Career Diversity

The Downtown LA Network strives to establish a credible networking environment that is conducive to downtown LA residents, professionals, business owners, as well as individuals who may be looking to be introduced to the local downtown community.

The synergy of professional and social networking will allow all downtown LA network participants to form business and personal relationships that will be essential in the development and progress of the downtown Los Angeles social and professional landscape. In addition to the professional and social networking, the Downtown LA Network will create strategic marketing opportunities for companies to reach and engage with an upwardly mobile and diverse consumer demographic.

he National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) was created in 1988 as a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Widely known as the "Premier Hispanic Organization," NSHMBA serves 32 chapters and 7,000 members in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S., so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation’s diverse workforce.Vision:To be the premier Hispanic MBA professional business network for economic and philanthropic advancement.Mission:...fostering Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development in order to improve society.

More than 360,000 students participate in collegiate sports, yet 95% will never have careers in professional athletics. Despite possessing the skills necessary to secure a meaningful position in a corporate environment, the wide majority of them leave academic institutions with few ideas for alternative careers. The AfterSports Group was founded in 2004 by former collegiate and professional athletes who successfully transitioned to the workforce. Our team understands the importance of preparing young people for successful lives and careers outside of the professional sports arena.

From Publishers Weekly
After being passed over twice for advancement, Wyche—now president of U.S. operations for Pitney Bowes Management Services—took a hard look at himself and began to consciously develop his approach, performance and image to better position himself for success. Aimed primarily at helping minorities advance their careers, his book highlights the 12 key lessons he learned—including the importance of personal branding, visibility and staying current as well as identifying potential career killers. Each chapter elaborates on a different skill while relating how Wyche and others managed to overcame specific obstacles. The author also includes useful coaching tips, suggesting employees try to meet with their boss's boss at least once a year, become active in an industry organization and always have an intelligent, thoughtful question to ask. Particularly helpful are the sections on business writing, the five top skills required for senior leadership and the qualities of a good presentation. While Wyche directs his lessons at minorities, who frequently lack mentors in the workplace, his sound advice will prove valuable to anyone looking to take ownership of their career advancement. (July) ""
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Product Description
A no-nonsense guide for minorities in business who want to make it to senior managementIn recent decades, corporate America has gotten better at recruiting minority talent. But despite their education and hard work, too many African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans still find unique obstacles on the path to senior management. And there are too few minority mentors available to help them understand and overcome these challenges. Keith R. Wyche, a division president at a Fortune 500 company, is the perfect mentor for ambitious minority businesspeople at all levels. His book is filled with thought-provoking insights and practical advice based on his own experiences and those of the many people he has counseled. He discusses the importance of: * Understanding corporate culture -- and the impact it has on your career* Being visible -- because you can't get ahead if nobody knows who you are* Staying current -- why minorities must be continuous learnersGood Is Not Enough also includes anecdotes from prominent CEOs such as Ken Chenault of American Express, Richard Parsons of Time Warner, and Alwyn Lewis of Kmart.

Redefining Black America


Welcome Message from the Founders

We'd like to welcome you to the Alumni Roundup with open arms and an open heart. Did you know that nationally the membership in HBCU Alumni organizations is less that 4%? In addition, the percentage of Alumni financially supporting HBCUs is somewhere in the range of 10%. When we first heard these numbers they just bounced off of us. Little did we know that some part of us was paying attention, and held on to those numbers. This site is a product of the hard work and investment of a group of HBCU Alumni who understand the value of service. Together, we set out on a mission to positively affect the institutions that have given so much to us, and drastically improve those figures. With our combined talents and network, we have built websites such as this one for several HBCU's. Our goal is to connect with the MILLIONS of HBCU alumni around the world, reunite them with past classmates, teammates, friends and faculty and keep them knowledgeable about the issues that are currently affecting their Alma Mater as well as their local communities. We currently serve 10's of thousands of Educated People of Color UNITED. And with that unified power we possess the ability to make changes in:

• The way corporate America addresses People of Color in media
• The way The Public media categorizes People of Color
• The relationship between HBCU Alumni and their respective Alumni Associations.
• The way Alumni view giving back to their Institutions.

It is our MISSION to affect change through UNITY. Not just via one school, but by highlighting the SIMILARITIES that we HBCU Alumni possess rather than accentuating our differences. I'm hoping we can all get behind an idea that is bigger than ourselves, and make a huge difference. Thanks for being a part of that vision. It feels so good to be back in fellowship. -Alumni Roundup Administration

The mission of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference is to design and implement programs that will serve as a vehicle for economic development in the Black community.

Through the Conference, the African-American community at the Wharton School acknowledges and memorializes the contributions and ideals of Whitney M. Young, Jr. An educator, humanitarian, author and civil rights leader, Young dedicated his life to full participation of African-Americans in the nation’s economic and political systems. For more than two decades, he led the National Urban League in its effort to improve the economic status of African-Americans. Young accomplished this by working within the economic and political systems to achieve equal opportunities.

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