I am so excited to see many of my friends that we be being honored at this AMAZING event next Friday! The Made Man Chicago Honoree Reception, 50 African American males from various walks of life will be honored for their achievements for not only making Chicago, but the world a better place!
Check out the Press Release below and make sure to get your tickets today…..before they are GONE! Scroll down a bit further for the full details on this event as well as a list of this years honorees! Hope to see you there!
PRESENTED BY
Blueprint Global Group, 100 Black Men of America, Inc, 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc
National Urban League, Chicago Area Morehouse College Alumni Association, Black Enterprise
Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce
CHICAGO (APRIL 17, 2017) The Made Man (TMM) initiative is a national 10-city multi-market
corporate and community initiative designed to showcase philanthropy and honor the extraordinary
achievements of notable African American male influencers from various walks of life, while
building a bridge for the honorees to volunteer their resources to provide empowerment for
under-served men with motivational mentoring workshops and donating business attire to suit them
for success.
The Made Man (TMM) initiative will be heading to Chicago presented by Blueprint Global Group in
partnership with the 100 Black Men of America, Black Enterprise Magazine, National Urban League,
Upscale Magazine, 100 Black Men Chicago and the Chicago Morehouse Alumni Association, Sponsored by
BMW & PNC Bank. This star-studded celebrity red carpet reception event
honors African American celebrities and influential men making a difference right here in Chicago.
The 2017 Chicago honorees include Marc Morial, National Urban League President , Tyronne
Stoudamire, Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion , Hyatt Corporation , Bernard Bronner
President of Bronner Bros. Inc., Carl Tutt, Board President , 100 Black Men of Chicago, Marvin
Dickerson, Vice Chairman of 100 Black Men of America, Kevin Williams – Head of Multicultural
Marketing, BMW Group, Maurice Smith , President, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, Thurman
“Tony” Smith, PNC Bank, Senior Vice President Community Development Banking, Vincent Cornelius,
President, Illinois State Bar Association, Larry Ivory, President , CEO, Illinois Black Chamber of
Commerce and over 40 more honorees.
The reception will include live entertainment and a toast to the progressive men in the city that
keep raising the bar. Join The Made Man honoree reception at the Hyatt Regency (151 East Upper
Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601) on Friday, April 28th. Tickets are available at
TheMadeMan.org
The Made Man initiative provides a platform for the influencers to be celebrated, positioned with
extensive business networking opportunities and become direct community partners. Honorees are
committed to impact their city as a collective in 24 hours by engaging in motivational mentoring
workshops with local schools and youth organizations, and donation of gently worn business attire/
suits collected at the reception to be provided to local organizations.
“I created the Made Man initiative to celebrate those upholding the principle that giving back is a
lifestyle and a responsibility”, states Ky Dele (The Made Man Founder). The Made Man Chicago
reception will include a star-studded red carpet and a toast to the progressive men in the city
that keep raising the bar. Past keynote speakers and honorees include Marc Morial (president of the
National Urban League), Johnny Gill (R&B recording artist) and Matthew Knowles (Grammy
award-winning executive producer).
Join The Made Man Awards red carpet reception at the Hyatt Regency on Friday, April 28th, 2017.
For more information and city listings visit www.TheMadeMan.org. Join the conversation the hashtag
is #TheMadeMan.
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Agency Of Record:
The Garner Circle PR
Nicole Garner Scott – Pr@TheGarnerCircle.com
Eugenia Johnson – PrDirector@TheGarnerCircle.com
Chicago Agency:
HSMPR
Jada Russell – Jrussell@hsmprconsulting.com
312-375-4136
The Made Man Programming and Schedule:
The Made Man initiatives’ 2017 10-city tour is held in
each host city and includes a day-long series of community engagement and programming. The schedule
includes the following:
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mentoring Workshops and Impact:
Community empowerment mentoring and motivational workshops with the
honorees speaking at local schools and community-based organizations.
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Hyatt Regency
Press Conference:
Press conference with national and local media outlets for The Made Man
honorees, partners, and VIP guests.
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at Hyatt Regency
Honoree Reception & Suit Drive:
The Made Man honoree red carpet celebrity/influencer reception is a
platform to recognize our honorees for their leadership, lifetime achievement in their respective
fields of work, social consciousness, and significant contributions to community empowerment. The
Made Man honoree reception receives an outstanding turnout of venerable honoree’s, guests, and
top-tier organizations. Gently worn suits /business attire will be collected from the guests during
the reception to be donated underserved men in the city of Chicago
THE MADE MAN CHICAGO 2017 HONOREES
Abe Thompson – Community Leader
Alonzo Jackson – CEO, Designer Fashion Geek Clothing
Anthony McCain – Vice President of Resource Management, Southern Company Gas
Bernard Bronner – President, Bronner Brothers
Blair Harrison Smith – Marketing Disrupter, Entrepreneur
Brian Coleman – Owner, Gold Coast Barber Shop
Brian Sleet -Principal, Kivvit
Bryant Lamont – Artist, Collector, Gallerist, Activist
Cannon Lambert ESQ – Attorney, Karchmar & Lambert, P.C.
Carl D West – CEO, Publisher, MG Media TBTNEWS
Carl Tutt – Board President, 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc.
Charles B Sheppard – Labor & Employee Relations Supervisor, City of Chicago Department of Finance; President – Sheppard & Sheppard Image Consultants
Charles Matthews – President, Peoples Gas
Corey A. Hardiman – President, Chicago Area Morehouse Alumni Association, CEO, Founder of Hope Dealers Inc.
Craig Gilmore – CEO, Marlynn Enterprises LLC D.C. Crenshaw – CEO, Fete Business Group Daryl D. Jones, Esq – Entertainment Attorney
Dr. Major Armsted – President, CEO Winning Wellness LLC
Emanuel Basnight – Marketing Strategist
Harold Green – Writer, Mentor, Speaker, Educator
Homer Hans Bryant – Artistic Director, Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center home of Hiplet™
J Niice – Radio Personality, Host, “The J Show” B 96FM Chicago
Jasper Hagan – Senior Account Executive, iHeart Media
Jeffery Beckham Jr – Founder, Black Box Creative Inc National Director of Digital Marketing, New Teacher Center
John McClendon – President, McClendon Holdings
John S Kendall – Co-Founder, Past President and Past Chairman, 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc.
Jonathan Swain -Principal, Kimbark Beverage Shoppe
Julius Russell – Chef, Television Personality and Culinary Ambassador to Chile
Keith Purvis – Founder, Junction Group Films
Kenny Johnson – Entrepreneur
Kevin Williams – Head of Multicultural Marketing, BMW Group
Larry Ivory – President, CEO, Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce
Lester McKeever – Managing Principal Washington, Pittman & McKeever, LLC Levar Fisher – NFL Alumni, National Motivational Speaker
Lloyd Walton – Career Counselor, National Basketball Players Association
Marc Morial – President, National Urban League
Mark Fuller – Official Deejay, The Made Man
Marvin Dickerson – Vice Chairman, 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Maurice Smith – President, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois Michael Scott Jr – Alderman, City of Chicago Ward 24
Michael Sutton – President, CEO, Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.
Rick Johnson – President, Urban Vibe Entertainment
Shannon Waldron – Founder, Urban Fêtes
Spencer Leak Jr. – Vice President, Licensed Funeral Director, Leak and Sons Funeral Homes
Terrance Miller – Senior Pastor, Reach Within Ministry
The Honorable Michael C. Fountain – Honorary Consul to the Bahamas, Director of External Affairs South Region, ComEd
Thurman “Tony” Smith – Senior Vice President, Community Development Banking, PNC Bank
Tyehimba Jess – Author
Tyronne Stoudemire – Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion Hyatt Worldwide
Victor LaGroon – Director, Office of Veterans Affairs, City of Chicago
Vincent Cornelius – President, Illinois State Bar Association
Waymon Davis – President, Davis Apartments
Yaw Ofosu, MBA – Executive Director, Enterprise Quality & Accreditation Health Care Service Corporation
About Blueprint Global Group: Blueprint Global Group is an international brand marketing & events
production agency. Blueprint Global Group is the executive producer & founder of The Made Man
initiative. Visit www.blueprintglobalgroup.com for more information
