Ruth Kalu

Director, Operations and Women Initiatives at HarryCares Foundation
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(386) 825-5501
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Nigeria, NG
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Igbo Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Hausa Full professional proficiency
  • Pidgin Professional working proficiency

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  • The Three Pillars of Effective Communication
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  • Innovative Customer Service Techniques
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  • Performance Management: Improving Employee Performance
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  • Quality Standards in Customer Service
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  • The 10 Pillars of Customer Experience
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  • Using Assessments to Hire Customer Service Reps
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  • Using Customer Surveys to Improve Service
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  • What Business Leaders Need to Know about Web3 (+ Metaverse)
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  • Aligning Customer Experience with Company Culture
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  • Becoming a Thought Leader
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  • Design Thinking: Testing and Refining
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  • Executive Leadership
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    - Nov, 2024
  • Journey Mapping: Case Study in Action
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    - Nov, 2024
  • Leadership through Feedback
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    - Nov, 2024
  • Leading and Working in Teams
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    - Nov, 2024
  • Successful Goal Setting
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  • Transitioning from Manager to Leader
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  • Be the Manager People Won't Leave
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  • Boost Emotional Intelligence with Mindfulness
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  • Change Management Tips for Leaders
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  • Coaching and Developing Employees
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  • Creating a Culture of Service
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  • Customer Experience: Creating Customer Personas
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  • Customer Experience: Journey Mapping
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  • Customer Service Leadership (2017)
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  • Develop Your Personal Brand in Tech with LinkedIn
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  • Developing a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program
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  • Improving Your Leadership Communications
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  • Inclusive Leadership
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  • Leading Your Org on a Journey of Allyship
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  • Learning Personal Branding
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  • Project Management Skills for Leaders
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  • Root Cause Analysis: Getting to the Root of Business Problems
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  • Success Strategies for Women in the Workplace
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  • Team Collaboration in Microsoft 365
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  • How to Build Credibility as a Leader
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  • Human Resources: Managing Employee Problems
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  • Mastering Communications as a Leader
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  • A Design Thinking Approach to Putting the Customer First
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  • Articulating Your Value
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  • Creating a Positive Customer Experience
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  • Customer Experience Leadership
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  • Design Thinking: Customer Experience
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  • Executive Presence: Tips for Women
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  • Human Resources in the On-Demand Economy
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    Nov, 2021
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  • Leading a Customer-Centric Culture
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  • Managing Customer Expectations for Managers
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  • Managing a Customer Contact Center
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  • Managing a Customer Service Team
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  • Six Sigma Foundations
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  • Six Sigma: Black Belt
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  • Transitioning from Technical Professional to Manager
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  • Understanding Business
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  • Cultivating a Growth Mindset
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  • Customer Retention
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  • Developing a Fundraising Video for Nonprofits
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  • Driving Measurable, Sustainable Change
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  • Employer Branding to Attract Talent
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  • HR as a Business Partner
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  • How to Become a Thought Leader and Advance Your Career
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  • Operational Excellence Foundations
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  • The Art of Connection: 7 Relationship-Building Skills Every Leader Needs Now (getAbstract Summary)
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  • Strategic Thinking
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  • Unconscious Bias
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  • Become a Better Coach for Your Team
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  • Building Resilience
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  • Persuasive Coaching
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  • Creativity at Work: A Short Course from Seth Godin
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  • Managing Teams
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  • Strategies for Effective Leadership Teams
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  • Communicating in the Language of Leadership
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  • Customer Service: Handling Abusive Customers
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  • Customer Service: Knowledge Management
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  • Human Resources Foundations
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    - Nov, 2024
  • Leading a Customer Service Team
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  • Service Innovation
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  • Serving Customers in a Continuously Changing World
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    - Nov, 2024
  • SharePoint for Enterprise: Data Management
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    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Speaking Confidently and Effectively
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    - Nov, 2024
  • Talent Management
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    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do (getAbstract Summary)
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    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
    LinkedIn
    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • The Step-by-Step Guide to Building your Thought Leadership on LinkedIn
    LinkedIn
    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certification Prep: Professional in Human Resources (PHR)®
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    May, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Communicating Across Cultures
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    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Canada
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director, Operations and Women Initiatives
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      Creating a platform for Women and Girls to thrive:Leading and overseeing the HCF Operations and Women Initiative supporting International Womens Day signature events & Campaign including the mentorship of young girls and the SuperMon Project that creates a platform for women to educate themselves about self development.

    • Manager Outreach and Women Empowerment
      • Jan 2017 - Feb 2023

      HarryCares Foundation operates as a non-for-profit organization in Canada and Nigeria for the purpose of community building, youth outreach, and empowerment and to implement meaningful social impact on communities and people in need.HarryCares Foundation has reached over 9000 youth and community members. The Foundation has distributed thousands of books to young kids to help build literacy skills as well as helping to resurface street courts for basketball for youth to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle ,and has also managed women and girls program, annual Christmas events, multiple basketball camps, tournaments, life skills clinics and mentorship programs. Show less

    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Customer Service Team Lead
      • Jul 2017 - Present

      Experienced Team Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), People Management, Training, and Contact Centres. Strong operations professional with a master’s degree in mass communication from Bayero University, Kano. Bringing almost Twelve years administrative and customer service experience, plus advanced skills in database management. Experienced Team Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), People Management, Training, and Contact Centres. Strong operations professional with a master’s degree in mass communication from Bayero University, Kano. Bringing almost Twelve years administrative and customer service experience, plus advanced skills in database management.

    • Nigeria
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Team Lead Contact Centre Operations
      • Oct 2012 - Jul 2017

      Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited) Team Leader Call Centre Operations, Customer Care Division October 2012. Certificate of excellent performance (Best Customer care executive) June 2011.; Coach and mentor agents to improve and develop abilities Conduct quality monitoring and identify improvement areas Provide feedback and training opportunities for agents including on-the-job training Conduct one-on-one performance evaluations and implement corrective action procedures when required Prepare a professional development plan for each agent Provide ongoing communications to agents Recognize and reward progress Foster an open and positive work environment Serve as a support figure; listen and be compassionate to the difficulties of the agent’s job Etisalat (Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited) Customer service Executive, 2012 –July 2017. Show less

    • Nigeria
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Customer Care Executive
      • Aug 2009 - Jul 2012

    • Modern Trade Merchandiser
      • Apr 2008 - Sep 2009

      working with head of top shops in Kano (Sahad Stores, country mall and jifartu stores) in order to increase sales across all selling key units. To dominate in terms of shelve presence in the shop. There by ensuring visibility and availability in shop and having adequate stocks in the warehouse. Major achievements within 6(six months) as a modern trade merchandiser, exceeded my target in share of shelve and share of Market. Sold over 16,746,440 naira for sahad stores only. working with head of top shops in Kano (Sahad Stores, country mall and jifartu stores) in order to increase sales across all selling key units. To dominate in terms of shelve presence in the shop. There by ensuring visibility and availability in shop and having adequate stocks in the warehouse. Major achievements within 6(six months) as a modern trade merchandiser, exceeded my target in share of shelve and share of Market. Sold over 16,746,440 naira for sahad stores only.

    • Advertising Services
    • Tequilla
      • 2007 - 2009

    • Market Merchandiser
      • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

      Tequila Nigeria Key accounts for Unilever Nigeria (Merchandiser, Field Professional)

Education

  • Bayero University, Kano
    Master's degree, Communication Studies
    2018 - 2019
  • Bayero University, Kano
    Post Graduate Diploma, Mass Communication
  • Bayero University
    Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Applied Biology
  • Northern Business school Kano

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