🔵 Workshop: Let's talk money! Negotiating your salary as a new L&D professional
​Kwanesia Bass is an award-winning Learning & Development leader with over a decade of experience helping organizations grow through technical upskilling, change management, and leadership development. She’s currently the AVP of Technology Learning & Development at a Fortune 200 bank, where she leads initiatives that prepare the workforce for cloud and generative AI transformations.
​Kwanesia transitioned into L&D from a non-traditional background and knows firsthand how to negotiate competitive salaries, advocate for transferable skills, and build a thriving career without following a linear path. She’s passionate about helping others navigate career pivots with confidence, clarity, and strategy.
​Takeaways
​By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
​Identify realistic salary benchmarks for early and intermediate L&D roles and learn how to research them independently.
​Frame their transferable skills in a way that justifies a competitive salary, even without direct L&D experience.
​Prepare for common salary negotiation objections (like “you don’t have formal L&D experience”) and respond with confidence.
​The Career Leap is a series of learning sessions hosted by the L&D SHAKERS community to help your career journey with exploration, clarity, and impactful action.
​The journey has three tracks:
—🔵 Leap into L&D
—🟣 Leap into L&D Leadership
—🟡 Leap into external L&D
Finally, some sessions match more than one track.