Sharon Manker

I have been in supply chain management for over 24 years, working through multiple different companies before launching my own ventures. When the attacks on DEI happened, my corporate job as a national director of supplier diversity and supply chain management was terminated because my work centered around women, veteran minorities, and LGBTQ businesses. I asked myself, what do I do next? So I decided to turn what I did in corporate America into a small business, doing the same thing but just doing it for myself. Now I'm a fractional Chief Procurement Officer for small businesses, serving as their procurement agent, their strategist, helping them with the ROIs, lead generation, and relationship management. I do supply chain management training and consulting. I launched two companies at the same time - if you go to SharonManker.com, you can see both my companies. The other one is The Professional Chameleon, which has a LinkedIn newsletter and is really focused upon my speaking. I'm also a published author with two books out and another one coming. My U.S. trademark is advocating for change unapologetically, and my social media handle is Unapologetically Sharon. I'm all about what I do for the community - if I get accolades, then that's okay, but I'm not pressed about it.