Testimonials and Participant Success Stories
I learned that instead of always being in everything in the company, if I worked on it, the people that are in place to run it can do their jobs better.
Randy Ramcharan
VP Operations, Indatatech
I found that each of my Tuck experiences added immediate value to my leadership toolbox. My best Tuck take-away ever was when I realized the importance of my company’s operational mission statement and integrated it in all our marketing materials and presentations. This single change lead to a 20% increase in sales and a solid team that understands and executes our mission.
Linzie Venegas
Chief Marketing Officer, Ideal Group, Inc.
My company had reached a plateau at $3M, and I needed a strategic plan for growth, despite the lackluster economy. It was time to come back to Tuck for the next stepping stone program, Growing the Minority Business to Scale. I am immensely grateful to faculty staff and my classmates - they all inspired me and helped me reach my goals.
Marojorie Perry
President and CEO, MZM Construction and Management Company
I've invested repeatedly by sending my top management team to executive programs at Tuck—the return has been tremendous!
Frank Venegas
Chairman, The Ideal Group
After Tuck, I was able to sharpen my marketing message, choose customers more carefully, and deploy scarce resources more efficiently—all of which helped us double in size to $15M.
Sam Yadav
President, Quest Environmental & Safety Products, Inc.
I credit my business turnaround to Tuck's Growth program. Afterward, I formed a strategic partnership and landed a multiyear contract valued at over $2.5M.
Sharon Brown
President, Environmental and Occupational Safety Services, Inc.
Johnson Controls is highly committed to supplier diversity because we discovered it enhances our revenue when we offer a slate of diverse suppliers to work on our projects, and it strengthens our network of suppliers in terms of cost, quality, and delivery. Tuck has been a great partner in helping us do both.
Reginald Layton
Executive Director, Supplier Diversity & Business Development, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Participating in Tuck’s Growing the Minority Business to Scale program was a game-changer. Despite the worst economic downturn in our nation’s history, the lessons I learned at Tuck prepared our leadership team to leverage the many opportunities for growth that have come our way. As a result of attending, we doubled revenue in the first 12 months and are on track to double again this year. I’m grateful for Wal-Mart’s generous sponsorship and highly recommend the Tuck experience.
Elise Mitchell
President and CEO, Mitchell Communications Group, Inc.
