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MLT's commitment to developing top minority talent for leadership roles in the business and non-profit sector was featured on CNN's special series, "Black in America 2: Tomorrow's Leaders". The series reports on the people and organizations that are using ground-breaking solutions to transform the black experience, and features MLT as a leading minority talent development organization.
CNN's BIA2 premiere was the #1 cable news documentary of 2009, with nearly 2 million total viewers. Click on the links below to view CNN's footage on MLT.
Video: MLT's full segment that aired on BIA2 (approx. 15 min)
Video: MLT Boosts Black Professionals
Video: MLT Helps Minorities Break the Glass Ceiling
Video: MLT Shows Entrepreneurs the Road Map to Success
Video: Tomorrow's Leaders BIA2 Preview
Video: John Legend's MLT Roots
Commentary: John Rice on Creating Black Executives
Contact: Jonathan Freedman, (646) 833-0204, jf@groupsjr.com
September 24, 2009 (New York, NY) - Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national non-profit that has made ground-breaking progress developing the next generation of African American, Hispanic and Native American leaders in major corporations, non-profit organizations and entrepreneurial ventures is pleased to announce that they will team with the NFL to develop and recruit high-potential, diverse business talent. The relationship seeks to address the problem of under-representation of minorities at the c-suite level in corporate America. The NFL will work with undergraduates within MLT's Career Prep program to help expose these talented young people to career opportunities with the NFL and set them on the fast-track to success.
MLT (www.ml4t.org) has had tremendous success to date in preparing minorities to achieve at the highest levels academically and professionally. Their formalized training programs work with talented minorities from across the country to prepare them for admission into the top colleges, business schools, and leadership positions in corporations, non-profits and entrepreneurial ventures.
MLT's partnerships with companies in a variety of sectors, from finance to technology to entertainment, expose African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans to careers and professional opportunities of which they may have otherwise been unaware. Furthermore, MLT's training programs equip minorities with the hard and soft skills, career roadmaps, coaches, mentors, and door-opening relationships required to become high-impact business and community leaders.
Since opening its doors in 2002, MLT has become the leading source for minority talent in academics and business. Ninety-five percent of MLT's Fellows in the Career Prep program secured a job upon graduation in 2009 and MLT's MBA Prep program is the number one source of minority students for the top business schools in the country.
"Ask any established businessperson and they'll agree that the key tools to their success were learned on the job or through informal networks, instead of in the classroom," said John Rice, MLT's founder and CEO. "Our relationship with the NFL creates an exciting opportunity for our Career Prep Fellows to gain exposure to career opportunities and career paths in the sports and entertainment industry. The NFL relationship will provide our Fellows with access to valuable mentors who can share their insights on what skills are required to be successful at the NFL and across the sports and entertainment industry."
NFL professionals will participate in MLT's Career Prep workshops across the country, expose fellows to careers with the NFL through internships, provide mentorship and guidance for Fellows, and help create a career path for Fellows pursuing careers at the NFL.
"We know that MLT will help us to attract the most talented future leaders with a real interest in sports and entertainment," said Nancy Gill, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the NFL. "We're excited to be a part of such a groundbreaking program and are looking forward to contributing to MLT's Career Prep program to help develop the sports and entertainment leaders of tomorrow."
About MLT: Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) is a national nonprofit that develops African American, Hispanic and Native American young people for leadership positions in corporations, non-profits and entrepreneurial ventures where these minority groups are dramatically under-represented. In partnership with the top MBA programs and several blue-chip corporations (including Goldman Sachs, Kraft, Hewlett Packard, Target and General Mills), MLT delivers programming at the critical career transition points: high school to college, college to early career, early career to MBA, and MBA to executive leadership.
MLT equips high-potential minority talent with the hard and soft skills they need to succeed in corporations, nonprofits, and entrepreneurial ventures. With over 500 Career Prep alumni and 1,000 MBA Prep alumni to date, MLT is creating a generation of high-impact business and community leaders that will have the skills, relationships, capital, and commitment needed to make a difference in their communities. Learn more at www.ml4t.org.
Increasingly, Management Leadership for Tomorrow is giving those young people a sense of how they can contribute to nonprofit organizations after they finish business school, either by working for charitable causes or by serving as a trustee.
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Ian Hardaman, MLT President, advises students and young professionals to ask themselves five questions, before they decide to attend grad school. To read the full article, please click here.
HOUSTON - The Houston Fellows Program will launch its fifth annual leadership summit for high-potential Houston minority youth July 19. The program is operated by the nation's premier talent development institution, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and serves as a resource for local high school student leaders, providing skill building, career readiness and civic awareness. Fifty-nine students from more than 35 Houston-area public, charter and private schools will participate this year.
The Houston Fellows Leadership Summit provides an opportunity for MLT Houston Fellows to explore the underlying causes of Houston's civic and business challenges and identify potential solutions. Session one, held from July 19-21, will take place at the University of Houston. This session will consist of business, leadership and problem-solving skill development sessions for students, delivered by local business leaders from McKinsey & Company and the Houston Texans. Session two, held at Rice University July 26-29, will stress the importance of civic involvement as a budding leader. Corporate and social enterprise session leaders will include Shell, Marathon Oil, Transwestern, Texas Heart Institute, Children's Defense Fund and Houston A+ Challenge.
"The Houston Fellows Program aims to provide key skills to high school students in order for them to become successful in leadership positions," said Barbara Paige, who accepted the executive director position three months ago. "As the new executive director, I am committed to building Houston's next generation of leaders."
How to Apply,
High school juniors can apply here. The fellowship year begins the July before students begin their senior year. Although the application deadline has passed, students who will be juniors during the coming school year are encouraged to apply by March 2010 for next year’s fellowship.
How to become an MLT Partner
Companies interested in becoming partners should contact Executive Director Barbara Paige at bpaige@ml4t.org or call 832-369-3347.
About MLT Houston
The MLT Houston Fellows Program is year-long series of programs that begins with the Houston Fellows Leadership Summit. The MLT Houston Fellows program addresses the career development needs of underrepresented minorities in the Houston community. Since its formation five years ago, it has provided leadership, business skill development, mentoring and civic awareness to more than 200 high-potential youths who will shape Houston's future.
About MLT
The Management Leadership for Tomorrow is a nationwide nonprofit that develops African American, Hispanic and Native American youth for leadership positions in corporations, nonprofits and entrepreneurial ventures where these minority groups are dramatically underrepresented. In partnership with the top MBA programs and several blue-chip corporations (including McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, PepsiCo and Citigroup), MLT delivers programming at the critical career transition points: high school to college, college to early career, early career to MBA and MBA to executive leadership.
For more information, visit www.ml4t.org.
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Non-Profits Experiencing Major Shortage of Diverse, Talented Leadership Turn to Innovative Methods for Attracting and Developing Top Talent
New York, NY (June 2, 2009) - MLT (Management Leadership for Tomorrow), the leading source of minority talent for top corporations and MBA programs, and New Profit Inc., a national non-profit venture philanthropy fund, have partnered to launch the first-ever social entrepreneurship boot camp for diverse pre-MBA talent on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 from 9:00 AM-5:30 PM at Citigroup's headquarters at 153 East 53 St, New York, NY.
The 50 boot camp attendees (MLT Fellows) are African American, Hispanic and Native American professionals who will matriculate to the nation's top MBA programs this Fall. The boot camps will provide participants with many of the skills, experience and relationships necessary to become high-impact social entrepreneurs. In addition, they will come out with a deeper understanding of the preparatory roadmap that is critical for understanding how to make a successful entry into foundations, non-profits, consulting firms and government agencies that serve the social entrepreneurship sector.
This workshop will be launched at a critical time during which the Obama Administration has expressed a strong commitment to growing social entrepreneurship.
"Now more than ever, non-profits are looking for innovative and effective ways to secure diverse leadership, especially with the Obama Administration's recent call for the sector to play an increased role here." said John Rice, Founder of MLT. "That's why we're bringing together top organizations like Citi, PepsiCo, Deloitte and New Profit Inc. to lead the way to a solution."
MLT fellows will have the chance to engage with leaders in social entrepreneurship who represent different perspectives and experiences, including Barry Newstead, Partner, Bridgespan Group; Matt Klein, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Foundation New York; Jonah Edelman, CEO and Founder, Stand for Children; and Rod McCowan, Partner, New Profit Inc; among others. Under the leadership of successful sector leaders, Fellows will spend the day working on a case study designed to help them understand the different entry points and the requisite experience, relationships and roadmap to enter the sector at the right level, position and stage of their careers.
"We're at an incredible moment to scale social entrepreneurial organizations in America," said Vanessa Kirsch, President and Founder of New Profit Inc. "Leadership talent is the key constraint in achieving scale. By attracting diverse MBA talent we can drive widespread impact in our communities nationwide."
In addition to learning the ins and outs of the social entrepreneurship sector, the four-day seminar of boot camps will offer MLT Fellows the chance to meet with employees from Citi, Google, PepsiCo, Deloitte, McKinsey & Co., MTV Networks and Booz & Co., participate in industry-driven case studies and explore MBA-level employment opportunities at these organizations.
"Over 75% of MLT's nearly 2000 fellows and alumni want to play a leadership role in the social sector during their careers. If we provide them with the same best-in-class preparation here that we do for the corporate world, we will have major impact on our nation's success rate of driving sustainable social change," said Ian Hardman, MLT President. "This boot camp is the start of our broader talent strategy for the sector and we expect to collaborate with more and more leading institutions as we build it out."
ABOUT MLT: Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) is a national nonprofit that develops African American, Hispanic and Native American young people for leadership positions in corporations, non-profits and entrepreneurial ventures where these minority groups are dramatically under-represented. In partnership with the top MBA programs and several blue-chip corporations (including Goldman Sachs, Kraft, Hewlett Packard, Target and General Mills), MLT delivers programming at the critical career transition points: high school to college, college to early career, early career to MBA, and MBA to executive leadership.
MLT equips high-potential minority talent with the hard and soft skills they need to succeed in corporations, nonprofits, and entrepreneurial ventures. With over 500 Career Prep alumni and 800 MBA Prep alumni to date, MLT is creating a generation of high-impact business and community leaders that will have the skills, relationships, capital, and commitment needed to make a difference in their communities. Learn more at www.ml4t.org.
ABOUT NEW PROFIT INC.: New Profit is a non-profit venture philanthropy fund that helps visionary social entrepreneurs and their organizations bring about widespread and transformative impact on critical social problems in education, workforce development, public health and other areas. New Profit also drives other initiatives to help scale social innovation, including the annual Gathering of Leaders and the America Forward coalition. New Profit believes that just as entrepreneurship and invention have driven our nation's progress, so too can we harness America's spirit of innovation, vision and optimism to help solve our most pressing social problems. Learn more by visiting www.newprofit.com.
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"Even if minority college students excel in their coursework, they still won't be taught critical ingredients for realizing their career potential: a preparatory road map — a prescriptive approach to building relationships, experience, and critical skills — including coaching and mentoring from professionals who have "been there, done that"; hard and soft skills, including analytical problem solving, leadership, and oral and written communication skills; relevant work experience; door opening relationships; and high-performing peer networks."
"Management Leadership for Tomorrow started out as an independent-study project at Harvard Business School. John Rice, a second-year student, wondered why there were so few nonwhite faces in the program. He found that many of the most talented minority graduates from elite colleges didn't even consider going to business school, mainly for cultural and sociological reasons. So he started a nonprofit organization to address those issues, introducing graduates to the business world through seminars, coaching, and test prep."
The Financial Times highlights the efforts MLT and its partners, Stanford GSB and NSHMBA, are making to increase the number of Hispanics in the top business programs. MBA Prep '06 alumna, Joia Pardo, Stanford '08, relays her experience.
Supporting Hispanic students once in business programmes, Stanford Graduate School of Business, for example, has the Hispanic Business Students Association, which helps newcomers find information about courses and professors.
"This makes the introductory process more welcoming and less intimidating" - says student Joia Pardo. Stanford also participates in the Management Leadership for Tomorrow Program, which invites prospective MBAs from minority communities to a two-day conference. Experts advise on preparing and applying for an MBA and all housing and meal costs are covered.
John Legend helped create the MLT Career Prep in 2003 before his singing career took off.
John Legend is a member of MLT's board of directors. John worked for MLT while he was launching his singing career, and he created MLT's Career Prep program.
John Legend's music career points to the importance of MLT's firm grounding in core business and professional skills, no matter where your dreams take you. He has formed his own production company called John Legend Ventures and successfully manages his own brand.
He also partners with MusicToday, a new business model that channels revenue streams, including merchandise margins and ticket fees, directly to the artist. MusicToday has been featured in Fast Company and Rolling Stone magazine.
John Legend is the founder of the Show Me campaign, whose goal is to end economic and spiritual poverty through sustainable development. The campaign challenges fans to become their own forces for good. In partnership with the Millennium Project, the Show Me Campaign has adopted the village of Mbola, in Tanzania, and has pledged to raise $1.6 million dollars to support Mbola in its efforts to lift itself out of poverty.
The Show Me campaign also lends its voice to the following initiatives:
John Legend's commitment to creating a better world is aligned with MLT's mission of creating the next generation of leaders.
A B-School Boot Camp for Minorities
Management Leadership for Tomorrow gives minority MBA candidates four days of drilling to help them prepare for the academic rigor ahead.
On a rainy spring morning in New York, Ime Archibong, who's entering Stanford University Graduate School of Business in the fall, was sitting in a brightly lit boardroom at Citigroup (C ) headquarters brainstorming with six other future MBAs over a marketing plan for Yoplait yogurt. On the table in front of them are other products from Yoplait's maker, General Mills (GIS ): boxes of Cheerios and packages of Fruit Roll-Ups, Chex Mix, and Nature Valley Granola Bars... click here to read the full article
MLT featured as an organization that is giving African-Americans a leg up in today's job market.
John Rice shares advice on how to avoid being laid off and how to read the downsizing signals. Click here to listen to the full interview.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When the financial storm sent shock waves through Wall Street and the broader economy, millions of people lost their jobs. Workers in New York City were particularly hard hit. Click here to read the full story.
With an African-American serving as the nation's chief executive, a woman heading the State Department, and a Latina settling into a new job on the Supreme Court, are there any glass ceilings left for minorities and women aspiring to leadership positions? Click here to read the full story.
John Rice lends his expertise by reviewing a reader's resume. To read the entire article click here.
Career Coaches Help Minorities On Their Way To The Top
NPR profiles MLT's Career Advancement Program (CAP) as it coaches minority managers into the executive suite. To read the full story, please click here.