Jerome Hutchinson, Jr.

Social Impact Entrepreneur | Servant Leader | Speaker | Global Community Builder

Jerome “Hutch” Hutchinson, Jr. is the Founder and Chief Servant Officer of the ICABA® World Network, a technology and marketing company. The ICABA World Network is the world’s leading online ecosystem that assists Black professionals and entrepreneurs in achieving their career, business, and life aspirations.

Hutch is also the Chief Visionary Officer of Black Professionals Month (BPM), an unprecedented annual initiative celebrating Black professional excellence worldwide throughout October. BPM convenes Black professionals to build strong collaborations, enhance leadership, and promote wealth creation.

Hutch is active in the South Florida community, serving on numerous boards. He serves on the board of directors for Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Broward County and the Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation. Hutchinson also mentors and coaches many Black professionals and entrepreneurs. He is a formal advisor to several Black-owned companies, including MI Group, Inc. and Sociallybuzz, Inc.

Past board affiliations include the Broward Alliance, BB&T Bank Advisory Board (Broward County), Nova Southeastern University Ambassadors Board, the Broward Workforce Development Board, Board Chairman, Broward Health Foundation, and the Broward Alliance Governor’s Council. He is an alumnus of the 2008-09 Leadership Broward Class XXVII.

Hutch has received numerous awards for his business and civic leadership; in 2009, he was named one of South Florida’s 50 Most Powerful Black Leaders 2015 by Legacy magazine, the Collective Empowerment Group presented him with the “Grand Champion” award, and the TJ Reddick Bar Association presented him with their “Business Leadership” award in 2016. In 2017, Mr. Hutchinson received the Vanguard Award for business advocacy and support from the Mosaic Group and in 2023 the South Florida Business Journal named Hutchinson one of South Florida’s Leading Voices for Diversity.