Come Meet Boss Amy Hilliard | WBDC 2021 Midwest Annual Business Event

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By The WBDC

Sep 9, 2021

Women's Business Development Center recently issued the following announcement.

All business owners, fresh and seasoned, will get information and inspiration from Amy Hilliard, Founder, and Principal of The Hilliard Group and the ComfortCake Company, and Katrina Markoff, Founder, CEO, and Master Chocolatier of Vosges Haut-Chocolat. Amy and Katrina will have a dynamic Boss to Boss Conversation at the WBDC’s 2021 Midwest Annual Business Event, discussing how they built their businesses and are surviving the pandemic and how you, in turn, can navigate the next normal!

This conversation will be LIVE in just one week - Tuesday, September 14 - at the WBDC’s Annual Business Event.

Check out this message from Amy - she’s ready to meet you!

We can’t wait to hear more from Amy and listen to a powerful conversation between these two powerhouse bosses!

Here's the full event schedule:

9:00 am - 10:00 am

BE STIRRED | BOSS TO BOSS: A CONVERSATION

Kickstart your day and your business with a zestful boss to boss conversation between these two powerhouses. Expect a deep dive into strategy and stories about the ups and downs and sweetness of growing a business post-pandemic. Leave with ideas, action items, and motivation to apply lessons learned to your own enterprise!

10:00 am - 11:00 am

BE INFORMED | SUPPLIER EQUITY POST-PANDEMIC PANEL

Listen to a dynamic panel discuss what they’ve learned from, and how supplier diversity has changed since, the pandemic and what they are looking for in their suppliers. Leave with a better understanding of the current supplier equity landscape!

Moderator:

Deven Rand | President, NorthAmerican Concessions

Panelists:

Chris Bilton | Manager, Supplier Diversity, Kohler Company

Darren Harmon | Senior Director, Supplier Diversity & Sustainability Enterprise Sourcing & Procurement, UnitedHealth Group

Janelle Turner | Director, Supplier Diversity, Office of Operations and Technology Transfer, Washington University in St. Louis

Shaun Jones | Director, Supplier Diversity, Walgreen Co.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

BE INSPIRED | SHIRLEY MARX PITCH COMPETITION REGIONAL FINALE

Watch the third annual Shirley Mark Pitch Competition Regional Finale and take notes as finalists from Chicago, Twin Cities, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City vie for the three cash prizes.

Co-Emcees:

Maria Castro | Regional External Affairs Manager, Comcast NBC Universal

Emma Asante | Vice President, Community Relations and Special Projects, NBC Chicago, Telemundo Chicago, and NBC Sports Chicago

Winner Announcements:

Patricia Marx | Chair, New World Van Lines

Visit www.wbdcshirleymarxpitch.com to learn more.

1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

BE READY | BUSINESS MATCHMAKER (WBENC-Certified WBEs Only)

Ready to pitch your product or service to new private and public sector representatives? Register for the Business Matchmaker, submit your profile, and you might have the chance to meet one-on-one with a representative --or two or three! Matches are based on buyer procurement needs with no guarantee of a match.

Businesses must be certified by WBENC as a WBE to apply for this opportunity and registered for the WBDC 2021 Midwest Annual Business Event. Immediately after registering for the event, you will get an email from Eventbrite confirming your registration. That confirmation email will have a direct link to the My Business Matchmaker platform, where you will go to submit the business info to generate your profile for buyer representatives!

Currently Confirmed Buyer Representatives