“Corporations have to begin to hold the boards accountable to be that bridge to small and diverse suppliers.” – Nedra Dickson Nedra Dickson is the Global Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability Lead at Accenture, one of the world’s largest professional...
“Supplier diversity is a non-competitive space.” – Monette Knapik Monette Knapik is the Director of Operations at CVS, the country’s leading health solutions company. In this role, Monette is responsible for day-to-day strategy execution, network expansion,...
“If you’re going to do supplier diversity, be intentional about it.” – Adam Moore Supplier diversity programs are hard work but having one in your organization is always worth the effort. Although they cost more money at first, they eventually pay for...
“Communicating well is actually hard work.” – Anthony Hayes Anthony Hayes is the President and Founder of The Hayes Initiative, a public affairs firm that provides support and strategic counsel to their clients for communications, media outreach, community...
“Your vendors are your customers, and your customers are your vendors.” – G’Sean Williams G’Sean Williams is the Senior Director and Head of Indirect Procurement at Floor & Décor. One of the country’s largest specialty retailers of hard surface...
“We have to keep that cycle of money going through our small and diverse business communities because they’re the ones creating jobs.” – Vickie Irwin Vickie Irwin is the General Manager of Supplier Sustainability and Equity at Southern Company, one of the...
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