Trish has formed a partnership with Lucinda Kenning to launch a new consulting business, Holliday│Kenning, which provides leaders in the private and public sectors with an organizational playbook that focuses on growing leaders and driving performance. The Holliday│Kenning framework offers organizations and its leaders a Playbook with five distinct approaches (plays) that are critical for a winning workplace that attracts and retains top talent. The five key plays designed for cultural transformation are: Strategic Planning, Succession Readiness, Leadership Development, Organizational Accountability, and Change Navigation.
As the state of Tennessee’s first Chief Learning Officer, Trish was recognized by Governing Magazine as being instrumental in the successful transformation of the state workforce. She drove change through continuous improvement, leadership development and employee learning at the macro and micro levels. Trish designed the LEAD Tennessee program to create a sustainable platform for talent retention in government. She led strategic planning and talent development for state executives in all three branches of government.
As an award-winning leader, Trish was the cover feature in the 2019 March issue of the national Chief Learning Officer Magazine. She was named one of the 2019 Women of Influence by the Nashville Business Journal. Trish received the Warner W. Stockberger Achievement Award in honor of a lifetime of outstanding contributions toward the improvement of public human resources management by IPMAHR. She is an alum of Leadership Middle Tennessee and a Leadership Tennessee graduate, Class IV.
As an adjunct professor, Trish teaches undergraduates to doctoral students in areas like Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Human Resources Leadership and Management, and Personal Leadership Development. After receiving her Doctorate in Education, she wants to help students at all levels realize the importance of life-long learning.
Trish is a speaker at the local, national, and international level. She serves on various non-profit and academic boards and enjoys giving back to the community. Trish was a founding board member of the non-profit organization, Impact Nashville. As a Young Leader alum, she values paying it forward. Trish volunteers with the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence on the Board of Examiners.
From her days in the Appalachian missionary field through her work in government, she has found enormous joy in helping people become their best selves and organizations to reach optimal performance.