Joyel Crawford

Joyel Crawford began her professional career 20 years ago. She delivers the following programs for BRODY: Business Storytelling, Winning Negotiation, and Business Etiquette. When she’s not training, Joyel pursues her other passion as a professional actress and singer/songwriter.

Other Business Experience:

Prior to Joy’s consulting career, she supported professionals within all functional groups at Verizon Wireless for 18 years. Throughout her career she worked in Employee Relations, EEO/AA/Employee Relations, Staffing, Professional Mentoring and Learning & Development Training.

Leadership and Career Development were a golden thread that she followed throughout her successful career at this Fortune 500 Company. She was a Manager of Management and Employee Development in charge of the Leadership Development programs for 30K employees.

In her last role at Verizon, Joy supervised a team of trainers that trained the Customer Service organization that handled 60% of the company’s call volume — meaning they helped support and retain customers that generated the business $91.7B in revenue.

Training Experience

Joyel has delivered in-person training sessions for clients in several industries. Examples include:

  • Verizon
  • Nautica
  • Affiliated Managers Group
  • 4moms
  • Juniper Networks
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • Pelican Products
  • Invista
  • Hospital Corporation of America
  • Traxxas
  • CenterPoint Energy
  • Lincoln National Corporation
  • Raley’s Supermarkets
  • Firstsource
  • Xilinx
  • Roark Capital Group
  • FirstEnergy Corporation
  • Fred Meyer
  • Lee Enterprises
  • Chesapeake Energy
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation
  • Eversource Energy
  • Commercial Metals Company
  • Renco Group
  • Jack in the Box
  • Cimarex Energy
  • Bigelow Tea Company
  • Home Shopping Network
  • CiCi’s Pizza
  • Brown-Forman
  • Cracker Barrel
  • Starbucks
  • Dorm Company Corporation

Education, Credentials & Awards

  • Graduate, Cum Laude, Elon University, with a Psychology degree as an Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellow.
  • MBA, Fairleigh Dickinson University, with a concentration in Management.
  • Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC)
  • Holds PHR and SHRM-CP certifications
  • Certified in DISC
  • Certifications in Birkman and Life Coaching

How Would You Describe Your Training Style?

“Engaging and a ‘Joy’ in the classroom (Yeah, I said it)”

What Do You Like Most About Training?

“The Ah Ha Moment – when people get a new concept.”