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De Regreso a la Escuela de Negocios – ¿Qué es Innovación?

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Brian

Creo que es hora de volver a la escuela de empresarios y evaluar qué es lo que queremos decir cuando decimos “innovación”. Los expertos dicen con rotunda consistencia que ‘‘… los empresarios DEBEN innovar para seguir siendo competitivos …”. ¿Ha…

Thank you for your service…now it is our turn

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Brian

A few months ago I had the opportunity to make closing remarks at a Memorial Day event hosted by the BusinessMatchmaking organization, in partnership with the City of San Francisco and the Small Business Administration (SBA). The event, titled “Operation…

Keys to Personal Branding

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Brian

Keys to Personal Branding Presentation by Brian Tippens. Presented during the NY&NJ Council Business Opportunity Expo in June 2014. #tippenstip

Corporate Spotlight: Brian Tippens

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Brian

Congratulations to Brian Tippens, on his new role at HP as Chief Diversity Officer! Brian has been with HP for over 14 years, most recently as the Global Real Estate (GRE) Director of Energy, Sustainability and Integrated Facilities Management and…

Diversity – New ideas, new employees, new approaches. Where do you go ? Where do you find them?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Brian

This is a guest post by my good friend and colleague, Fields Jackson. Fields is the Founder and CEO of the Racing Toward Diversity Magazine, a publication which showcases the best diversity efforts and initiatives being made today. Written…

The Economic Impact of NCMSDC Certified Minority Businesses on Northern California

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Brian

This is a guest post by my good friend and colleague, Scott Vowels. Scott is the President/CEO of the Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC), a non-profit organization which provides the only nationally-recognized Ethnic Minority Business Certification in Northern…

The Value of Diverse Suppliers

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Brian

What is the value of doing big business with diverse business ? Corporations, large and small alike, frequently struggle with articulating a clear value proposition for implementing a focus on the utilization of diverse businesses in their supply chain. I have discussed this in previous…