CVMSDC, “Sparkles in Spartanburg”

Pictured above; “Achieving Predictable Success as a Business, Organization and/or Corporation” was presented by Dave McKeown, COO of Predictable Success. All photos by Calvin Reese Millennium Magazine

Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council hosted its 8th Minority Business Enterprises Summit recently at Milliken and Company in Spartanburg , SC. The daylong event will connected some of the nation’s largest and most successful Minority Business Enterprises with major corporations to pursue new business opportunities and establish new business relationships.

This year’s MBE Summit theme was “Innovation Driven by Business Results.” Highlights of the event included, Learning How to Lead Your Business/Organization to Predictable Success and Keep it There. Participants also attended an Energy Summit hosted by Duke Energy with guests from Fluor, SCANA and Dominion.

Eric Watson CEO of CVMSDC
Michael Riordan, CEO of Greenville Health System
Derek Lott, Sr., Director of Supplier Diversity for BI-LO Holdings, Inc.
Michelle Hunt, Denny’s, Glenn Cox, Denny’s and Kimberly Brown, KimBees
Mammie Price, SCANA and Sonya Cunningham, Greenville Health System
Keith Brent, Brand RPM and Leslie Kelson, CVMSDC