This in person event will illuminate the successes of MBEs and give Pacesetters a behind the scenes look at how they do business.
04/23/2024
9:30am - 11:00am
The Tot Café by Little Cocoa Bean Co.
Join us for our highly anticipated Annual Meeting, Greater Boston's top business convening of the year.
05/02/2024
4:30pm - 8:00pm
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
One of the most influential Bostonians in 2023, Jane Steinmetz is the first woman to lead one of the "Big Four" accounting firms.
05/09/2024
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ernst & Young
Expand your DEI professional development with a virtual workshop focused specifically on LGBTQIA+ identities and inclusion.
Join our Transformational DEI Certificate! Our comprehensive learning & development offerings are designed to connect and grow strong leaders who lead both inside and out of the office.
Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.
Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.
City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.
We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).
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09/14/2024
Greater Boston
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Black history is American history, and the month of February is a time to honor that by exploring the fullness of African-American culture. Year round, let us continue to celebrate the people, movements, and strides made to better our lives by ensuring that our society is a place where all are humanized, seen, heard, and supported.
Boston While Black is a membership network for Boston’s Black professionals, entrepreneurs, and students who are seeking connection and community. The organization was founded by Sheena Collier, a Harvard University School of Education graduate and community leader who had a vision of convening Black Bostonians for connection, adventure, and a sense of belonging. In our Q&A below, the Boston While Black team shares the organization’s biggest accomplishment, how they create lasting impact, and how they continue to contribute to Black history today.
In the past 3-5 years, what has been your company’s biggest accomplishment?
Three years ago, we didn’t exist – we launched in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, based on a vision from our founder, Sheena Collier. Now, almost three years later we have over 1,000 members, over 20 corporate partners, 2 front page features on the Boston Globe, and we’ve hosted more than 15,000 people at our public events, including our BWB Family Reunion and our How to Boston While Black Summit. Our biggest accomplishment is all that we’ve managed to build over the years.
What lasting impact have you created in your community?
Our membership network has created an opportunity for Black Boston natives and transplants to build community with one another – something many people felt was missing. Anchored by the BWB Hub, our digital community platform, we provide a safe virtual space for people to share resources, tips, and tricks for navigating the Greater Boston region. Central to that is our special interest communities which help our 1,000+ members find deeper connection among each other and tackle navigating Boston as their most authentic selves.
How would you say you’ve made Black history today?
As a company founded by a Black woman and led by a Black team, we are demonstrating how and when we have the appropriate resources, Black people can and should lead in building the spaces, communities, and systems we need to thrive. We are not only building a successful local company. We are creating the blueprint for how cities across the world can become places where Black people choose to live, work, and play.
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