WFLA Remarkable Women finalist Dhomonique Murphy: a woman in tech, helping employees reach their full potential
Hundreds of nominations poured into our newsroom, highlighting extraordinary women in our area who have changed their communities. Dhomonique Murphy was one of those top nominations.
The purpose behind Murphy's company came after hitting a roadblock in her career.
'I would find myself wanting to advance, but not being seen the right way by the company,' Murphy said. 'In fact, it was a demotion of mine in one company, because they were not able to leverage or see my skill set.'
She spent more than twenty years in the television business before moving into the tech space. That's when SkillSprint — formerly InclusiSync — was born.
'It's about helping people who are in roles, who are diamonds in the rough but are not seen by the company,' she said. 'We have people in companies who are either hidden talent, are in misaligned roles, are not growing the right way, and companies saying, 'Why are my people not growing… why is productivity low… why are we not at the top?''
Since its inception two years ago, she's helped companies nationwide solve their issues with workforce agility. According to a Gallup report, that's a problem costing the global economy $8.8 trillion in lost productivity. That's approximately 9% of the world's GDP.
'It wasn't just my problem,' she added. 'It's the problem of millions of people in the USA and across the globe. So I thought, we had to solve this.'
So through SkillSprint, she created a solution for both companies and employees. It offers cutting-edge technology and assessments, encouraging the workforce to reach their full potential.
Murphy and her team travel across the country to help Fortune 500 companies re-develop skills and ensure no employee is left behind.
'[For example] when you have a zoom call, we're able to see how often you're actually contributing on those zoom calls,' she explained. 'We're now able to objectively, for the first time say, 'You know what? You're doing an amazing job and company, here's the data to prove it.' For the first time ever, we have created a solution that's not based in subjectivity… it's all objective. So we're focused on data, technology, and people.'
That work has earned SkillSpring the title of top female-owned business in the country by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council in Florida (WBENC). Murphy has also been featured in magazines and developed a foundation that donated over 500,000 books to children in urban areas.
Her latest accolade is being nominated as one of Tampa Bay's Remarkable Women.
'You called me and I was like, 'What?' It didn't click initially… I was like, 'Wait, what!?''
Alec Stern, who has worked next to Murphy for several years, decided to nominate her once he saw the opportunity on News Channel 8. Stern said he has been inspired by the work she's done to bring in other minorities into the tech industry.
'I'm really amazed at the effort she puts into seeking out opportunities to be in front of other women and encourage them to do what she's doing,' Stern said.
Murphy said she's always strived to recruit more women into the tech field. While she acknowledges that was a big challenge, she also recognizes the largest hurdle is overcoming that fear.
'When I was coming into the space, there was nobody like me,' she recalled. 'he hardest thing for me was not building SkillSprint… it was believing that I could. Put the work in, stay focused and committed. It will absolutely come to pass.'
That's why she is one of Tampa Bay's Remarkable Women nominees.
In April, an esteemed panel of judges will pick the winner who will receive a paid trip to California and $1,000 for the nonprofit of their choice. We will reveal all finalists every Tuesday in March on News Channel 8 at 4 p.m.
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