Gayle Benson Invests In Workforce Inclusion Platform
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NEW ORLEANS- Benson Capital Partners founder, and New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle M. Benson announced this morning an increased investment in Inclusively, a workforce inclusion platform that strives to create more equitable and resilient organizations.
Inclusively seeks to match candidates to hiring teams with all of the relevant information companies need to provide an inclusive experience at scale. The platform assists employers in "unlocking the power of today’s workforce by connecting qualified candidates with the right companies," per the press release.
“Inclusively provides access to over 1 million diverse candidates seeking employment. We make it easy for hiring teams to accommodate candidates, rapidly increasing a company’s ability to benefit from diverse talent,” said Inclusively Co-Founder and CEO, Charlotte Dales. “Gayle Benson and Benson Capital Partners’ investment in our company allow us to grow and reach candidates whose talent otherwise may be overlooked.”
“Our goal is for Inclusively to become an integral part of the NFL and NBA daily hiring processes,” said Benson, who has been an investor since October 2022. “The platform that Inclusively provides is unmatched in today’s world of seeking talent, and it’s time to recognize that, just because a person has a challenge in one area of life, they can succeed in others. Charlotte and her team at Inclusively are driven individuals and I am humbled to play a role in their mission.”
Inclusively has developed and consolidated partnerships with over 50 enterprises including Lyft, Delta, Salesforce, Charles Schwab, as well as consolidated access to over 900 nonprofits, government agencies, training programs, universities, and more. This has enabled employers to access a robust source of over one million candidates and growing.
“Inclusively’s platform makes the recruiting and interview process seamless for hiring teams seeking talented individuals who can come in and make an immediate impact for an organization,” said New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Senior Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager, Linley Fenlason. “Our teams, led by Gayle Benson, recently became Inclusively customers, and we are prepared to hire our first employee through the Inclusively process this month.
Inclusively boast a 78% Interview to Hire Ratio which is 30% above the industry average. The platform has a 30% Higher Retention rate and on average, Inclusively candidates stay with an organization twice as long with a 72% Increase in Productivity.
With those numbers at hand, Benson is doing more than just investing capital. This is an expanded investment towards increasing opportunities in the Gulf South region. The NFL’s New Orleans Saints and NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans have joined Inclusively’s growing list of large employers that are now customers on the workforce inclusion platform.
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