WBENC June 2016 President's Report
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REPORT JUNE 2016 2016 NCBF CO-CHAIRS CREATING MAGIC TOGETHER IN ORLANDO CALENDAR OF EVENTS THIS CALENDAR INCLUDES EVENTS HOSTED BY WBENC’S REGIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS. VISIT WBENC’S ONLINE CALENDAR FOR MORE EVENTS. JUNE 2016 NAMC 47th Annual National NAWBO-Los Angeles 30th WEConnect International Day and CWE Grand Opening of SBA 15 Conference 17 Annual Leadership & 20 Evening Reception 29 Women’s Business Center in Atlanta, Ga. Legacy Luncheon Orlando, Fla. New Hampshire Click here for details. Los Angeles, Calif. Click here for details. Nashua, N.H. Click here for details. Click here for details. USPAACC Western Region WBENC National Conference & 15 Procurement & Leadership WBDC Early Childhood 21-23 Business Fair 2016 WBDC Procurement Conference 18 Education Entrepreneurship Chicago, Ill. 29 Meeting with Federal Home San Francisco, Calif. Expo (ECE3) Click here for details. Loan Bank of Chicago Click here for details. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Click here for details. WIPP ChallengeHER St Louis Click here for details. Suntrust Diversity Tier II Conference 27 St. Louis, Mo. 16 Atlanta, Ga. Click here for details. Click here for details. JULY 2016 ASTRA STEAM Summit PPG Matchmaker Astra WBE Economic WBEC-South Women in Business 7-8 San Francisco, Calif. 19 Pittsburgh, Pa. 27 Development Summit 28 Leadership Luncheon Click here for details. Click here for details. San Ramon, Calif. Birmingham, Ala. Click here for details. Click here for details. WIPP Give Me 5: How to WIPP ChallengeHER Long Beach 13 Create WOSB Set-Asides to 19 Long Beach, Calif. WBEC-West Insider Tips to Doing WPEO DC – Access Reception Grow Your Business Click here for details. 27 Business with MGM Resorts 28 With Freddie Mac Webinar Webinar McLean, Va. Click here for details. WBEC PA-DE-sNJ Women’s Click here for details. Click here for details. 21 Business Enterprise Program - WBDC-MN and NCMSDC Meet & Greet WEConnect International 14 JOINT Procurement Meeting N.J. 28-29 Global Supplier Diversity and Hosted by SUPERVALU Click here for details. Inclusion Symposium Eden Prairie, Minn. Washington, D.C. Click here for details. Click here for details. AUGUST 2016 MGM Resorts Foundation Annual WPEO DC - Brown Bag AMAC Annaul Airport Business GWBC Power of Partnering 8-9 Women’s Leadership Conference 9 with Westat 19 Diversity Conference 24 Marketplace & Golf Tournament Las Vegas, Nev. Washington, D.C. Cleveland, Ohio Altanta, Ga. Click here for details. Click here for details. Click here for details. Click here for details. WIPP ChallengeHER Detroit NAWIC 61st Annual Meeting & NGLCC 2016 International 9 Livonia, Mich. 17 Education Conference 23 Business & Leadership Conference Click here for details. San Antonio, Texas Palm Springs, Calif. Click here for details. Click here for details. 2 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS JUNE 2016 EDITION OF THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT 5 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ENGAGEMENT Corporate Corner 29 FEATURES Women’s Business Council – Southwest 30 National Conference & Business Fair: 6 Honored By Dallas Non-Profit WiNGS Finding Your Favorite Workshop 10 NCBF: Day-by-Day OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities Open Doors 13 NCBF Keynote Announcements: Jennifer Brown; 31 Freddie Ravel; and Carol Stiff Walking the Woman Owned Booths 32 on WBENC’s Business Fair Floor 16 Seven Super Ways to Use the WBENC Mobile App 18 Meet the 2016 NCBF Co-Chairs RESOURCES 21 Share How You ACTIntentionally WBENC Blog Roundup 33 Before, During, and After NCBF Your Advice: What is the most important thing you do in advance 34 CERTIFICATION of attending the National Conference & Business Fair? 22 WBE Success Story: Amodex Is Making (While Erasing) Their Mark with Lowe’s ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 2016 National Conference & Business Fair 4 24 WBE Success Story: It Pays To Be a Nerd: WBENC Shop 12 Translating Sustainability into Green ACTIntentionally 20 26 Women Owned Backstory: Leveraging Body Positivity: Women Owned 28 Urban Intimates and the Workshop at Macy’s Legacy Bracelet 36 EDITORIAL TEAM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EDITORIAL ASSISTANT WRITERS Pat Birmingham Allison Gibson Laura Buckley Candace Waterman Director of Marketing Chief of Staff SENIOR MANAGER, PRODUCTION AND DESIGN LaKesha White Pamela Prince-Eason MARKETING Limb Design Senior Compliance Manager President and CEO Laura Swenson PHOTOGRAPHY Vaughn Farris CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Kathy Anderson Senior Manager, Strategic Programs Laura Berry Shellee Fisher Photography Cogberry Creative, LLC Linda Johnson NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS: Alkermes, Inc.; Bartech/Guidant Group; Crown Castle; Diageo PLC; EMCOR Government Services; First Data Corporation; JE Dunn Construction Company; Lear Corporation; Ricoh USA, Inc.; Valvoline LLC WWW.WBENC.ORG // JUNE EDITION 2016 3 JUNE 21 - 23, 2016 CO-CHAIRS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ORLANDO... WE ARE WITH YOU DEAR FRIENDS, It is with a very heavy heart that I write this month’s message. We as a nation We are strong in our commitment to provide an exceptional, safe event and as a community are still reeling from the horrific tragedy in Orlando. for all of you that is robust, educational and full of many opportunities to Unspeakable hatred and senseless murder has impacted so many in the network and grow your businesses and your relationships. We are looking WBENC community, very closely. We have been receiving many sad emails forward to seeing each and every one of you and celebrating the unity and informing us of colleagues and friends that lost their lives in this massacre. strength of WBENC. Together, we grieve for them and their loved ones. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Let us Join Together with resolve and steadfastness to support the City of Orlando, the LGBT community, and diversity. We will come together in this Sincerely, great city next week, one that has reached out to assure us that they are ready PAMELA PRINCE-EASON to welcome us with open arms and hearts, and we will Succeed Together. WBENC PRESIDENT AND CEO WWW.WBENC.ORG // JUNE EDITION 2016 5 NATIONAL CONFERENCE & BUSINESS FAIR FINDING YOUR FAVORITE WORKSHOP IN ADDITION TO AMAZING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, WBENC’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE & BUSINESS FAIR PROVIDES MORE THAN 30 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 21 AND THURSDAY, JUNE 23. hen selecting which panel or workshop 1. LEADERSHIP, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, 4. YOUR INTERACTION WANTED to attend, make sure to consider your AND GLOBAL EXPANSION 5. CERTIFICATION AND SUPPLIER business goals. Where is your business W 2. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVERSITY TOOLS at on the growth continuum? What do you need to BEST PRACTICES 6. FINANCING OPTIONS learn? As you plan, take a moment to think about 3. FOCUS ON INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION 7. POLICY AND RESEARCH which conversations need your voice. Here are few categories of choices: LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPLETE AGENDA HERE. LEADERSHIP, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AND SEE IT BE IT: THE IMPACT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AMERICA Presented by Pinnacle Group Every great business owner must think GLOBAL EXPANSION This session explains how 60% of the vast new jobs created in this country about the future. WBENC brings together Corporate Members and global are created by small businesses. Women entrepreneurs are leading the WBEs to share how to build your team, confront change, and plan for way. Today there are over 10.6 million women owned businesses employing expansion. Here a few great sessions to choose from: 19 million Americans and contributing over $1 trillion to the American LESSONS ON WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN, LEAD, AND GROW IN economy. Come find out why corporations are CHOOSING to do business BUSINESS Presented by The Walt Disney Company with this amazing and dynamic force. Disney leaders will share how their leadership styles have evolved over their Thursday, June 23 from 11:15 to 12:30 PM careers. The executives will reflect on personal lessons with the intent of MANAGING CHANGE AT THE SPEED OF YOUR BUSINESS inspiring women entrepreneurs to evolve their leadership styles as their Presented by Capital One companies grow. Inclusive leadership that flexes to various situations is With the ever-increasing pace of business, can companies afford to take the critical to achieving company goals. time to effectively manage change? Are there ways to accelerate the pace Tuesday, June 21 from 2:15 to 3:45 PM of Change Management without sacrificing results? This session will answer THE MAGIC OF WOMEN BUSINESSES WHEN THEY THINK these questions and will provide ideas and tools for managing change(s) at OUTSIDE THE BOX Presented by Southern California Edison the speed of your business. Join us as we unveil the magic with a fireside chat with three women Thursday, June 23 from 11:15 to 12:30 PM business owners who increased their revenue, marketability, and IN-COUNTRY BEST PRACTICES: GLOBAL BUSINESS GROWTH sustainability by thinking outside of the box. AND LESSONS LEARNED Thursday, June 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM This workshop will provide WBEs with an overview of strategies to DEVELOPING SYNERGISTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WBENC successfully grow and expand your business in global markets. An important WBEs AND IN-COUNTRY WBEs aspect of expanding globally is to understand in-country best practices. Join Join us for a panel discussion focusing on strategies to identify in-country us for a collaborative roundtable discussion with corporative representatives, WBEs for services/product partnerships. We will discuss what makes a WEConnect, and WBEs to discuss best practices for working in Europe, strong in-country partnership, how to bridge communication and cultural China, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Australia. Attendees will leave this workshop gaps, and how to minimize risks. You will leave this workshop prepared to with a better understanding of what works well and lessons learned. successfully grow global partnerships. Thursday, June 23 from 11:15 to 12:30 PM Thursday, June 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM 6 PRESIDENT’S REPORT // FEATURES MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS BEST FOCUS ON INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION If you’re PRACTICES Great communications skills in-person and savvy looking to learn more about how to penetrate a specific market or dive marketing skills in print and online can translate into dollar signs.