D&I vs Supplier Diversity
Upholding diversity and inclusion in the corporate world can determine a company’s long-term success. After all, a diverse roster of employees means a business can explore multiple solutions to any gi
May 25, 2021•28 min
Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground
Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground is a weekly podcast hosted by Hire Ground Founder and CEO Cloe Guidry-Reed and diversity and inclusion leader Adam Moore. Each week we will have an in-depth discussion with procurement leaders and supplier diversity teams, successful suppliers, relevant associations, historians, and economists. We make the enterprise ecosystem more viable, profitable, and competitive by clearing the path for minority, women, LGBTQ, and veteran-led small businesses to contribute to the global economy as suppliers to corporations.
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Building a Successful Supplier Diversity Practice from the Inside with Jamie Crump
Jamie Crump is an author, speaker, consultant, advocate for supplier diversity, and the President of The Richwell Group. The Richwell Group provides business coaching and consultation services that en
May 18, 2021•37 min
The Art & Science of Smarter Business Decision Making with Stefanie Francis of Hootology
Stefanie Francis is the Founder of Hootology, a marketing research firm that fully utilizes a tech-forward approach to consumer behavior and analytics. Hootlogy is founded on her passion for quantitat
May 11, 2021•35 min
Growing with Mentorships and Advocacy with Sofia Bork
Growing with Mentorships and Advocacy with Sofia Bork
May 04, 2021•40 min
Understanding Financing Options for Your Small Business with SBDC
Paul Wilson Jr. is the Area Director at the Small Business Development Center at the University of Georgia. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a program that provides resources, training,
Apr 27, 2021•35 min
Top 5 Things A Diversity Supplier Should Avoid
Do you know why you did not get that call back? There are many topics and attitudes we believe are good to share during sales meetings, because we think it adds value. However, most corporations know
Apr 20, 2021•11 min
The Evolution of Supplier Diversity
Supplier diversity - when you actively work with a business owned by an underrepresented group - is both something people need to talk about and something that people would rather not. We have to tal
Apr 13, 2021•22 min
Blazing The Entrepreneurial Trails with Monique Mills
As the founder of four companies, Monique Mills is no stranger to blazing the trails of entrepreneurship in technology and digital transformation. She is passionate about helping companies overcome ob
Apr 06, 2021•41 min
Transforming and Accelerating Careers with Christine Rogers
Christine Rogers is the President and COO of Aspireship, a company helping tomorrow's leaders by ensuring they perform at optimum level in their current roles with training, interview preparation, lea
Mar 30, 2021•33 min
Why Women-Owned Businesses?
March has arrived and Spring is in the air! March may be the month of rebirth and regrowth, but it is also the month dedicated to honoring women in business. March 8th was International Women's Day, a
Mar 23, 2021•21 min
Bridging the Gap between Baby Boomers and Millennials with Amanda Hammett
Amanda Hammett is the CEO of Core Elevation, a company dedicated to helping high-performance leaders achieve even greater results and working with Inc. 5,000 corporations to strategize attracting, ret
Mar 16, 2021•42 min
Celebrating Black History & Culture Beyond February
February 2021 was Black History Month, a movement that is not and should not be confined to one month of the calendar year. Despite the best intentions of many companies to promise change in the workp
Mar 09, 2021•34 min
Developing "Next Generation" supply chain talent with Marty Parker & Ali Stehr
The Supply Chain Advisory Board for the University of Georgia is the primary contact between industry and Supply Chain professors and students. Marty Parker is a UGA alumnus and lecturer who helped la
Mar 02, 2021•45 min
Opportunities in the U.S Hispanic Market with Saramar Group
Sarah Marske is the Founder and CEO of Saramar Group, a marketing consultancy firm specializing in connecting brands to the U.S. Hispanic market. Saramar Group integrates three core solutions for busi
Feb 23, 2021•38 min
Driven to Thrive with Veronica Maldonado-Torres
Veronica Maldonado-Torres is the CEO of VMT Consulting, a management consultancy firm tailored for small businesses and corporations' needs. A versatile and visionary Latina, Veronica's firm offers co
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Managing Empty Promises
Everyone has an experience of being promised something and then discovering the promise cannot be kept. While it may be easier to accept someone's information without intending to follow up, you never
Feb 09, 2021•22 min
Corporate Readiness
You only make a first impression once, and sometimes you only get to shoot your shot with your prospective, future corporate partner once too. What will you be thinking about when you get that first '
Feb 02, 2021•27 min
The Power Of Mentorship
What do Yoda the Jedi, Mr. Miyagi the sensei, and Steve Jobs the tech mogul all have in common? Well, aside from being masters of their field, be that the skill of wielding a lightsaber, a sweet leg s
Jan 26, 2021•21 min
Supplier Development Success with Freddie Mac
Jon Suber is the Supplier Diversity Manager at Freddie Mac, a government-sponsored private bank providing mortgage capital to lenders to make homeownership possible for millions of families and indivi
Jan 19, 2021•41 min
Breaking Down the New PPP with Justin Elanjian & Thomas Scott
Justin Elanjian is a partner at Aprio and a nationally recognized PPP expert. He has conducted over 100 PPP loan forgiveness educational webinars reaching over 300,000 PPP borrowers and hundreds of CP
Jan 12, 2021•38 min
Growing with Mentorships and Advocacy with Sofia Bork
Sofia Bork is an Engagement Readiness Consultant in the Treasury Solutions Department at Truist Bank. She is responsible for driving and leading communication strategies for both Truist teammates and
Dec 22, 2020•40 min
Supporting Diverse Businesses During Covid
Are you trying to support local businesses during Covid? It's important to think about small business and support them during the holiday, and especially during this pandemic. While there may not be t
Dec 15, 2020•15 min
Networking in the "New Normal"
Are you prepared for working in the digital world? Whether we like it or not, it's going to take a long time to get back to in-person events. But even when we get back to normal, the convenience of vi
Dec 15, 2020•9 min
Top 5 Things A Diversity Supplier Should Avoid
Do you know why you did not get that call back? There are many topics and attitudes we believe are good to share during meetings, because we think it adds value. However, most corporations know what t
Dec 15, 2020•11 min
Connecting Major Business and Challenges in the USAA with Wayne Shanks
Wayne Shanks is a Leader, planner, military, and diversity advocate who adapts to solve complex issues and strives to keep giving back. With twenty-eight years of military leadership experience, Wayne
Dec 15, 2020•34 min
The Power Of Networking
Can we continue with networking events? COVID completely changed the way we interact with networking events, making in-person events impossible. However, virtual networking makes it even easier to con
Dec 15, 2020•24 min
The Power of Words
How often have you heard the phrase ‘I know that’s what I said, but that’s not what I meant’? In the well-meaning world of corporate business-speak perhaps some of the language we fall back on is not
Dec 15, 2020•17 min
The Hybrid Business Philosophy with Sonja Williams
Sonja Williams is the Co-Founder and Director of Marketing for Go Getter Marketing Group, a company that has been helping small- and medium-sized businesses grow since 2008. Formerly the Chief Marketi
Dec 15, 2020•34 min
Creating The New Norm with Pierre Laguerre
Pierre Laguerre is the Founder and CEO of Fleeting, a marketplace that gives trucking companies access to vetted CDL drivers to operate their trucks. Born and raised in Haiti, he moved to the US with
Dec 15, 2020•48 min
Supplier Diversity From the Ground Up
Do you think you understand and practice supplier diversity and inclusion? The Harvard Business Review describes a diverse supplier as “a business that is at least 51% owned and operated by an individ
Dec 15, 2020•19 min
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