Familial Pursuits: Consortium Alums David and Michael Medina Find Personal Fulfillment Following Similar Paths
For father-and-son duo David and Michael Medina, pursuing similar paths was a natural outgrowth of their close relationship. A 1993 Consortium alumnus of the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall […]
Consortium Alumna Michela Grant Takes a Data-Driven Approach to Help Businesses and People Thrive
How do you creatively drive solutions for greater impact? For Consortium alumna Michela Grant, this means merging two seemingly disparate passions: people and data analytics. Born and raised in Garland, […]
A Vision of Success: Monica Monte on How Poverty in Childhood Shaped Her Career
Now a successful businesswoman, Monica Monte remains driven by the vision she created for herself as a child growing up in poverty. “I always knew that getting a degree and […]
Update your CGSM Online profile (so employers and we can find you)
One of the cornerstones of The Consortium’s community is our ability to stay in touch. We want to be able to find you. We want you to be able to […]
Adeola Emdin: More accountability needed in diversity recruiting
Adeola Emdin, a Consortium Eagle Club member, has seen the ebb and flow of diversity recruiting and retention—and believes companies need to work harder.
Jylla Moore Tearte: ‘The Consortium changed the arc of my life’
On her third act after two other successful careers, Tearte hopes other alumni recall the impact The Consortium had on their lives.
U.S. Open tennis growth: Consortium alumna counts on diverse marketing
Nicole Kankam, chief of the U.S. Open tennis tournament’s marketing operation, says attracting a diverse crowd is the only way she’ll fill expanded capacity in 2016.
A legacy of entrepreneurship
While I was trying to create my own legacy, it never occurred to me that I was already a part of my father’s as a financial planner.
Scott Lan: A sucker for pain and torture
Since earning his MBA from the University of Southern California in 2014, Scott Lan has taken a beating. When he’s not at his day job as business strategy director for Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, he participates in world-class obstacle course races.
Sharon James: She never forgot to give back to The Consortium
It took her 25 years, but Sharon James had made a commitment to join The Consortium’s Eagle Club as an individual donor. “Paying it forward for someone like me is a big deal.”