Hybrid Professionals
In the Workforce
Hybrid professionals are hidden throughout the workforce—struggling to define what they really do and often using generic job titles that minimize their full selves.
They’re not generalists or experts.
They’re both/ands.
Watch my YouTube series “Becoming More Than Your Title” for live interviews with hybrid professionals sharing their work experiences and career journeys,
Dr. Harry Edwards: Professor Emeritus + sociologist + civil rights activist =Athlete Activist
From athlete to major icon in sports consulting (NFL, NBA, and MLB), Harry Edwards is an icon in athlete activism, and essentially “invented the modern system of player counseling and support.” He intertwined his identities of athlete, activist, and sociologist into one of the greatest activists of all time.
Davone Tines: Singer + Creator
Davone was set on the path to become a musician since his youth, and was accepted into Harvard and Juilliard to study. However, Davone is not an ordinary opera singer. It’s easy to say Davone is a specialist with a singular identity as a bass-baritone singer, but he’s much more than that title.
Tracey Pickett: Serial Entrepreneur + Attorney + Inventor + Speaker + Founder
Tracey Pickett is an inventor who combines her legal mind with founding companies that are culturally focused.
Julia Collins: Bioengineer + Entrepreneur + Foodie + Technologist= Climatarian
Julia Collins “was the first Black woman to have her company valued at over a billion dollars and become a unicorn in the tech industry” (Refinery29).