Nadine Spencer
Nadine Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | York University, Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Author, public speaker, dei expert |
| Website | www.nadinespencer.com |
Nadine Ann Marie Spencer is a Jamaican-born Canadian businesswoman, activist and philanthropist. She is the chief executive officer of BrandEq Agency, a marketing and communications agency and CEO of the Black Business and Professional Association (the "BBPA").[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Spencer grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, and emigrated to Toronto, Canada at the age of 12. She graduated from York University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1987.[3]
Career
[edit]Spencer has owned several businesses in the antique, food, and marketing field. She also created "The Food Network Presents: The Delicious Food Show", which featured celebrity chefs Padma Lakshmi, Colin Cowie, Lynn Crawford, Mark McEwan, and David Rocco.
She is currently the chief executive officer of BrandEQ Group Inc[4] and the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA).[5]
Spencer is also serves on York University's Board of Governors as of May 2021.[6]
Business and DEI
[edit]Spencer is a significant contributor on topics such as business, women, and diversity.[7] She has participated in discussions with the White House on issues related to anti-discrimination and equity for women and girls of colour.[8]
Spencer has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Women's Post, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun and other trade journals, as well as TV appearances that include Breakfast Television, City-Line and PBS’s Find!.[9]
She is featured on the Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives list, along with Oprah Winfrey, Michele J. Hooper and Michelle Gadsden-Williams.[10][11]
Awards
[edit]Spencer has won numerous awards for her achievements, including:[12]
- The UN Volunteer Award
- Harry Jerome Award for Business
- Dale Carnegie Highest Achievement Award for Public Speaking
Investigations
[edit]In June 2024, CBC presented evidence of falsified records of fabricated employees of Nadines Company BrandEQ. Nadine at this point will not share proof citing employee confidentiality.[13] Members of the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) raised concerns about how BrandEQ received more than $1.1 million in contracted work from the charity over the course of the six years Spencer was either president of BBPA's board of directors or its CEO.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Rhonda Campbell (December 18, 2012). "Glamorous Gastronomy: Nadine Spencer relishes in the decadent world of gourmet food". Madamnoire. Retrieved December 24, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Ms. Nadine Spencer – Black Business and Professional Association | The premiere destination for Black Businesses and Professionals". Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Leadership". Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Sunny Freeman (August 20, 2015). "Latest data breach strips Ashley Madison bare". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Nadine Spencer". Toronto Metropolitan University. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Nadine Spencer". University Secretariat. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Nadine Spencer, CEO, President at BrandEQ Agency". www.womenandcolor.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Cyr, Daron; Weiner, Jennie; Burton, Laura (2021-03-12). ""I Want to Speak to a White Person": Daily Microaggressions and Resilient Leadership". Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 24 (4): 60–73. doi:10.1177/1555458921997527. ISSN 1555-4589.
- ^ blackentrepreneurprofile.com. "Nadine Spencer". Black Entrepreneur & Executives Profiles. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Nadine Spencer". BlackEntrepreneurProfile.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives". BlackEntrepreneurProfile.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- "Flow – Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs". Archived from the original on December 31, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2010. - ^ "Nadine Spencer – CEO. Foodie. Philanthropist". Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brandeq-nadine-spencer-employees-1.7232772
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/concerned-bbpa-members-related-party-transactions-1.7199334