Chong Bennett Email & Phone Number

Beverly Hills, California, Us

Partner with business and HR leaders across Live Nation Entertainment divisions to provide diversity & inclusion education, training and day-to-day diversity & inclusion support. Conducted enterprise-wide Diversity & Inclusion Risk Assessment. Facilitate sessions on inclusive recruiting, selection, interviewing and hiring and diversity & inclusion foundational topics. Piloted successful women's leadership development accelerator program. Manage Live Nation's Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index Survey submission. Designed and implemented Live Nation's diversity sourcing & inclusive hiring initiatives and stood up company's first diversity sourcing team. Established partnerships with diverse organizations and schools. Tested and implemented untapped diversity CRM for diversity conference recruiting activations and events. Provide training content and resources to support a culture of diversity, inclusion and growth.

Beverly Hills, California, Us

Lead the recruiting function for Live Nation Concerts, a division of Live Nation Entertainment; a certified Great Place to Work. Partner with leaders to support rapid growth, talent acquisition and leadership goals. Work closely with leaders and our HR team to continue to foster a healthy culture of belonging, development and growth. Responsible for driving recruitment and succession planning through a team of HR business partners, while developing and mentoring junior HR and recruiting team members. Passionate about creating a diverse culture. Launched and lead company's first Veteran Employee Resource Group, Hero Nation. Work with company ERG's and actively partner with diversity organizations, schools, Veterans and Veteran Service Organizations to increase engagement and hiring. Assist with employee relations issues as needed.

Beverly Hills, California, Us

Support House of Blues Entertainment, Live Nation's Clubs & Theaters Division, in meeting rapid growth goals by working closely with the Division President and VP of HR to build a healthy recruiting function and culture. Partner with Business Leaders to develop an understanding of the hiring nuances of the business. Full life cycle recruiting for corporate and field leadership positions, while supporting team that handles entry to director level corporate and venue positions nationwide. Provide support and education to national HR team and work closely across company divisions with recruiting and HR leaders. Lead and develop Recruiting Specialist, Coordinator and other junior team members. Though Live Nation is already certified as a Great Place to Work, I focus on leading a team to provide a best in class experience that well establishes House of Blues Clubs & Theaters as a top employer of choice.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Assisted Dignity and Power Now to recruit and hire a VP of Programs. Dignity and Power Now (DPN) is a Los Angeles based grassroots organization founded in 2012 that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. Our mission is to build a Black and Brown led abolitionist movement rooted in community power towards the goal of achieving transformative justice and healing justice for all incarcerated people, their families, and communities.Grounded in the principles of abolition, healing justice, and transformative justice, we have multiple programs centered around activism, health and wellness, and leadership building, including a coalition to end sheriff violence, a coalition to stop jail construction, an arts and wellness collective, a rapid response team of healers, a leadership institute for high school aged youth affected by incarceration, a leadership institute for people coming home from prison, a reentry program inside Soledad State Prison, and an influential media department. Immediate campaign focuses include establishing comprehensive and effective civilian oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and allocating the money from LA County’s 3.5 billion dollar jail plan into mental health diversion programs and community resources. Dignity and Power Now is founded and chaired by Black Lives Matter Cofounder Patrisse Khan-Cullors and is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Helped this mission driven farm to table, fast casual restaurant company create and build the recruiting brand and culture. Developed innovative and sustainable talent processes and tools to support recruiting across all positions and markets. Consulted with and influenced business leaders on recruiting practices that strengthened our recruiting culture and improved the candidate experience. Partnered with operations and company and community leaders to become an employer of choice and to support a rapidly growing organization.

New York, New York, Us

Regional Recruiting Manager. Staffed company's West Coast Regional office and built and led a team of Recruiters responsible for attracting, sourcing and hiring personal training and sales individuals. Expert relationship builder, recruiter and consultant responsible for hiring all corporate and field management professionals into the organization. Senior level HR team member on West Coast who supported HR, employee relations and talent needs at the corporate regional and club level, including new club opening hiring and career events, management and development of recruitment team and recruitment training and education to regional managers and executives. Super user tester for new ATS and HRIS platforms.

Calabasas Hills, Ca, Us