Interview with CEO/Founder of SEE Company, INC - Beverly (Bev) Jennings

Beverly is a remarkable woman. She is very passionate about her business. She name her business SEE (See Everyone Elevate) and that is very motivating. ALL ABOUT BEVERLY: Beverly Jennings is CEO of SEE Company, which she founded to enable diversity-forward and inclusion-focused enterprises to achieve significant growth. As former Head of Global Supplier Diversity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson, Jennings brings her C-level business knowledge, values-driven leadership and supplier diversity expertise to corporations and business owners, preparing them to succeed in an ever-changing environment. With her signature approach and energy, Jennings is leading SEE Company with her vision to “see everyone elevate.” As a trusted advisor and certified business coach, she offers strategies and guidance for executives to deliver measurable success. Her three decades of experience span customer service, process excellence, end-to-end supply chain management and business development. Jennings also extends her knowledge to Boards of growth-oriented organizations. She is currently Advisor and former Vice Chair and Executive Committee member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR), a non-profit of companies spending $1 billion or more annually with diverse suppliers, which J&J joined as the first healthcare company. She co-chairs the BDR Global Committee and leads the BDR Triad, which connects corporations, diverse businesses and investors for growth. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Turtle & Hughes, one of the largest independent electrical and industrial distributors in the nation, and serves on the Board of Rose International, one of the leading minority- and woman- owned providers of workforce and technology solutions. Her previous role at J&J was Vice President, Worldwide Process Excellence, Consumer Group. Earlier, she was Director of Manufacturing at Vistakon, now Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, with responsibility for 1,200 employees. Prior to that she served in a variety of Director positions including Quality, Customer Service and Distribution. For eight years, she co-chaired the African American Leadership Council National Employee Resource Group with 35 chapters and 1,500 members. In addition to healthcare, Jennings’ management experience encompasses the retail and food industries. Jennings previously served as a board member to the Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance, the Women Presidents’ Education Organization (WPEO), Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Community First Credit Union and the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council. She has been recognized as a champion, sponsor, mentor and advocate for business and community. These include J&J’s Top 25 People of the Year, the Diverse Manufacturing Supply Chain Alliance (DMSCA) Legacy Award, the WBE Hall of Fame and a Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneur (LWE) in New Jersey. She also received the WBENC Applause Award, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Masked Award, and was a Gateway Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction. Jennings holds an MBA in Industrial Management from the University of Dallas; she is a Certified Master Business Coach from Fowler School of Business, and she earned a BS degree in Management from the University of West Florida. Also, WATCH OUT! our listeners was the first to know about the new clothing line that will be coming in the near future. For more information, visit the website at http://seecompany.co you can also follow and like the SEE Company on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you want to contact Beverly you can contact her on social media as well as Beverly Jennings.