Client Spotlight | Kahlilah Guyah
I was fortunate to meet Kahlilah shortly after arriving to the Bay Area from New York and let’s just say we’ve been fast friends ever since. She’s smart, driven and super successful. Read on to learn more about her and her business EHS Compliance Services Inc.
Why do you do this type of work? While I have worked with many industry sectors my sweet spot is manufacturers and laboratories that desire to build world-class environmental health and safety programs.
Describe your ideal client. Who are you hoping to connect with through your images? My mission is to help organizations build world-class environmental, health, and safety programs and embed EHS excellence into daily business operations. I work with clients to leverage existing business processes or build new ones where necessary to protect workers, the environment, and brand reputation resulting in a more sustainable business.
How does your client's life change after working with you? What's the outcome? My signature risk assessment process helps businesses identify their environmental, health and safety priorities while also establishing the important connection to the core values of the business. I've further expanded this process through the recent development of the 5Is, a methodology designed to help organizations identify and eliminate negative impacts to workers physical, mental and emotional health and safety. This methodology was built from an ongoing interest and research into the ways the mental health directly affects physical health at the workplace.
What is your signature method or process? Tell us more about working with you. My signature risk assessment process helps businesses identify their environmental, health and safety priorities while also establishing the important connection to the core values of the business. I've further expanded this process through the recent development of the 5Is, a methodology designed to help organizations identify and eliminate negative impacts to workers physical, mental and emotional health and safety. This methodology was built from an ongoing interest and research into the ways the mental health directly affects physical health at the workplace.
What do you do for your clients that is unexpected? How do you make them feel special? Our guiding principals are excellence, integrity, collaboration and value and my goal to exceed client expectation on each project. I start this process by spending time understanding my client's business processes and leverage those where possible. When that's not an option, I work to co-create solutions that fit the business culture of the client--this helps to ensure the work we do continues long after the project has ended.
When people see your brand images, what do you want them to feel? Images are one of the first things people see when they see you online. I think they can help make an impeccable first impression if done well, I'd like people to feel that I'm approachable, confident, competent and easy to work with when they see my images.
Where do you draw your inspiration from? My maternal grandmother has always been one of my greatest inspiration, a domestic worker with only a third grade education, she pushed me to pursue excellence in all my endeavors.
What do you love to do outside of work that can give us a peek at who you are behind the scenes? When I'm not working with clients, you can find me mentoring emerging EHS professionals and hosting dynamic conversations on my LinkedIn Live show "Connecting the Dots.” I love good food and great conversation. I enjoy sitting on the beach, hiking and traveling with my family.
Learn more about Kahlilah Guyah and her remarkable business HERE.
