Denise Myers: Recruitment Leader, Confidence Builder, and Awards Founder | Season Two Episode Five

✨Some people wait until they’ve “made it” to give back. Denise Myers never waited.

 

In this episode of The U-Triumph Podcast, I sat down with the unstoppable Founder of Evenfields Careers, Evenfields Community, and the Black Talent Awards - three platforms built not just to celebrate talent, but to elevate it.

 

Denise didn’t set out to be a recruiter, a founder, or a changemaker. But after seeing how biased and broken recruitment systems could be - especially for people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds - she decided to stop waiting for someone else to fix it.

 

And she’s been building better ever since.

In our conversation, we spoke about:

🔍 Challenging bias and “culture fit” in recruitment practices
💥 The emotional weight of being underemployed - and the power of rebuilding confidence
🏆 The vision behind the Black Talent Awards, and why recognition can be revolutionary
💡 What it means to create not just access, but safe, empowering spaces to thrive

Denise’s journey is about grit, purpose, and a refusal to let others define your limits. But more than that - it’s about how ordinary people can create extraordinary change when they choose to lead with impact.

 

Thanks to our sponsors - PLG Consultants, Harrison Associates, Moore Barlow Lawyers, The Stephen James Partnership, and RADIO JACKIE.