Our Route and Destination
Guided Pulse Solutions focuses on organic personal and professional growth. We believe that change should happen naturally and with the least resistance. Diversity, equity and inclusion work is not simple or small—which means to be effective, we have to take a focused approach. We can't solve everything at once, but by looking at the big picture we can narrow down 2-3 tangible things to work on and gauge our growth from there. What works for one organization, may not work for the next. That's why we believe in creating curated solutions that are specific for your organization. We want to identify your organization's strengths and use them to address the challenges at hand.
Our DEI focus aims to create a culture of belonging, and inclusion is the end goal. In order to do this, we have to understand the various dimensions of diversity. Acknowledging that everyone has their own unique identity is key when it comes to people showing up authentically as themself. We look forward to building and creating learning opportunities for those who are interested in furthering their knowledge around DEI.
The Drivers behind Guided Pulse
Caroline Karanja CEO and Founder
Caroline Karanja is an innovative leader with a passion for increasing inclusion and equity. She is the founder and CEO of Guided Pulse (rebranded from 26 Letters), an organization providing digital products, technology solutions and consulting services to increase equity and inclusion within organizations as a path for retention, growth, and innovation. Some of the key products include a learning platform and an assessment process. Caroline also leads Hack the Gap, a community-driven initiative focused on getting and keeping more women and non-binary people in tech.
Caroline is passionate about using data, insight and learning opportunities to understand and address diversity, equity and inclusion challenges in organizations. She's partnered with large entities like Facebook and LinkedIn, government agencies including the State of Minnesota and sector organizations like Blue Cross Blue Shield, Techdump and others to initiate and implement actionable diversity equity and inclusion plans. In 2017, she began a partnership with regional economic development organization GreaterMSP to create a free workplace inclusion toolkit which has been utilized by over 650 managers in organizations around the Midwest so far.
With a focus on equity, Caroline has consulted on projects with international partners to increase innovation and equity in processes within various sectors. These range from working on inclusive cities solutions with Nordic countries to partner with boutique tech firms to increase inclusion in the workplace.
On her free time, Caroline is a creative. She is an award winning international children's book author and a national speaker. Most of her professional and personal work is at the intersection of creativity, culture and technology.
Dee Anand
Operations & Project Manager
Dee is passionate about representation and inclusion of BIPOC and womxn in tech. Specifically, building tech with an equity lens. She’s also a lover of historical and Afrofuturistic storytelling. The intersection of past social movements and speculative fiction to reimagining a new world with cutting-edge technology that centers BIPOC communities.
Yahsmene Butler
Inclusion and Engagement
Yahsmene Butler is a graduate from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She is passionate about increasing diversity and inclusion by analyzing data, having group conversations and honest self-reflection. By engaging in meaningful conversations and activating our imaginations, Yahsmene believes that creative solutions are right around the corner.