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December 2011
We Try Harder!
We are very pleased to announce that DIVERSANT's CEO Gene Waddy was selected as an Executive of the Year finalist by NJ BIZ's judging panel for its 2011 Top Business Leaders Awards. Thank you to all of those who lent their support to this nomination!
 Gene Waddy Accepting Finalist Award |
Speaking of which…
2012 is already shaping up to be a busy year for our CEO Gene Waddy's speaking engagements. At the ISM's 9th Annual Black Executive Supply Management Summit in Dallas this coming February Gene will be participating in an executive panel on the importance of supplier diversity. In April, look for Gene at DiversityBusiness.com's 12th annual National Business Conference to be held in Mashantucket, CT. We'll post additional updates on these and other events in the coming weeks and months.
Happy Holidays!
From everyone at DIVERSANT we wish you all a very Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!
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 DIVERSANT Staff at the NJ Holiday Party |
November 2011
More Accolades!
Back in September we announced that NJBIZ had selected DIVERSANT from over a thousand applicants in all lines of business as one of New Jersey's most dynamic companies. We're pleased to announce that DIVERSANT was ranked fifth among the top 50 fastest-growing companies! With this distinction, we are in the running for Company of the Year and Executive of the Year which will be announced in early December.
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 DIVERSANT CEO Gene Waddy accepts the award for 5th ranking on the list of the 50 Fastest Growing New Jersey Companies from NJBiz sponsor representatives |
 NJBiz 50 Fastest Growing New Jersey Companies list and DIVERSANT write up from the NJBiz publication, |
A Gala Event
DIVERSANT was well-represented at the NMSDC Conference in Atlanta this year. In attendance were Gene Waddy, Tony Marolda, Stephanie Thompson, and Miner Smith. Described by Gene as the "Super Bowl of supplier diversity," the theme of this year's event was Minority Businesses and Corporate America: Raising the Bar through Sustainable Strategies. A great time was had by all, and just to prove you never know who you'll you meet; take a look at the photo of Stephanie with Magic Johnson!
 Magic Johnson with DIVERSANT's Stephanie Thompson |
October 2011
Read about it in the Harlem News…
The Harlem News Group covered Gene Waddy's talk on Keys to success for MBEs (Minority Business Enterprises). To read the complete story, please click the cover page below.
 Excerpt from the Harlem News October 6 - 12, 2011 |
Some thoughts on developing a minority business
We are very grateful to the Harlem Business Alliance for making available to us a video of DIVERSANT CEO Gene Waddy's talk "Small Businesses, Big Ideas" at their 8th Annual Harlem Economic Summit. In his talk, Gene speaks about ways to overcome barriers to starting and building a Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE). To view Gene's talk, please click here.
 Gene Waddy speaks on "Small Businesses, Big Ideas" |
September 2011
At the Harlem Business Alliance…
We hope you were able to attend the 8th Annual Harlem Business Economic Summit presented by the Harlem Business Alliance on Sept 26th, 2011. Joining Gene Waddy at the summit were William C. Thompson, Chair of the NY MWBE Task Force and Karen Taylor Bass, President, TaylorMade Media amongst others.
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 Notable Summit Attendees |
 Curtis Archer, Gene Waddy, and William Parrish |
At the CBC Legislative Conference…
We are honored to have been invited to attend the Congressional Black Caucus's Annual Legislative Conference being convened this September. DIVERSANT CEO Gene Waddy and President Tony Marolda will be representing DIVERSANT at conference events and special panel discussions. More news as it develops…
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 Congressman Charles |
 Congresswoman Maxine Waters with Gene Waddy (L) and |
And still growing…
NJBIZ, the award-winning New Jersey business publication, has selected DIVERSANT as one of the state's 2011 Fifty Fastest-Growing Companies. Our precise ranking will be announced at an awards ceremony this November. Thank you again to everyone who is making our successes possible.
CBC Job Fair — Part 3 (with pictures)
By some estimates 20,000 job-seekers attended the CBC's For the People Jobs Initiative in Los Angeles last month where DIVERSANT participated as a "favored firm." Among the many people we had the privilege to meet with were Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Dean of the CBC John Conyers, and the venerable Reverend Jesse Jackson (click links for images).
The Next Big Thing
Please come and see Gene Waddy speak at the 8th Annual Harlem Economic Summit on September 26th. His talk, "A message to MBEs — How to take your business to the next level" will be part of the
Small Businesses, Big Ideas forum hosted by the Harlem Business Alliance. The event will take place at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building in New York.
CBC Job Fair — Part 2
On behalf of Gene Waddy, Miner Smith, and Spencer Sotto, we want to thank everyone who took the time to stop by our booth at the Congressional Black Caucus's Los Angeles Job Fair. We'll have more announcements regarding the fair soon…
We Rate in Inc. — Again!
For the second year in a row, DIVERSANT has been ranked among Inc. Magazine's 5000 fastest-growing companies in the US. Thank you to everyone who is contributing to our continued growth, especially during these challenging times.
August 2011
CBC Job Fair
DIVERSANT is honored to have been asked to participate in the Congressional Black Caucus's job fair finale in Maxine Waters' home district of Los Angeles. The event will be held at the Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles on August 30th and 31st. DIVERSANT's CEO Gene Waddy will be in attendance and we'll have a booth staffed by a senior technical recruiter to take résumés and answer questions about our job opportunities for IT professionals. We hope to see you there.
Big AND Fast
DIVERSANT is pleased to announce that we have been ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as both one of the Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms in the US and the Largest African-American Owned IT Staffing and Solutions Firm in America. It is only through the support of our clients, consultants, and staff that we have been able to achieve these distinctions and for this we are most grateful to all of you.
June 2011
On the Move
To accommodate our continued growth, we've moved our corporate headquarters to a larger, state of the art facility in Red Bank, New Jersey. This investment reflects our commitment to providing our customers and consultants with the highest level of support as we continue to expand. Our staff is particularly excited about the new employee lounge where they can relax, socialize, or collaborate on the next big thing.
May 2011
Mr. Waddy Goes to Washington
Gene Waddy, along with Tony Marolda, Michael Isaacman, and Gregory Boquist were privileged to attend the "Economic STEMulus: Promoting Diversity and Excellence in the Future of American Innovation and Competitiveness" roundtable hosted by Congresswoman Maxine Waters in Washington. They participated in a lively conversation with representatives from some of the nation's leading technology companies, university professors, and organizations representing women and minority engineers. Click here for a photo of the event.
April 2011
Harlem Entrepreneurs Power Breakfast
Gene Waddy will be sharing his techniques for "Breaking into the Corporate Supply Chain" at a power breakfast hosted by the Harlem Business Alliance on Wednesday April 6th. The breakfast will take place at Sylvia's Restaurant at 328 Lenox Ave., NY. Seating is limited; if you'd like to attend, please RSVP (required) Brittany Harte at 212.665.7010 or email: bharte@hbany.org.
March 2011
Restarting the Economy: Unlocking the Growth Potential of Small Businesses
Executives from DIVERSANT will be participating in this high-profile conference which will focus on what the private and public sectors can do to help small businesses expand and create jobs. Gene Waddy, DIVERSANT's CEO, will be participating in a morning panel discussion about MBE growth strategies from 10:30 to 11:45. The event is being sponsored by the Center for an Urban Future and IBM. Other speakers will include:
- Bruce Katz, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
- Mary Kay Leonard, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
- Stanley S. Litow, IBM
- Robert Walsh, New York City Department of Small Business Services
- Seth Pinsky, New York City Economic Development Corporation
- Kathryn S. Wylde, Partnership for the City of New York.
