ACG Lunch in S.A. on Tue. 6/28/22

Delise Simmons helps organizations improve their cultures. She started her work in organizational culture when she helped found the Southwest Airlines’ Leadership University, where she developed and delivered leadership training to more than 1,000 leaders every year, during the time when Southwest Airlines was rated as one of the Top Ten Companies to work for in America. She left Southwest Airlines to help create JetBlue Airways, the world’s largest mega start-up carrier in US history. She helped hire their first employees, create their organizational values and assist in creating a world-class culture from the inside out.

Delise has helped organizations use their recruiting, hiring, development, compensation and rewards strategies to create remarkable cultures. Delise has proven that her attention to organizational structure, understanding of human behavior, and leadership experience help create dynamic leaders and successful organizational cultures. Her work with leaders across the country have helped produce legacy cultures and remarkable leadership.

Delise is the Chief Culture Officer at The Culture Think Tank, a research and consulting firm that designs the programs and tools that executives and senior leaders need to move the needle on culture and monitor performance. Delise is helping lead the national conversation around employee well-being and its importance in today’s workplace. Delise is also a founding partner at PeopleInk in Albuquerque. She holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where she leads the homeless ministry. When Delise isn’t working, she is often found water skiing or in the boxing ring.