Jimmy Rhee was appointed Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (formerly the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs) by Governor Larry Hogan and began service to the State of Maryland in January 2015. Rhee’s responsibilities include advising the governor on policy matters related to small, minority- and women-owned businesses and monitoring the state’s Small Business Reserve (SBR) and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) procurement programs across 70 agencies.

In this episode we discuss:

• Connecting the small business community to greater economic opportunities.


• How minority business owners can come together and collaborate.


• What MBEs need during the pandemic.


• The rise in Asian hate crimes over the past few years.


• and much more…

https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov

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About CRMSDC | It is our mission to feature dynamic one-on-one conversations with CEOs, contracting officers, minority businesses, supplier diversity professionals and procurement leaders from some of the leading companies in America via our Hotchat Podcast discussions. We will highlight the challenges, success stories, resources and opportunities that exist for our vast network of MBEs, and we will spotlight our corporate partners who share our vision to help drive economic development, equity and inclusion within their organizations across the country.

Sharon R. Pinder, President & CEO, CRMSDC

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