A brief overview of my background, and tactics I utilize with companies to help them achieve a ROI...A "Return on Inclusion"

2. Phil Wilkins, CDP Phil Wilkins is the author of “Own Your Business, Own Your Life ! CEO of Diverse Wealth Systems, a business development and diversity consulting organization, Rising Star, Inc. which owns four McDonald’s ® restaurants in Lexington, Kentucky, PJK Holdings a real estate investment company and Vice Chair and Founder of National Diversity Solutions, which is a construction and supplier diversity organization As a speaker and lecturer, he presents to corporations and professional organizations on topics such as: Entrepreneurship, Client Acquisition and Diversity and some of his clients include: Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, The State of Kentucky, Georgetown College, Fifth Third Bank, RBC Dain Rauscher, A.G. Edwards & Son’s, Wachovia, State Farm Insurance and the Security Industry Association. Phil has successfully completed Cornell University’s Diversity Certification Program, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for Fifth Third Bank of Central Kentucky and the International Franchising Association’s Diversity Institute.

6. Connector to the Minority Community through Economic Empowerment As a McDonald’s franchisee and diversity consultant, Phil can facilitate connections for clients to centers of influence and people with money in most metropolitan markets across the country. Through his business experience and book: “Own Your Business, Own Your Life !” which focuses on life balance, business development and financial literacy, Phil is a speaker with relevance to any audience.

7. Own Your Business, Own Your Life! Newsletter & Book Each month Own Your Business, Own Your Life is distributed to thousands of people from the financial services and diverse business community. A client’s logo and link to their website will be prominently placed as a corporate partner. In addition each copy of the book “Own Your Business, Own Your Life!” that a client sponsors will have a bookplate located inside indicating that the book is “Complimentary of the client”, along with any additional local advisor contact information.