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Successful LGBT Business through the NGLCC Business Conference
There are 1.4 million LGBT businesses in the United States, but only 1,000 take advantage of the benefits of being a certified NGLCC business! We spoke to several LGBT entrepreneurs at the NGLCC conference and here is what they said. Grow your business faster by becoming debt-free from the start 7-Step Credit Card Debt Reduction.
LGBT business and finding your people
Today on the podcast we bring you interviews with NGLCC business owners Ebone Bell of Tagg Communications, Jenn T. Grace of Publish Your Purpose Press, Matt Skallerud of Pink Banana Media, Greg Byers of GB Perspectives, Jennifer Brown of Jennifer Brown Consulting, and Sean Howell by Hornet and Sophie Edwards of Cloud Surfing Media. We also chat with company representatives Jami Bliss of GlaxoSmithKline, Robert Schapira of Wells Fargo, Steven Garibell of TD Bank and Mia Rella of Merrill Lynch. We also speak with LGBT business leaders John Roberts, creator of the Workplace Equality Index, and Jonathan Lovitz, senior VP of the NGLCC.
In this unique episode of Queer money® we ask this diverse group of NGLCC conference attendees about the value of attending the NGLCC conference and the opportunities it provides to build a network of partners and allies. We discuss the reasons why LGBT business owners should consider NGLCC, including the learning opportunities, connections, and sense of community the organization provides. We also talk about the continued need for a conference like the NGLCC, despite the public’s perception that marriage equality means the end of LGBT discrimination. Listen as conference attendees share their favorite experiences of the week in Philadelphia and share their top money tips!
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Covered topics related to LGBT business and the NGLCC conference
The Benefits of Attending the NGLCC Conference
- Able to be your authentic self
- Expand your network, build relationships
- Connect with partners and sponsors
- Facetime with colleagues
Why LGBT business owners should attend the NGLCC
- Network with suppliers and other companies
- Accelerate your own learning
- Work together to achieve more
- Sense of community
- Make your company more competitive
- Information about the LGBT community
- Great speakers, topics
How to Prepare for the NGLCC Conference
- Research participants (#NGLCC18)
- Network in advance via social media
The need for a conference like the NGLCC
- Safe space to develop
- Contact companies (public pressure)
- Use the economic power
- Helping you come out of the closet at work
- Companies are learning about inclusivity
- Companies lead to social change
- Equality in marriage = first step
The top conference highlights
- “Family reunion”
- Interviews with people driving the mission
- Awards for the best NaVOBA companies
- Session to reach all sectors and generations
- Collaborative atmosphere
- Author event in a historic bookstore
The best money tips from NGLCC participants
- Educate yourself about money
- Meet potential large corporate suppliers
- Use apps like Stash, Betterment
- Surround yourself with people who can help you
- Start saving/investing early
- Achieve more with less
- Understand the time value of money
Connect with the NGLCC
- National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Resources about and for joining the NGLCC
We are David and John Auten-Schneider, the Debt Free Guys (www.driftkingsmedia.com) and hosts of the Queer money® Podcast. We help queer people (and allies) live fabulous and non-fabulous broke lives by helping them 1) pay off credit card debt, 2) become part- or full-time entrepreneurs, and 3) save and invest for retirement.