President and CEO of w3r Consulting and Dr. Ken L. Harris, CEO of The National Business League join Chicago MSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams on WGN radio’s #BuyDiverse podcast. Hear as Vince talks with Eric and Dr. Ken about the impor

#BuyDiverse with Walgreens SVP and Global Chief Diversity Officer, Carlos Cubia

Oct 25th, 2021

In this episode of #BuyDiverse, Chicago MSDC President and CEO, J. Vincent Williams is joined by Carlos Cubia, SVP and Global Chief Diversity Officer of Walgreens. Hear as Carlos shares Walgreens’ commitment to diversity and internal programs i

#Buy Diverse with Joe Handy, President and CEO of the National Black MBA Association

Sep 29th, 2021

NBMBAA President and CEO, Joe Handy sits down with J. Vincent Williams, President and CEO of the Chicago MSDC on a special episode of #BuyDiverse on WGN Radio. This episode joins Joe Handy as he shares his journey in life and leadership with f

#BuyDiverse with w3r President and CEO, Eric Hardy

Sep 15th, 2021

In this w3r presented episode of the #BuyDiverse Podcast, Chicago MSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams is joined by Eric Hardy of w3r Consulting. Hear as Eric shares his career and journey in leadership at w3r as well as efforts to suppor

#BuyDiverse with Emilia DiMenco of the Women’s Business Development Center and CMSDC Golf Outing!

Aug 12th, 2021

In this episode of #BuyDiverse, Chicago MSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams is joined by Emilia DiMenco, President and CEO of the Women’s Business Development Center. Hear as Emilia shares the importance of the partnership and longstandi

#BuyDiverse talks with Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Jaime di Paulo and Uzma Kazmi of PNC Bank

Jul 15th, 2021

In this episode of the #BuyDiverse program, Chicago MSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams speaks with Jaime di Paulo, President and CEO of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce about the lessons learned from the pandemic, education and

#BuyDiverse talks with Rona Fourté of United Airlines and CBOF 54

Jun 21st, 2021

In this episode of #BuyDiverse, Chicago MSDC President and CEO, J. Vincent Williams is joined by Rona Fourté, Global Community Engagement and Business Diversity Manager for United Airlines. Hear as Rona shares her role and efforts to engage and

#BuyDiverse talks with the Illinois Tollway’s Terry Miller and Jerome’ Holston of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Jun 2nd, 2021

In this episode of #BuyDiverse, Chicago MSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams first talks with Terry Miller, Chief of Diversity & Strategic Development for the Illinois Tollway. Terry shares programs and policies to engage and support sma

#BuyDiverse speaks with Keith Wyche of Walmart and Gita Mirchandani of Gita PR

May 14th, 2021

In this episode of the #BuyDiverse podcast powered by the Chicago MSDC on WGN Radio, President and CEO J. Vincent Williams first talks with Keith Wyche, VP Community Engagement and Support for Walmart about his journey and success as a leader,

#BuyDiverse talks with Dave Thomas of the MBDA and Munson Steed of Rolling Out

Apr 30th, 2021

In this episode of the #BuyDiverse podcast, Chicago MSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams talks with MBDA Project Director Dave Thomas. Hear as Dave shares information about the organization and the unique ways that it supports business di

#BuyDiverse talks to Zones LLC’s Dominic Camden and Kates Security Services’ Dr. Joseph Lee.

Apr 16th, 2021

#BuyDiverse talks to Dominic Camden of Zones LLC, “the first choice for IT” on how the company shows support and makes an impact, including a partnership where they offer emerging coders a unique opportunity of an education plus a guaranteed in

#BuyDiverse talks to Congresswoman Robin Kelly of Illinois and ChicagoMSDC Board Chairman Mark Hands of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Apr 2nd, 2021

ChicagoMSDC President & CEO J. Vincent Williams chats with Congresswoman Robin Kelly about her new role as Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Illinois and being the first Black woman elected to that position. They also talk about the Congres

#BuyDiverse talks to Chicago United’s Tiffany Hamel Johnson and Hire 360’s Jay Rowell

Mar 18th, 2021

ChicagoMSDC celebrates Chicago United President and CEO Tiffany Hamel Johnson for Women’s History Month. Tiffany, a history-maker, is the first African American woman to hold the position since the organization’s founding. Tiffany joins Vince

Celebrating Women’s History Month and everything you need to know about SBA 504 loans.

Mar 5th, 2021

For Women’s History Month, ChicagoMSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams honors Bonnie Smith, Founder and CEO of Studio B. As the founder of this powerful certified minority-owned business, Vince speaks with Bonnie, a marketing and media e

New law proposed to hold corporations accountable for supporting minority businesses

Feb 18th, 2021

Hear the conversation with Brian Ortiz, President of Trinidad LLC, a full service general contractor focused primarily on corporate clients. Vince and Brian talk about Trinidad’s history, legacy and mission and how this minority business has s

Highlighting Avantor’s commitment to supporting minority businesses in this first episode of Chicago Minority Supplier Diversity Council’s podcast, #BuyDiverse

Feb 4th, 2021

In this first episode of the #BuyDiverse podcast, ChicagoMSDC President and CEO J. Vincent Williams welcomes and gets to know one of our committed partners, Avantor. Join in on the conversation as Wade Colclough, Director of Supplier Diversity

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