Monthly Archives: July 2009

(Chicago, IL)

VisionIT CEO David Segura was one of the featured panelists discussing the affect that the Emerging Domestic Market (EDM) is having in the United States during the 5th Annual DealMakers Summit held at The Fairmont in Chicago, Illinois. The DealMakers Summit is the signature event of The Marathon Club.

The DealMakers Summit is a national forum that draws hundreds of the top multicultural business leaders and entrepreneurs from across the United States. During the two-day Summit executives from across the country network and discuss topics around accessing capital, investment opportunities, and established new relationships for immediate and future business growth strategies.

About The Marathon Club
The Marathon Club focuses on advancing wealth creation for people of color through deal making in America’s Emerging Domestic Market. By brining together elite stakeholders: senior corporate executive, private equity investors, professional services providers, successful business owners, and creators of intellectual capital, TMC fosters strategic relationships for harnessing the deal flow of the EDM.

About VisionIT
Headquartered in Detroit, VisionIT, Inc. has quickly become a global leader in the areas of information technology staffing, managed services, and vendor management. Now in its 12th year, VisionIT has established a proven track record of delivering the best in IT staffing and solutions to many Fortune 500 corporations, large government agencies and public school districts. With 13 offices nationwide, VisionIT boasts a national reach in every major U.S. market, managing more than 1,500 of the nation’s most talented IT professionals. VisionIT also provides services in the Middle East and leverages resources in India. www.visionitinc.com

(Chicago, IL)

Boston Consulting Group’s Chairman Carl Stern and the Initiative for Competitive Inner City’s (ICIC) shined their spotlight on VisionIT and its CEO David Segura during a breakfast event in Chicago. The event brought together community leaders in the Chicagoland area who work strategically with ICIC.

Segura shared the story of how VisionIT grew into one of the top technology firms in the U.S. and how ICIC and their Inner City 100 list has provided great exposure for the firm. Community leaders were encouraged to continue to highlight companies from their communities to participate in the Inner City 100.

Earlier this year VisionIT received the 2009 Inner City 100 Award from the ICIC as the number one fastest-growing inner city company in America which landed Segura and his company on the cover of BusinessWeek Small Biz. Since then Staffing Industry Analyst named VisionIT the number two fastest-growing staffing firm in the United States for the 2nd year in a row.

The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consultancy and considered to be the world’s leading advisors on business strategy. Carl Stern hosted the event at BCG’s Chicago offices. Carl Stern is widely recognized as the pioneer in the field of corporate strategy and serves on the board of ICIC. The Boston Consulting Group works with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to help them identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses.

ICIC is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter. ICIC’s mission is to promote economic prosperity in America’s inner cities through private sector engagement that leads to job, income and wealth creation for local residents. Visit www.icic.org.

About VisionIT
Headquartered in Detroit, VisionIT, Inc. has quickly become a global leader in the areas of information technology staffing, managed services, and vendor management. Now in its 12th year, VisionIT has established a proven track record of delivering the best in IT staffing and solutions to many Fortune 500 corporations, large government agencies and public school districts. With 14 offices nationwide, VisionIT boasts a national reach in every major U.S. market, managing more than 1,500 of the nation’s most talented IT professionals. VisionIT also provides services in the Middle East and leverages resources in India. www.visionitinc.com