Month: February 2019

February 28, 2019

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Beck Envision: Being the Spark That Ignites the Fire

Class One

Who Are You/Who Do You Want To Be

Instructed by: Brad Phillips, CEO, Beck International

On February 22nd, something very special happened at the Beck Atlanta office. Though it was the very first day of class for our mentorship protégé program, Brad Phillips started the group off with an exercise that completely shifted the dynamics of the first class.

In the marketplace, we understand that the impact of B2B transactions are largely attributed to the value of the relationships that reside within those organizations. We also understand that true relationships are formed based upon trust, and in order for that trust to be established, transparency must take place to reveal the root of an individual for a true interest to take place.

Well, that is exactly what took place during Class One.

Mr. Brad Phillips, with 37 years of leadership experience, took his experiences and created an atmosphere of vulnerability that left every business leader in attendance open to sharing their life’s story. It was at this moment that we were able to discover the true power that resides within our communities.

With Allen Greene II and Allen Greene Sr, Co-Founders of Envision, breaking the ice by sharing their story through a heartfelt video; a spark was created that inspired a true depth of transparency throughout the entire room.

One thing that life has taught us at Envision is that you can tell a lot about the end of a thing by examining how it begins. Well, with a beginning like this one, the sky is truly the limit for how this program will help the businesses involved impact the lives of the people that live within their local communities.

Beck Envision; Proving that more can be accomplished – Together.

February 21, 2019

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USF’s OSD: Making Marks That Will Never be Erased

On February 20th, the Beck Envision team connected with many MBE businesses from around the St. Petersburg community at USFSP’s Supplier Diversity Open House event.

During this event, we had the opportunity to share with the attendees the passion behind the Beck Envision relationship and our goal of building the local community.

The Office of Supplier Diversity at USF, led by Terrie Daniel, is the reason why MBE companies within the community are provided with real opportunities that evoke real growth. Terrie Daniel has a real passion, and goes over and beyond what’s required, to bring local small businesses together. As an advocate on behalf of small-, minority-, service-disabled veteran- and women-owned businesses, Terrie provides local businesses the chance to have a seat at the table that will greatly impact the future of their companies, forever.

The University of South Florida system is an organization that truly believes there is great power in diverse thinking, and takes great strides to include this in everything that they do – from research to academics to construction projects. The commitment USF has for building the community has not only greatly impacted the future of our company, but will continue to impact many companies at large, to come!

February 14, 2019

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Beck-Envision Team Launch Atlanta-Based Mentorship Program: Building Stronger Communities, One City at a Time

The Beck Group, over the past 100+ years, has done more than design and build buildings; yet in fact, they’ve built communities. In Atlanta, one of the ways that The Beck Group has moved to continue this effort is through the newly-launched Atlanta-Based Beck-Envision Mentorship Protégé Program.

The goal of this seven-month mentorship program is to give diverse companies the knowledge to grow their businesses, build networks and develop relationships in order to pursue work with The Beck-Envision team; all with the purpose of creating successful long-term partnerships.

After successfully executing a similar mentorship program with the Beck team in Tampa, The Beck Group Atlanta saw fit for the Envision team to partner with them on this effort to ensure the success of developing MWBE firms in Atlanta.

Over the past six months, The Beck Group Atlanta has worked diligently on building their Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) outreach efforts; an effort that has stemmed from their genuine interest in building relationships that transcend the typical transactional interface. What the team at The Beck Group and Envision have in common, is our desire to obtain relationships that surpass the typical one-off contractual fee-for-service interactions. Instead, our team, together is striving for mutually beneficial partnerships where trust, faith in knowledge, shared risk taking, professionalism and sincere concern for one another drives the interaction.

After numerous interviews with Atlanta-based MWBE firms, the Beck-Envision team has identified a talented and enthusiastic group of firms with true partnership potential.

The seven-month program with participating protégés kicked off on Thursday, February 7th, where the Beck-Envision team, along with the program protégés had the great opportunity to start building relationships that, we hope, will blossom over the coming months.

The Atlanta Mentorship Protege Cohort will meet once a month and cover topics such as, mission and vision statements, cash flow management, project execution, contracts and growth strategies.

In short, community is the bedrock of our existence. At Beck-Envision, we believe that our diverse community should be well represented on all of our teams, share in the prosperity of our projects, and join us in celebrating successful project completions which shape the Atlanta skyline. We, the Beck-Envision team, see this program as means to that end.