Category: Black Heritage

I feel that if you want to motivate others, they need to believe you and to believe in you. Being forthright and honest help me earn the trust of others, which makes motivating others less of a challenge.

I’ve learned that your personal integrity is extremely important. Be humble, be honest, and be respectful. We are all people with diverse ideas, and we should respect that.

I aspire to see people and not just problems, to respect and to walk humbly with everyone, and to be fully present.

HEADQUARTERS: Greenville, South Carolina WEBSITE: www.ogletreedeakins.com BUSINESS: Law firm EMPLOYEES: 1,700 TITLE: Director of Professional Development and Inclusion EDUCATION: BA, University of Missouri-Kansas City; JD, Tulane University WHAT I’M READING: Law and Reorder, by Deborah Epstein Henry INTERESTS: International travel and cuisine, coaching and playing volleyball What are you proudest of in your life? I… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Boca Raton, Florida WEBSITE: www.officedepot.com BUSINESS: Retail/office supplies REVENUES: $11.5 billion EMPLOYEES: 39,000 TITLE: Executive Vice President, Human Resources EDUCATION: BA, John Carroll University; JD, The Ohio State University College of Law INTERESTS: Working with at-risk youth through athletic programs What are you proudest of in your life? I’m proud of being a very… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Naperville, Illinois WEBSITE: www.officemax.com BUSINESS: Office products distribution REVENUES: $7.1 billion EMPLOYEES: 29,000 TITLE: Senior Director Corporate Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management EDUCATION: MS, Roosevelt University WHAT I’M READING: Use your Brain to Change your Age, by Daniel G. Amen INTERESTS: Travel, reading, healthy living, fashion, film, music What lessons have you learned from… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Atlanta, Georgia WEBSITE: www.newellrubbermaid.com BUSINESS: Consumer and commercial products REVENUES: $6 billion EMPLOYEES: 19,000 TITLE: Vice President, Legal Affairs and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer EDUCATION: JD, Yale Law School WHAT I’M READING: Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963–65, by Taylor Branch INTERESTS: Theater and the arts What are you proudest… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Houston, Texas WEBSITE: www.nasa.gov BUSINESS: Government EMPLOYEES: 3,200 TITLE: Director, Office of Procurement EDUCATION: MBA, Texas Southern University WHAT I’M READING: 42 Rules for your New Leadership Role, by Pam Fox Rollin INTERESTS: Youth mentoring What do you think is the greatest issue or dilemma facing the African American community today? The need to… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: New York City WEBSITE: www.mitchelltitus.com BUSINESS: Public accounting firm EMPLOYEES: 200 TITLE: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer EDUCATION: BS, MBA, Binghamton University; Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program WHAT I’M READING: Rainmaking Conversations, by Mike Schultz & John E. Doerr INTERESTS: I enjoy running (I’ve run the New York City and other marathons), collecting… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Northfield, Illinois WEBSITE: www.kraftfoodsgroup.com BUSINESS: Food and beverage REVENUES: $19 billion EMPLOYEES: 25,000 TITLE: EVP, Corporate & Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary EDUCATION: BS, University of Iowa; MPP, JD, Harvard University WHAT I’M READING: Killing Lincoln, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard INTERESTS: Family, faith, public policy, travel What lessons have you… Read the full article