Last week, AWESOME Scholars and Fellows from across the country gathered, virtually, for the inaugural AWESOME Scholar Forum, a multi-session series delivering actionable, career development content to these future supply chain leaders. Continue reading
“The AWESOME Advisory Board has ensured that we have the involvement and support of a broad base of senior women in supply chain. From the very beginning, they have enthusiastically embraced our vision to advance and transform the future of supply chain leadership.” -Ann Drake, AWESOME Founder & Chairman Continue reading
Members of the AWESOME Board of Advisors are 22 women whose experience in senior leadership roles represents the spectrum of Supply Chain. We have current and former CEOs, Presidents, COOs, Chief Supply Chain Officers, Chief Procurement Officers, Chief Sustainability Officers, EVPs, SVPs, VPs, Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Operating Advisors, Professors and Entrepreneurs. Continue reading
AWESOME has announced two new types of virtual programs aimed at bringing women supply chain leaders together in a highly-participative format. Continue reading
AWESOME caught up with news and developments for our 2019 Scholars and found them all involved in exciting first positions. One thing they all have in common is previous experience as interns. Continue reading
For the third consecutive year, AWESOME will present a Mega Session at the annual CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) EDGE Conference. The 2020 conference – September 20-23 – is taking place virtually for the first time. The AWESOME Mega Session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23 at 9 to 10 am Central.… Continue reading
Michelle Livingstone, VP Transportation, The Home Depot, and recipient of the 2019 AWESOME Legendary Leadership Award, considered which women in her company could benefit most from earning a master’s degree at MIT on the AWESOME/MIT Advancing Women through Education Scholarship. She encouraged Elizabeth Raman Grubbs, a Senior Data Analyst at The Home Depot, to apply. Elizabeth (Liz) was selected, and she’s now attending the graduate supply chain management program at MIT. Continue reading
AWESOME is now bringing exceptional, career-enhancing programming to the entire AWESOME Scholar community through AWESOME Scholar CONNECT! Built from a foundation of supply chain expertise and a commitment to advancing women in leadership, the new program will provide actionable, career-level content and engagement opportunities to these future supply chain leaders. Continue reading
Elizabeth Raman Grubbs, the recipient of the first AWESOME/MIT Advancing Women through Education (AWE) Fellowship, is a member of the MIT team that won first place in the 2020 Patagonia Case Competition. The sustainability challenge posed by Patagonia related to eliminating pre and post consumer textile waste. Continue reading
One of AWESOME’s expressed goals is to bring together senior women supply chain leaders for collaborations. Two AWESOME leaders, Stephanie Powell Thomas and Shelley Simpson, are living proof of how that can work in real life – and what kind of results can be achieved. Continue reading
