This morning right after an important conference call with a client I was honored to get an email from DiversityPlus Magazine: CONGRATULATIONS!!! After careful consideration you were selected as one of the 2012 Top 25 Women in Power Impacting Diversity and a profile of your accomplishments will be featured in the May/June Issue of DiversityPlus Magazine and distributed at the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) conference in June in Orlando, FL.
Now that’s WordFood of the highest order. I do work in this world and count myself fortunate to try to make a difference for folks who want to sell to big companies. I also train employees who are members of network groups in huge corporations. But as an entrepreneur you don’t expect to get noticed. The people who usually do are the Chief Diversity Officers of these huge corporations who have the budgets to do big things for a lot of people.
But here’s the real hero. It’s people like Paul Lachhu at Diversity Plus who work so hard to make sure others get noticed too- that there are people in the field doing good work in addition to these powerful corporations. Thanks to Paul for helping get my name in the mix but especially for all the very hard work he does all year to uplift the diverse companies and suppliers that he meets and admires and believes in. He’s the one that should be getting an award. My thanks to his magazine and to this wonderful man for all that he does in the diversity industry that has done so much for so many. Kudos to you for your dedication.