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2022 Spirit of Women in Business Conference
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2022 Spirit of Women in Business Conference

The 2022 Spirit of Women in Business Conference , held in March to commemorate Women ’ s History Month , featured weekly speakers who discussed relevant business topics . The keynote speaker was Nancy Giordano , author , futurist and founder / CEO of Play Big , Inc . Giordano presented “ The Future of Work and Working .”
Nancy Giordano
Geraldine Nelson
Amalia Munteanu
Rosanne Potter
Other weekly speakers included Geraldine Nelson , a recognized leader across academic , community , and non-profit organizations , who discussed “ The Authentic Me : A Seat at the
Table ”; Amalia Munteanu , vice president creative partnerships - Advertising Sales for NBC Universal , who discussed “ The
Balancing Act : Navigating the Changing Nature of Work , and Finding Success in a Hybrid Work Environment ”; and Rosanne
Potter , senior vice president and chief financial officer for the Cleveland Foundation , who discussed “ Advancing Diversity and
Social Impact Through Endowment Management .”
During the event , Veronica Cook-Euell , M . A ., M . B . A , M . Ed ., president , CEO and executive consultant of Euell Construction and Consulting Group LLC , was recognized as the 2022 Spirit of Women in Business Award winner .
Veronica Cook-Euell
Cook-Euell has been a featured presenter on the topic of supplier diversity including an invitation by the U . S . Consulate to speak in Brazil on the topic of “ Value Chain-Supplier Diversity as Mechanism to Advance Equality and Promote Economic Prosperity .” She has also published numerous articles on supplier diversity including “ Why We Need to Develop Schemas in Supplier Diversity ” for E & I Cooperative Services and “ 10 Steps to Advocacy in Supplier Diversity ” in the National Association in the Educational Procurement journal .

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