In his first Business Brief of the new year, ELC President and CEO Michael Hyter hosted Congressman G.K. Butterfield, U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Congressman Butterfield discusses the impact of voting rights on American democracy in light of recent events, such as Supreme Court Justice Breyer’s retirement announcement.

2021 Business Briefs

Each month, Michael Hyter moderates critical conversations with leading experts and thought leaders that bring awareness to key issues while simultaneously raising our online visibility. These discussions included:

• May: ELC Business Brief, “Supporting the Asian American Pacific Islander Community,” featured John Wang, Founder & President, Asian American Business Development Center and Linda Akutagawa, President and CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP);
• June: ELC Business Brief, “Black Executive Leadership in the LGBTQ Community,” featured Brickson Diamond, CEO, Big Answers LLC and Colleen Taylor, President, Merchant Services – US at American Express;
• July: ELC Business Brief, “Strengthening the Pipeline of Black Corporate Executives,” featured Dr. Christopher Butts, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at The Executive Leadership Council;
• August: ELC Business Brief, “Black Women’s Equal Pay Day,” featured Erika Irish Brown, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Global Head of Talent at Citi;
• September: ELC Business Brief, “The Boule, The ELC, and The Links, Inc. Joint CBCF Fellows Contribution,” featured Dwayne M. Murray, Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (The Boulé) and Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D., 17th National President of The Links, Incorporated;
• October: ELC Business Brief, “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” featured Paula Schneider, President and CEO, Susan G. Komen Foundation;
• November: ELC Business Brief, “A Focus on Mental Health,” featured Dr. Janet Taylor, Psychiatrist and Author of The Courageous Classroom;
• December: ELC Business Brief, “The Rebirth of a Brand“, featuring Michele Thornton Ghee, CEO of iconic brands, Ebony and JET