself)
  • Confidentiality (ICEing Your Communication with Integrity, Confidence & Empowerment)
  • Diversity Training
  • Time Management
  • Stress and Emotions in the workplace
  • Dressing for Success and Business Etiquette.

A sample of the organizations Kevin has worked with:

  • Atlantic Human Resources, Inc. (Atlantic City, NJ)
  • Caring Communications, LLC (Maplewood, NJ)
  • City University of New York Central Office (New York, NY)
  • College of Staten Island (Staten Island, NY)
  • Medco Health Solutions (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
  • Merck & Co. Inc. (Rahway, NJ)
  • New Jersey Community Action Association (Trenton, NJ)
  • Prevent Child Abuse NJ (New Brunswick, NJ)
  • Professional Services Group (Dover, NJ)
  • Professional Services Group (New Brunswick, NJ)

A Humorous Speech contest winner for two consecutive years competing against 254 Toastmasters Clubs in New York and New Jersey, Kevin knows how to craft a message that will engage the audience with impact and humor.

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Leisa Douglas, MA is Rita Reality

Leisa Douglas (Rita Reality) is the managing principal of The Douglas Group, a Human Resource consulting firm headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

As a Human Resource consultant, professional speaker trainer, career coach, and life coach, Leisa assists businesses with a variety of Human Resource related needs. Leisa assists her clients on: Recruiting and Interview strategies, Exit Interviews and other Human Resource related matters such as employee handbooks and diversity surveys. Leisa also helps individuals with finding the right careers to help them step into their greatness by offering coaching in the following areas:

Career, Transition & Executive Coaching returning to the workplace, Life coaching for individuals wanting to stretch into their purpose, building self-esteem and confidence to achieve their highest potential.

As a consultant, Leisa facilitates numerous trainings: Diversity Training, Time Management, Stress and Emotions in the workplace. Also, Human Resource related topics:

Dressing for Success and Business Etiquette, How to find the right career and Job Readiness. Leisa conducts workshops for non profits ranging from Stretching into your purpose, Survival Skills for single parents, divorced women as well as displaced workers. Throughout her career she’s helped organizations in the development and implementation of strategic human resources initiatives. Some of these organizations include:

  • Butler and Associates (Baltimore, MD)
  • Anti Defamation League (New York)
  • Wal-Mart (St. Louis, Illinois Region)
  • SSP-BPI (St. Louis, MO)
  • Maritz Inc (St. Louis, MO)
  • Diversity Awareness Partnership (St. Louis, MO)
  • NCCJ (St. Louis, MO)
  • Edward Jones - Diversity Awareness Program (St. Louis, MO)
  • Lethia Owens International (St. Louis, MO)
  • People Resources (St. Louis, MO)
  • Macklin Hauling and Construction (St. Louis, MO)
  • RKD Group (St. Louis, MO) - Diversity survey Thompson and Colburn
  • Butler and Associates, CSI (Baltimore, MD)
  • Hickey Business School (St. Louis, MO)
  • Williamson Financial (St. Louis, MO)
  • Hudson Management Services (Chesterfield, MO)

These initiatives have ranged from developing employee handbooks, Diversity Training, and Diversity surveys. Exit Interviews, Facilitation of Time management, Handling Stress and Emotion in the workplace, Training and awareness of sexual harassment the prevention training and investigation, The development and implementation of Career Coaching and Life Coaching strategies for individuals, The management and development of recruiting process to improve recruiting initiatives in the areas of Diversity and Inclusion and employee retention.
Community Involvement

Leisa is an active member of the POW- Professional Organization of African American Women Serves as an active member of NAAAHR- National African Americans in Human Resources: She serves on the Urban League employment committee. Is a member of WILA-Women in Leadership, and Toastmasters. Leisa is currently pursuing her SPHR and her master’s level coaching certification.

Education

Leisa received her M.A. Human Resources Management, from Lindenwood University and her B.A. in Communications, Minor: Marketing from University of Missouri Kansas City where she researched and received several scholarships. Leisa also completed the CORO Women in Leadership course. She was also Featured as a St. Louis professional women in Who’s Who in Black St. Louis.