This week’s podcast from Biz New Orleans features Marquita White for a conversation about PUMP , which is focused on hospitality professionals from the BIPOC community (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). The 8-week crash course provides leadership and entrepreneurship skills designed to kick-start career growth.
Read MoreMarquita White joins Malik Mingo on WWL-TV’s “Great Day Louisiana” to discuss PUMP, the application process, and why this program is so necessary for advancing today’s hospitality industry.
Read MoreMarquita White, Workforce Training & Development Manager, appeared on WVUE Fox 8 Morning Edition to talk more about our Pathways for Upward Mobility Program (PUMP).
Read MoreNOLA.com is spreading the word that we are accepting applications and nominations for PUMP, an 8-week, grant-based curriculum course for hospitality professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color seeking career advancement, leadership roles, and entrepreneurial skills. Our second cohort kicks off March 7.
Read More"We developed PUMP in order to educate, empower, and build confidence among BIPOC service industry workers," says NOCHI Workforce Training & Development Manager Marquita White in Where Y’at. “Currently, the hospitality industry has only three percent of people of color in leadership roles. We created PUMP to change this paradigm and promote positive hospitality culture.”
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