
Where Real Estate and GovCon Meet
03/21/24 • 16 min
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Calling All Small Diverse Businesses in the City of St. Petersburg, FL with Kourey Hendryx-Bell
Kourey is a seasoned professional, distinguished by her passion for creating opportunities and fostering inclusion in procurement and supply management. She currently serves as the manager of the Office of Supplier Diversity at the City of St. Petersburg, where she leads a dynamic team of professionals and where she is championing change in procurement processes and policies centered around workforce development, wages, and small and diverse business communities. Armed with a background in interdisciplinary studies and law, she possesses a distinctive perspective that fuels her prowess in process implementation, program development, and compliance. Throughout her career, Kourey has been an advocate for enhancing opportunities and fostering an environment where small and diverse businesses are equipped to succeed. Her approach is characterized by a commitment to seeing the bigger picture, considering multiple perspectives, and pinpointing opportunities for improvement in processes and policies. Kourey is an advocate for diversity, actively engaging in outreach efforts, industry events, and conferences to amplify the importance of supplier diversity. Learn more about the City of St. Petersburg, FL and the work they do: https://www.stpete.org/ Office of Supplier Diversity https://www.stpete.org/business/procurement/supplier_diversity.php https://www.stpete.org/business/index.php https://www.stpete.org/business/small_business_assistance/index.php https://www.stpete.org/business/procurement/index.php https://www.usf.edu/business-finance/purchasing/doing-business-with-usf/index.aspx
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Doing Business with Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority (RDU)
In this episode, Thiané D. Carter, Director of Small Business Programs at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority (RDU), discusses her experience in managing and implementing programs that ensure equal opportunities for small, minority, and women-owned businesses in the airport contracting process. Ms. Carter has over a decade of experience in DBE/ACDBE program development and administration and will share her insights on navigating these programs for contracting success. https://www.rdu.com/
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