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Top
Businesswomen of the Year Honoree
Women of Excellence
Loretta Love Huff is a TWO-TIME
recipient of
the prestigious
Class I
MBE Supplier
of the Year Award
SUPPLIERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR DISTINGUISHING
THEMSELVES AND THEIR BUSINESSES BY:
Successfully demonstrating growth in
sales and employment while overcoming significant
obstacles
Consistently providing high
quality products and services at competitive
prices and offering innovative approaches
and cost savings
Overcoming personal hardship
hurdles and for significantly contributing
to the growth and development of their
community.
This award is presented by the Grand Canyon
Minority Supplier Development Council (GCMSDC),
which was established in 1993 as a private-sector
non-profit organization.
GCMSDC is the preeminent regional organization
of corporations and MBEs which provides increased
procurement and business opportunities for
minority businesses of all sizes.
In addition to providing on-going services
and acting as a resource center for minority
businesses, the GCMSDC can provide access to
capital through it's participation in the Business
Consortium Fund, Inc.
Currently, the Council is comprised of MBEs
and local corporations, government, and national
members who are a strong presence in Arizona.
Loretta
Love Huff, The Dream Leader for Business™,
is President of Emerald Harvest Consulting.
The
company's vision is
that people express their unique gifts and manifest the
highest possible level of self-actualization; organizations honor
those gifts
in pursuit of compelling business goals.
As
an award-winning performance
improvement consultant, professional speaker and executive/businesscoach,
Loretta helps business leaders and business owners
leverage their ideas and dreams into profitable enterprises
and fulfilling
careers.
Loretta and her hand-picked experts are members of
The Consultant &
Coach Coalition, a group of professionals who adhere to a
strict code of conduct and possess mastery in a variety of
performance-enhancing disciplines.
Loretta is a
seasoned executive with corporate experience in human
resources, IT and commercial banking plus 10 years as a
entrepreneur in management consulting. Loretta has
taught
graduate programs in Transformational Leadership,
Systems Thinking, Business Communications and Conflict
Management for the University of Phoenix and Ottawa
University.
Loretta is
the Immediate President of the Phoenix Chapter of the National
Association of Business Owners (NAWBO), Past President of
Gabriel’s Angels and former Board Member of the Grand Canyon
Minority Supplier Development Council, Women's Enterprise
Foundation, the Arizona Parkinson Network and
the Arizona chapter of the National Speakers
Association.
Loretta is also author of
two books, Leadership without Limits: Inspiring the Best
in Yourself, Your People and Your Organization
and6 Keys for
Dissolving Disputes: When ‘Off with their Heads!’ Won’t
Work. She has made
several appearances on the local Fox10 Morning News show, radio shows across the country and has been
featured in business publications including the New York Times,
the Arizona Republic,
Black Enterprise, the Phoenix Business Journal, the American Management Association’s Executive Matters newsletter, Arizona
Woman, Working Mother and numerous association
newsletters.
Loretta is a
Phoenix Business Journal Top Women in Business
honoree, an NCNW Metropolitan Sun Section Women of
Excellence honoree and a two-time
recipient of the prestigious Certified MBE (Minority Business
Enterprise) Class ISupplier of the Year
award. She has been
certified by the International Coach Federation, holds a
B.S. in Psychology from Howard University and an M.B.A
in Finance from the University of Chicago.
Below are recently received client comments. What
support does YOUR organization need?
"It is always a challenge to
find a speaker that will really "WOW" a group of Sales Reps,
Sales Managers, VPs of Sales, CEOs and Entrepreneurs for our
events. If you can't catch and hold their attention within
the first few seconds, you are probably doomed.
Loretta's approach to our event theme was more than I
expected! The group was energized and motivated from
the beginning until the end. Our goal was to increase
membership by at least 30%.
Based on Loretta's
presentation, our membership doubled! Loretta was
passionate, driven, spoke with conviction and definitely WOW'd our group!"
Elouise Nathaniel, VP of Events, National Sales Network,
Phoenix Chapter
"Loretta's material is
top-notch! Her presentations are polished and
professional which wins over the audience. She knows
her subject and uses personal stories to help illustrate her
points. I've enjoyed working with her every chance I've had.
I would recommend Loretta to anyone because she's able to
tailor her delivery for any audience."
Gail
Rittenhouse, Training Manager, State of Arizona
“Everyone gave extremely
positive feedback about your talk on ‘Transformative
Leadership’. You were so inspirational! All of the women
took home new understanding of leadership and each one now
feels more empowered to be successful in their business with
new insight from the tools you provided.”
Judy O'Higgins, Program
Chairperson, NAWBO (National Association of Women Business
Owners) Sedona/Verde Valley
"I
met Loretta at a luncheon network in Phoenix Arizona where
she was the featured speaker. Loretta delivers! Her
presentation and presence left me inspired to take action. I
highly recommend her."
Christina
Thompson, Wolfeagle Marketing Group, Chandler, Arizona
Before
taking Get Clients Now! I had no effective follow-up system
and knew I was missing out on potential business. Taking
advantage of the accountability that this program provides,
I established a very efficient, trusted and easy-to-use
lead-tracking system. I implemented new ideas I learned
that resulted in a 75% increase in coaching revenue within
three weeks following the program.
Michael Veltri, Chief Instructor, DC
Aikido
"Morale has risen substantially. The culture has accomplished the shift to inclusive participation and empowerment."
Sylvia Hines, Executive Director, Support Network for Battered Women
"A
Big Thank You
for being our presenter. Everyone that I talked to gave you
high marks for your presentation and because of you we had
more in attendance at our meeting. You will always be
welcome to our committee meeting and please let me know if
you would like to speak again."
Al
Quihuis, Speaker Coordinator, Diversity Council , Chandler
Chamber of Commerce
"Working with you changed my opinion of human resource consultants. I never knew how valuable they could be."
Chief Technology Officer, Sagent Technology
"I worked with several coaches. I felt a particular rapport with Loretta. Loretta's a very good coach with a broad range of skills.
While working with her, I found the confidence to stretch into new areas with my current role. She approached coaching me in ways that
worked for me. For instance, she recommended books, writing assignments, practices and provided research results on topics we discussed.
She exceeded my expectations of working with a coach."
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