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Valerie Bihet of VIBE Agency: “You need an event planner who fully understands virtual events”

Thrive Global

In 2004 Bihet founded VIBE , an event design and destination management company, in Miami. by BizBash, 2018 Planner of the Year by SmartMeetings magazine, Top 50 Special Events Company by Special Events magazine, and 2007 Event Planner of the Year by BizBash, among others. Anything around diversity & inclusion.

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Michael Evans: “Tipping point”

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When I told my friends back home about the idea, they wanted to join in as well?—?so Build a strong team with diverse points of view that can get through to you even when you are being especially stubborn?—?but In 2004 on a quick trip to Mendoza, I met Pablo Gimenez Riili, whose family has been making wine for generations.

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Menaye Donkor of SHE-Y: “It might sound like a cliche but the best advice to other women striving to be entrepreneurs is to never give up; Never stop believing in yourself”

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After winning Miss Universe Ghana in 2004, Menaye established a career in modeling and moved to New York City. She worked as an editorial model and graced the covers of many well-known magazines in Europe. Modeling opened many doors for Menaye and enabled her to establish many businesses.

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How-to HR: Top 3 Happiness Inspirations from Google

HR Daily Advisor

It has been named the number one “Best Company to Work for” by both Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute a total of seven times. On-the-job learning, training sessions from experienced managers, as well as inspirational talks from famous people, such as Hillary Clinton and Lady Gaga help to inspire its workers.

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What Google, Adobe, and Cargill Changed About Their Performance Management Strategies

HR Daily Advisor

It has been named the number one “Best Company to Work For” by both Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute a total of seven times. Express interest in team members’ success and personal well-being. Google once again received this accolade for 2017. All people decisions at Google are based on data and analytics”.

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Peter Bafitis of RKTB Architects: “Making changes to the workplace is the next step”

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Housing is an issue that is critical, even central to the issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, so tackling that would be a good first step. This experience has been concentrated in the New York metropolitan area but has also included work in Washington, DC and Florida as well as international work in Japan and Nigeria.

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Erica Beal of AVIVV: “I believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to succeed”

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I was fortunate to begin my long-standing career in the utility and engineering industry with Sempra Energy Utilities in California in 2004. Well, there was that time that I asked my children to come up with the name of my new company…. As a woman- and minority-owned business, we place a high priority on hiring diverse talent.