"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." -- Albert Einstein
With the first quarter of 2020 behind us, so much more lies ahead. The Impact Report typically recaps and highlights our efforts over the previous three months, and outlines next endeavors, opportunities, and prospects. This issue however, arrived in your mailbox a little late. We call it: Q1+1. Thank you for your patience. We will still recap and highlight our efforts. Yet, our ability to forecast is limited.
Like you, we approached 2020 with optimistic enthusiasm. Now, we must muster up that optimism and brush off our cheerleading spirit as we stay six-feet apart, look for PPP advice, search out PPE items, and imagine the smiles under each other’s masks. That said, I know that despite the trials and tribulations, the losses and sacrifices, we shall endure. As a cancer survivor, single mom, and Black female entrepreneur, I know that this too shall pass. Please practice social distancing, don your gloves and mask up! The life you save might be mine.
– Cheryl McCants, president & CEO
Impact Updates
During the COVID-19 pandemic, each one of us can play a pivotal role in helping others stay safe and stay well. Impact has been providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to front-line and other essential workers. We have distributed thousands of surgical masks, isolation gowns, gloves, and sanitation supplies to clients, such as Newark, NJ's University Hospital, Eden Autism Services, Dominion Energy, and the Massachusetts' V.A. Medical Center. We are proud to be of service - to help protect our fellow citizens as they fight this global pandemic. See our COVID Page for details.
The Next Generation of Talent
Impact Consulting Enterprises welcomes bright, ambitious, curious, and creative interns to be optimally #impactful. During this first quarter, Impact welcomed back our Summer 2019 interns Morgan Ulrich and Wuraola Ogunnowo, We also welcomed Ka'bre Dennis to the team as our Digital Content and Communication Manager.
Watch Us Work
Impact attended the Newark Regional Business Partnership’s Intercultural Lunch: Exploring Newark's Black History. James Amemasor, Research Specialist from the New Jersey Historical Society shared the rich and intriguing history of African Americans in Newark, New Jersey. Emma and Ramelle Massey, Gwen Moten and Lyneir Richardson, also shared their insights on Newark's Black business, culture and entrepreneurial history.
Cheryl presented Sixth Sense Storytelling to corporate members of the NY & NJ Minority Supplier Development Council. During this interactive engagement, she discussed the significance and potency of knowing your WHY, HOW, and WHAT. These tips serve as foundational elements for memorable and effective storytelling. Do you know your Why? Can you share your WHY so that others will remember?
At Impact, we believe in a culture of sales. So the team traveled to Kevin Schulman's Sandler Training center in Edison, NJ. We gained new knowledge about the ins and outs of business development and explored ways to boost business results.
President and CEO Cheryl McCants mentored women in business during Advance Media's Mentoring Monday Speed Networking Event. Along for the ride were Impact’s Spring Intern Wura Ogunnowo and Digital Content Manager Ka’bre Dennis. What a marvelous event. We can’t wait for next year!
Celebrity Reading Day was a blast! Cheryl and Ka’bre visited Newark, NJ's Ivy Hill Elementary School to read to the students. Team Impact is committed to continuous learning and the particular necessity and power of educating young minds at the onset of formal schooling. As professional storytellers, the Impact Team took special delight in reading to the 3rd graders.
Team Impact attended the WPEO Annual Awards Breakfast with keynote speaker Carla Harris of Morgan Stanley. Thank you Ms. Harris for your straight talk. And, congrats to all award winners!
On the Impact Horizon
Impact will soon release our newest offering, the Virtual Communications Kit. The Virtual Communications Kit (VCK) enables the optimization of strategic, comprehensive, and effective communications to company stakeholders (internal and external) during this new social-distancing environment. We want to help you and your business flourish now and beyond COVID-19. Connect with us to see how our new VCK product can bolster you and your company today!
Client News
CRN Recognizes PKA Technologies
HPE CEO Antonio Neri recognized PKA Tech, under the leadership of Felise Katz, for the company's purpose-drive priorities. Their community focus at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak resolved network issues for employees working at home, and provided customers with additional server capabilities in the midst of the crises. Well done!
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Gratitude & Employee Engagement
“Thank you,” “attagirl,” and “attaboy” are simple and small words that can pack a big punch. Expressions of gratitude for a job well done or extra effort expended go a long way toward boosting morale, increasing retention, and motivating teams to go above and beyond. Read More ...
This new decade brings with it increased responsibilities. And, while we typically focus on the need to vote and remember the lives that were lost securing this right, we must also emphasize the need to count – Census 2020.
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Impact in the News
Cheryl participated in Mentoring Monday, a nationwide, woman-only event whose collective goal was to have over 8,600 women receive coaching from 1,700 mentors. “I feel duty-bound to lift, educate, and inspire other women striving to succeed in business and life,” said McCants. "None of us can achieve greatness on our own. We all need help along our journey. I'm honored to be of service in this endeavor."
In an ROI-NJ op-ed article, Cheryl McCants reached out to governors in the tri-state area to provide commercial lease relief for business owners. "As one of the 3.5 million small business owners employing 6.5 million people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I implore you to help us pay our office rent and make payroll."
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