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Dee C. Marshall

CEO & Managing Partner Diverse & Engaged | Board Director | Senior DEI -ESG Advisor | Workplace Culture

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Re: Advocating for Small Businesses at UNITY WEEK -THE ASK I’m excited to share this powerful moment from UNITY WEEK 2024, where Justin Nelson President & CEO of NGLCC, passionately advocated on behalf of small businesses. Justin’s leadership and commitment to fostering inclusion were on full display as he highlighted the importance of supporting diverse businesses across the nation. His message underscores why events like UNITY WEEK—bringing together leaders from NGLCC, WBENC, and the broader NBIC community—are so critical for creating opportunities and driving progress. Watch and be inspired. #UnityWeek2024 #NGLCC #SmallBusinessAdvocacy #WBENC #Leadership

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Here the ask Don't lose heart. It was a gut punch. I know for many people in the room, it's OK to feel down and lousy, but we got to get up and we've got to fight. And don't lose leading with your heart, but let's also start leading with our heads. And building this business case into what Katie said earlier, if we've said it 900 times, say at 901. So I'm going to say some of the same things I said it into my PC because it's important. I want you to get out your pens and write down corporate.relations@mgccc.org. Or if you know Brennan and his team, which most of you do very well, just reach out from directly and we're going to send you these talking points that the Coalition put together. It's important information. This is a business. Days it is not the same sort of argument that they're trying to make and we need to tell this narrative better so that's the commitment from us but we need to know that corporations and embrace diversity are 36% more profitable than their competitors that don't 67% of workforce new work candidates investigate the diversity policies of a potential corporation and those with diverse teams have a 22% less turnover rate that. Is saving you money. That is a business case, and let's talk about the diverse supplier side. 70% of them are pursuing new markets, 84% of them are innovating. You are not doing this just because it's the right thing. It is having real world impact on your bottom line. It is saving you money or it is making you money. And that is shareholder return. And they cannot argue with that narrative. So don't lose your passion, don't lose your heart. But let's leave with our head and start pushing back the final ask. Help us tell this story internally at your companies. And we've got to get this as far up the food chain as we can. You're CEO needs to be talking about this, as Yang said. And the ones that are standing up and saying, hey, we have the information, we have the data here. And this is not just a kind thing to do. We're not giving special opportunity. We're casting the net as wide and as far as we can so that we can make as much money for our company or save as much money for our show holders as absolutely possible. So there's the ask, there's the offer. We're here to help you. And thank you all for being with us to to make this journey. It's more important than ever.

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Supporting diverse businesses is essential for fostering innovation and creating a truly equitable marketplace Dee C. Marshall As we look ahead, it’s crucial to continue advocating for platforms that amplify these voices and bridge gaps in access and opportunity.

Brian “BK” Hall

Brian “BK” Hall

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A memorable moment on this journey towards equity through #ECONOMICS

Co-Founder and President at National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

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Thanks for being there and for all you do to advocate side by side with the NBIC orgs!

Peggy Delfabbro

Peggy Delfabbro

CEO at M. Davis & Sons, Inc. | Industrial Construction, Fabrication & Maintenance

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That panel was amazing! Thanks for sharing!

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