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Message from the Desk of ICABA’s South Florida Publisher (2-3-12)

Hutchinson, Jr. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:23:38 +0000

I know that you all have made resolutions for the New Year to improve your lives- and I am hope that ICABA c an be one of the resources you turn to in your pursuit. Here are two things you can do to keep you on that path:

1) Look out for this e-Newsletter twice monthly

2) Pass it forward to at least 10 people you know and invite them to join ICABAWorld.com–Membership is Free, But the

Connections are Priceless!

Here’s why:

W.E.B. Dubois has gained notoriety for many of his thoughts- provocative and forward-thinking in his day. One of the matters most concerning to him, and for many subsequent leaders, is that our top talent must be identified and rise to their expected roles in our society.

You have been identified as one of a select few. One thing I know for sure, accomplished professionals like to be in the company of others of similar talent. As an example, ICABA South Florida is blessed to have a talented group of professionals to advise us.

The ICABA South Florida Advisory Board is composed of leaders from throughout South Florida, and you will get to learn more about them. Inside this edition of the ICABA e-newsletter you will find a featured profile on James Bearden, a South Florida ICABA Advisory Board member with a highly regarded law practice based in Palm Beach County. James is well-known and respected in Palm Beach county and assists ICABA in serving that market.

Also, our monthly features are designed to keep you current with career / business opportunities, technology, fine dining, current events and other useful information.

In the upcoming days, ICABA will survey your interests in luxury dining experiences, exclusive-luxury group travel, and other affinity activities that you’d enjoy. Please participate in the short survey coming your way shortly.

As we develop more opportunities for you to connect with other accomplished professionals, there are unlimited possibilities that we look forward to providing you. The surveys that will guide us to effectively deliver the ICABA experience and brand of excellence that you deserve and have come to expect from ICABA. I am excited to hear more from you in your survey responses.

Please keep reading our e-Newsletter, pass it forward and get connected to all the opportunities ICABA provides.

Reminder: When joining ICABA, please don’t forget to upload your photo and a short bio; a valuable membership benefit- member-to-member networking and featured profiling is activated when your photo and bio is present on your account!

Sincerely,

Antonia (Toni) Williams-Gary

Publisher, ICABA South Florida

antonia@icabaworld.com

http://icabaworld.com/members/antonia/

Let’s Reinvent The World

Hutchinson, Jr. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:05:26 +0000

Marvin Dejean

So, here we are at the intersection of runaway dreams and steadfast resolutions on making our individual lives a bit better once again.

I’ve always wondered how this tradition began. Perhaps, it is our ingrained need to have second chances and start anew. We all like to believe that we can just leave the past behind and start fresh as if we were shedding bad habits like an old skin. It’s a great exercise albeit one that never really gets us very far or closer to our goals for that matter.

I’ve stopped making resolutions years ago since I realized that my life is a continuous thread that doesn’t really end on December 31st and begins again on the 1st. Our capacity to renew ourselves lives in the choices we make every day. In them we create our worlds, our aspirations and even our own hell.

This is the realization for our species at this juncture in time. We can no longer shrug and give up the responsibility of our lives to circumstances, politicians, teachers, parents or priests. We are as much to blame or edify for the way things turn out.

In reaching this conclusion, I also realized that my so called “resolutions” were extremely small and limited. I always focused on things that I should change about myself and things that I promised I would do more of. So, this time around, I decided to focus these changes around an overarching goal for my life. Why not make changes within me that could help me accomplish my prime directive?

Indeed, I’ve decided that my “resolution” this year and onward would be to reinvent the world. Pretty simple if you ask me. Of course, I can already hear the skeptics out there. Reinvent the world? What does that really mean? Reinvent what exactly? Governments? Systems? Education?

Why not?

The truth of the matter is all of us have what it takes to reconfigure this world as we see it. What Seth Godin calls making a dent in the Universe. The simple fact is that you only need two pieces to make that happen truly anywhere:

The first is to be committed to your “art” or prime directive whatever it may be. Believe in what you were born to do in this moment in time and the rest will follow. Art is what you do when no one is watching and would do even if you never got paid one red cent to do it.

The second really is to start …. well small. In their book entitled “Switch”, Dan and Chip Heath lay out the basic foundation of how to accomplish change when you have no designated authority and the rest of the world is going in an entirely different direction. The book is full of stories and anecdotes of people who were able to make big changes happen seemingly against all odds by following a simple formula for change. Most of us think that change needs to be big. In other words “Big problems, big solutions”. Switch actually shows that the inverse is actually true: big problem…small solutions that become the groundswell for change.

Combine the formula laid out by the Heath brothers ( Direct the Rider, Motivate The Elephant and Shape The Path) with the pattern recognition of epidemics in Outliers by Malcom Gladwell and you have the perfect recipe for change and,may I dare say evolution.

Change may be the only constant, bust conscious change is the domain of our species. It is finally dawning on most of us that we have much more power than we were ever led to believe. Powers that heretofore resemble the stuff of legends or superheroes. But, all you have to do is look around you every day and see the emerging stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things that we once thought could only be done by some rare individuals plucked out of history and strangely aligned circumstances.

Look at the groundswell being created by the “Girl Effect” or Tom’s Shoes. Everyday people who are transforming their passion into a kindle that is literally reinventing and reshaping our world simply by redefining what it means to be human.

So here is my challenge to you at the very beginning of 2012. I challenge you to make your “resolution” bigger. I want you to turn it into a BHAG (Big Hairy Achievable Goal). Something so outlandish that the first word that will come to mind is: impossible. Now, begin thinking of ways to achieve this goal, not in one big swoop, but with simple pieces that clustered over time will help you reach this moment in time step by step. Once you achieve that goal you will simply look up and realize that the world indeed has changed because you did.

The formula is a simple one:
Passion + Art + Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship + A New Reality = Human 2.0

If we all do our part, who knows what the world will look like in the very near future. I have my BHAG….do you?

Marvin Dejean

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News From the South Florida Publisher’s Desk-January, 2012

Hutchinson, Jr. — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:40 +0000

First, I want to extend best wishes to you for a healthy and prosperous 2012!

Antonia Williams-Gary

I am excited to tell you about upcoming plans in 2012 as we continue recognizing black accomplishments and connecting black professionals! The new year will usher in two ICABA Honors, our premier publication and event, and an upcoming ICABA Salute, and so much more. I am also excited to share news of the ascension of ICABA member and super lawyer Eugene Pettis to history-maker status as he takes leadership reigns as President-elect of the Florida Bar Association on his way to becoming its first African American President!

We are planning a Salute to South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished Caribbean Americans in June, which is the nationally designated month to celebrate the accomplishments of South Florida’s Caribbean Americans. We have formed a Steering Committee of distinguished leaders to assist us in our efforts to recognize accomplished Caribbean Americans who live in South Florida- Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Additionally, we will profile over 30 Caribbean countries and its leaders in our signature style publication.

In August, ICABA Honors South Florida’s Most Accomplished Black Entrepreneurs and Community Leaders will be held at Nova University. Legendary entrepreneur R. Donahue Peebles is the Honorary Chair and we look forward to publishing a phenomenally rich directory full of accomplished black South Floridians.

In late November, ICABA Honors South Florida’s Most Accomplished Blacks in Sports, Arts, Media and Entertainment! This directory and event will be star-studded and culturally rich.

Nominations for the aforementioned recognitions will open February 1, 2012. Please take some time to think about who you know that deserves this recognition.

Have you noticed TECH BYTES from INVISIO Tech Guru Kevin Michael that we began in December? Not only does technology dominate our businesses and personal connections, but more and more, technology is dictating how the future will be shaped: in finance, the environment; international relations; communication across language and cultural barriers; and so many other areas of our lives.

I hope you’ll find TECH BYTES helpful as you seek to upgrade your technology systems, knowledge and skills!

We continue striving to bring you the best. I look forward to hearing back from you regarding how we can serve you and create a better connected and dynamic professional community in South Florida for us all! ICABA membership has its benefits: go to your account and make connections to make connections to extend your network.

If you are receiving this ICABA Member eNewsletter as a guest, please join today to keep it coming and to be part of enhancing our professional community. Please join ICABA World and connect with me . MEMBERSHIP IS FREE, BUT THE CONNECTIONS ARE PRICELESS!

Please let me know what you think about ICABA and how we can serve you better. I look forward to hearing from you and activating a profitable relationship!

Sincerely,

Antonia Williams-Gary

Publisher, ICABA South Florida Publisher

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ICABA Member George Tinsley a Partner in MIA Restaurant Deal with Shula’s Bar & Grill and HMS Host

Hutchinson, Jr. — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:33:30 +0000

George W. Tinsley, II joined HMS Host and the Shula Family in celebrating the grand opening of Shula’s Bar & Grill, a new restaurant created by the Shula Family of restaurants and named in honor of legendary NFL Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula. Making its airport debut, Shula’s Bar & Grill was brought to the airport by HMS Host Corporation, a world leader in travel dining and shopping and its partner Tinsley Family Concessions.

Celebrating the grand opening, left to right: Jeff Yablun, HMSHost; George Tinsley, Jr., Tinsley Family Concessions; Dave Shula, President, Coach Don Shula, Founder, and Mary Anne Shula, CEO, Shula’s Steak Houses, LLLP; and Jose Abreu, Director, Miami-Dade Aviation Department

“Congratulations to HMS Host for opening yet another outstanding dining location at MIA,” said Miguel Southwell, Miami-Dade Deputy Aviation Director for Business Development and Retention. “Our goal at MIA has been to create a sense of place with our concessions, and who better personifies Miami than Don Shula and his homegrown chain of restaurants.

Located post-security in the North Terminal on Concourse D, Shula’s Bar&Grill combines mouth watering hamburgers, signature appetizers, cocktails and wines offered in a comfortable yet exciting environment.

Antonia Williams-Gary Named New ICABA South Florida Publisher

Hutchinson, Jr. — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:15:20 +0000

Antonia Williams-Gary

ICABA Media Holdings, LLC is pleased to annouce Antonia Williams-Gary as its new Publisher for South Florida. Ms. Williams-Gary began her tenure with ICABA® Media Holdings, LLC on June 23rd. ICABA President/CEO Jerome Hutchinson, Jr. commented: “Antonia is a respected and well-connected leader in South Florida. We are very excited to have someone of her caliber to lead the South Florida team!”

Ms. Williams-Gary is an accomplished professional who has worked throughout the South Florida community alternately as executive director and/or consultant, of several non profit organizations, including the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews, Alonzo Mourning Charities, The Non Profit Resources Institute of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, to name a few. She has also worked in Miami-Dade County government and at Miami-Dade Community College where she administered the Entrepreneurial Education Center (Carrie Meek Center) in Liberty City.

Ms. Williams-Gary says: “I am so very pleased to have this opportunity to serve as ICABA South Florida Publisher. I have lived, worked, and played for many years between Palm Beach and Miami, so I feel “at home” leading our efforts. We are committed to honoring accomplished black professionals and entrepreneurs and connecting us to activate productive relationships. I look forward to working with the entire South Florida community as we grow the ICABA® brand and its presence.”

Ms. Williams-Gary is currently a contributing opinion columnist for the South Florida Times, and serves on The Orange Bowl Committee, as well as the Trustee Board of the Miami Art Museum.

As a third generation native of Miami, Ms. Williams-Gary is a rare jewel indeed. She brings extensive experience to the role of Publisher: accomplished professional, entrepreneur, civic leader and mother (two sons). She has an extensive track record of service contributing to the betterment of society and a list of community service awards and recognitions for governance that is long and impressive.

ICABA® Media Holdings,LLC is a South Florida based company focused on recognizing accomplished black professionals and entrepreneurs, connecting them to activate productive relationships and engaging them with companies and brands.

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ICABA® Member, Dr. Angelique Grant Selected as a Fulbright Scholar Acknowledges FAMU Education and UM Experience

Administrator — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:40:45 +0000

Angelique S.C. Grant, Ph.D., executive director of major gifts, for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, recently returned from a trip to Germany in conjunction with her Fulbright award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. As a grant recipient, she participated in the 2010 Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International

: Dr. Angelique S.C. Grant

Education conducted by the Fulbright Commission in Berlin, Germany, in October. Fulbright grantees help foster mutual understanding between Americans and people of the more than 150 countries that participate in the program.

“I thought about the Fulbright program for years and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to participate,” said Grant. “It is a distinguished honor to be selected for such a prestigious program.”

Grant, was one of 25 academicians selected from the United States, that traveled to Berlin, and other cities in Germany, to provide feedback from their respective individualized areas of expertise.

Grant, who earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Florida A&M University in 1992, has more than 15 years of institutional advancement experience as it relates to higher education including fundraising, alumni relations, community relations, marketing and communications.

“Academia is a journey,” said Grant. “FAMU has this unique way of rapidly preparing students for real world experiences – both in and outside of the classroom. I thoroughly enjoyed my FAMU experience. I can proudly say that FAMU graduates are tenacious and possess strong communication and leadership skills.”

Grant was a featured honoree as a Lumina 10 in the ICABA® Profile Directory featuring South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished Blacks in Healthcare and Law published in November, 2010.

ICABA™ Well Received at Atlanta Preview Reception!

Administrator — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:50:32 +0000

Atlanta Business / Civic Leader Bernard Bronner

On Friday January 23, 2009 at the 191 Club in Atlanta, Ga., 35 of Atlanta’s leading black professionals and entrepreneurs enjoyed an invitation only preview of ICABA® , the first global multi-media network targeting accomplished blacks throughout the world.

Leading Entrepreneurs such as Bernard Bronner and Cornell McBride and attorney Kendall Minter, along with minister and radio show talk host Dr. Lisa Tait, enjoyed a presentation of ICABA® led by Jerome Hutchinson, Jr. In addition to Hutchinson, other executives and consultants from ICABA® were present including Dianne Williams, Horace Hord and Jonathan Edwards. One of the attendees, businessman John Anthony, enthusiastically endorsed the ICABA® business model and extolled the successful track record of its CEO.

Dr.Lisa Tait, local radio talk show host was moved to state:…”ICABA® is going to take the black professional scene by storm. Please view additional photos from the Atlanta Preview Reception below.

ICABA Launches a Multimedia Network for Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs

Administrator — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:45:31 +0000

MIAMI, FL, November 19, 2008- Prominent Black professionals and entrepreneurs convened in South Florida on Tuesday evening to witness the launch of ICABA®, a new multimedia brand that seeks to identify, connect and activate accomplished

ICABA Team

Blacks around the world. During the launch reception, which took place at the Ritz Carlton in Fort Lauderdale, ICABA unveiled a new integrated marketing platform that includes a state of the art Website with a social networking component, print directories, and signature events.

“There was a need for an integrated platform that would connect and activate business relationships between accomplished Blacks,” stated Jerome Hutchinson Jr., Chief Executive Officer of ICABA Media Holdings, LLC. “ICABA was created to enable accomplished Black professionals and entrepreneurs to develop productive partnerships, pursue business opportunities and obtain information that will support their goals, aspirations and lifestyles.”

The website, www.icabaworld.com, features pictorial directories, video profiles, a lifestyle TV channel, an events calendar, blogs, and a social networking component to promote new relationships.

A print publication, to be published quarterly, profiles accomplished individuals and organizations, and serves as a directory for Black professionals and entrepreneurs.

Designed to strengthen the alliances of those in the network ,Signature events, including art shows, spa nights, recognition receptions and group travel excursions, will be an integral part of the ICABA local market platform. It will begin implementation shortly following the Miami launch.

James Tarlton, President/CEO of the Broward Alliance commented: “As an economic development organization, it is all

Jerome Hutchinson, Jr. and Broward Alliance CEO J.T. Tarlton

about relationships. Building those relationships through ICABA, we will continue to grow and promote that entrepreneurial spirit in Broward County. ICABA creates a great platform to do that. It’s a new niche, new opportunity and a new market. It’s something that has not been created before.”

“ICABA offers a mix of online and offline networking opportunities to encourage a greater sense of interconnectivity and to increase business opportunities for those within the Black community,” said Hutchinson. “It also provides a marketing vehicle to companies desiring an interactive relationship with affluent Black consumers.” Peggy Nordeen, Advertising Agency Executive added: “ICABA is a very unique advertising medium, in the sense that it’s a social networking opportunity for the Black affluent market. But additionally, it’s almost the only opportunity we have come across that truly does reach that niche with such focus. It has been something that we have been looking for, for quite some time.”

“AN EVENING OF ART IN PARADISE” 2nd Annual Bridge Builders Fine Art Show

Administrator — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:05:19 +0000

To Benefit the Pam Hutchinson Bridge Builder Foundation, Inc.

DAVIE, FL, February 25, 2009 – On Saturday evening, March 14, 2009 the Pam Hutchinson Bridge Builder Foundation hosted its 2^nd Annual Bridge Builders Fine Art show, An Evening of Art in Paradise to support the Pam Hutchinson Bridge Builder Awards that benefits educational, community and corporate programs that promote socio-economic growth in South Florida minority communities.

This years ‘Fine Art show, “An Evening of Art in Paradise” featured several artists from around the globe whose art ranges from African serigraphs to modern sculptures. Special guest artist of the evening will be world renowned bicultural (Chinese and Haitian) artist, Essud Fungcap. Essud was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He began his studies under the supervision of internationally well known artists such as Cedor, Nehemy, Jean, Lazard, Gourfegues, etc. and then went on to attend the Academie des Beaux Arts. Another featured guest will be Halima Taha, leading authority on collecting African American art and arts management. For more than twenty years, she continues to contribute to the field as an appraiser, art advisor, educator and

Halima Taha

speaker. Author of best selling book, Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas (Crown, 1/99 and Verve Editions 1/05).

The Pam Hutchison Bridge Builder Foundation was established in 2008 after Mrs. Hutchinson who was the publisher of “Who’s Who in Black South Florida” passed away from complications after brain surgery in 2007. Mrs. Hutchinson, a Kentucky native was revered for her tenacity and success in creating a platform to enhance networking for all in the South Florida community. “In honor of Ms. Hutchinson’s legacy, the Foundation has established the theI.M.P.A.C.T awards (Individuals Mobilizing People and Communities Together…Toward Empowerment.) where, individuals, organizations and students will be identified, recognized and awarded for their extraordinary impact in helping to build bridges that further socio-economic empowerment of the South Florida community. The Annual Bridge Builders Fine Art show helps enable the work of the Foundation. We are happy to report another successful Fine Art Show, as we prepare for the first I.M.P.A.C.T. Awards in June of this year” states Dianne Williams, President.

Serious Art Shoppers

Later this year, the Foundation will host its inaugural I.M.P.A.C.T. awards event to honor individuals, and companies from Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties who lead by example in building bridges to change lives in the South Florida Community.

“The Fine Art Show Fundraiser is a significant and symbolic tribute to my wife’s legacy. It celebrates our culture through the visual arts, and provides funds for the Foundation to encourage bridge building throughout our community so that we may partner and collaborate on initiatives to improve the quality of life of everyone,” states Jerome Hutchison, Jr. President and CEO of ICABA Media Holdings, LLC, a co-sponsor of the Art Show.

About Pam Hutchison Bridge Builder Foundation

A not-for-profit, 501©3 that seeks to activate and advance programs and initiatives that empower communities that are social and economically disadvantaged through educational programs, corporate leadership and individual commitment.

Miami City Club Hosts ICABA Honors Kick-Off Reception

Administrator — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:48:04 +0000

The Miami City Club hosted the Kick-off Reception for ICABA™ Honors South Florida’s Most Accomplished Black Executives, Professionals and Academics Monday, April 26^th. Nearly 100 of South Florida’s leading corporate professionals, academics, lawyers, judges and entrepreneurs were in attendance.

At the reception, ICABA® President/CEO Jerome Hutchinson, Jr. introduced Sheldon Anderson, President/CEO, NorthernTrust Southeast Region as Honorary Chairperson. Marcia Barry Smith, Executive Director, BankAtlantic Community Foundation was introduced as Corporate Foreword Writer and Dr. Dennis Gallon, President, Palm Beach State College was introduced as Academic Foreword Writer.

ICABA® Honors is ICABA’s premier recognition program. The program includes:

Publishing of an ICABA™ Profile Directory

Premier Recognition and Networking Reception for Honorees

Featured honorees receive Club Corp memberships good at over 170 private clubs, golf clubs and country clubs throughout the United States. Membership includes concierge services and Private Clubs monthly magazine

ICABA™ Network Bingo with sponsored Luxe Prizes for all attendees

ICABA® Sr. VP Horace Hord announced that nominations are open for ICABA® Honors South Florida’s Most Accomplished Black Executives, Professionals and Academics. Nominations are available online at ICABA® World.com. Click here to submit a nomination. Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2011.

Nominees are judged on their merit and there is no fee associated with making a nomination or for inclusion in the ICABA® Profile Directory. Nominees for ICABA® Honors South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished Black Executives, Professionals and Academics are selected based on merit. Their professional position should include:

Corporate Executives

Corporate Board Members

Corporate Senior Managers

Executives / Sr. Managers in non-profit sector

Hospitality Executives/Managers

University Administrators

University Deans

University Assistant Deans

University Provosts

University Trustees

Nominations are made by the general public online at ICABA® World.com. Nominees are evaluated for inclusion by assessing their professional accomplishments, civic and community leadership activities and the reason for recommendation submitted by the nominator.

Host Sponsor: the Miami City Club

Sponsor: Haliczer, Pettis and Schwamm