Tag: Sheri Gonzales

Black leaders need to earn a ‘thriving wage’ before they can help others; an Evergy-backed cohort could help them ascend

By Tommy Felts / February 15, 2024

A new program backed by entrepreneur support groups and Evergy aims to raise household income by at least 30 percent for participating Black professionals, nonprofit founders, and entrepreneurs, said Craig Moore II. “The ultimate goal is making sure you’re a leader who can do more than show up and talk about community — you have the…

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‘Supplier diversity is deceptively difficult’: How to boost diverse small businesses without tokenizing them

By Tommy Felts / March 8, 2022

Editor’s note: The following story was sponsored by KC Rising, a regional initiative to help Kansas City grow faster and more intentionally, as part of a campaign to promote its CEO-to-CEO Challenge on supplier diversity.  Successful efforts to promote increased, consistent spending with more diverse small businesses must start with C-Suite buy-in, Christine Kelly said,…

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