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Sharon Orlopp
After spending 30+ years in Fortune 500 companies in senior executive roles in HR and Diversity & Inclusion, I am actively engaged with figuratively writing the next chapter of my life. I am passionate about everyday inclusive behaviors that create a sense of belonging for everyone and I am an avid people champion.
I am an inspirational speaker, book reviewer, and author with a keen bent on stories that touch the heart and change behaviors. Stories create human connection. Stories are emotion in motion. We all have a story within us. I am fascinated and mesmerized by other people’s stories. I am an inspirational speaker and author with a keen bent on stories that touch the heart and change behaviors.
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Favorite Five Star Goodreads Reviews
Fiction
The Soulmate
Could not put this book down!! 5++ stars! Riveting, seat-gripping drama that keeps getting cranked up with each page. A […]
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Fiction
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Incredible!! 5+ stars and highly recommend! I listened to Shelby Van Pelt’s book, Remarkably Bright Creatures, on audiobook and I highly […]
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Fiction
Thriller / Mystery
Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder
WOW!! Incredibly riveting, fast-paced thriller that I highly recommend! Steve Saroff does a terrific job with character development, particularly with […]
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Fiction
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Wow! I am searching for the words to describe the phenomenal experience of reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. I […]
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Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
DE&I / LGBTQA+ / Disability / Social Justice
History / Politics
Non-Fiction
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial, a memoir by Viet Thanh Nguyen, is one of […]
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DE&I / LGBTQA+ / Disability / Social Justice
Education
History / Politics
Non-Fiction
A Most Tolerant Little Town: A Forgotten Story of Desegregation in America
Rachel Martin does a phenomenal job researching and sharing the story about Clinton, TN, a small rural Appalachian town that […]
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Business
History / Politics
Leadership
Non-Fiction
When McKinsey Comes to Town
OMG!! Fascinating and terrifying at the same time. Highly recommend! Most intriguing business book I have read in 2023. Walt […]
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Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
Non-Fiction
Spare
Before reading Spare, I watched the six episode Harry & Meghan on Netflix. I give both the book and the Netflix […]
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Standing Up After Saigon
Sharing an extraordinary journey of resilience and love through overwhelming hardship, Standing up after Saigon: The Triumphant Story of Hope, Determination, and Reinvention is the memoir of Thuhang Tran as told by author Sharon Orlopp.
Contracting polio at age two and falling victim to the oppressive regime that overtook Saigon after its fall in the Vietnam War, Thuhang has led anything but an easy, ordinary life. Her father, Chinh, was lost to Thuhang and her family in the evacuations from Saigon, and for fifteen long years they remained separated—but desperate to reunite. Orlopp documented decades in the lives of Thuhang and Chinh to capture their incredible tale of triumph over adversity.
"Sharon Orlopp and Thuhang Tran have written what will soon be an international classic."
Nell Merlino
Creator, Take Our Daughters to Work Day; author, activist, speaker, and consultant focused on empowering girls and women