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 About Us - Firm Overview & Organizational Commitment to Diversity

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Virtcom Consulting is a strategic and management global diversity consultancy focused on solving complex diversity management challenges.  Recognized for our innovative diversity solutions, our core philosophy can be summed up as: Diversity focused. Profit driven. Virtcom has a fundamental competitive advantage that is inherent to the firm’s strategy and serves to differentiate us from competitors. From the firm’s inception in 2000, we have focused on the concept of Diversity Profit Generation by using diversity initiatives to drive cost-savings, productivity gains, revenue growth and capital investment gains. Our diversity business services consist of three major areas:

1. Training
• Employee Engagement & ROI Training™
• C-Suite Leadership Development
• Customized E-learning Systems
• Diversity Council Training
• Affinity Group Training
2. Strategy Solutions
• Business Case & ROI Plan
• Diversity Analytics for Business Development
• Diversity Benchmarking
• Global Diversity Management Advisory Services
• Supplier Diversity Development
3. Thought Leadership
• Diversity Research and Surveys
• World Diversity Leadership Summit™

These areas have subsequently served as the financial and analytical framework for Virtcom’s Business Case for Diversity, which in turn has been proven across industry environments as well as B2B, B2G, and B2C-focused organizations.  Over the years, our client roster has spanned from governments to Fortune 1000 companies.  In working closely with our clients, we have been able to tailor our diversity business model to coalesce with their specific needs and company culture.  As a result of our customized approach, our clients have consistently experienced tangible gains in revenue, productivity, cost-savings, and employee engagement.

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 Virtcom In the News

December 17, 2008
Virtcom Consulting CEO Douglas Freeman served as a Keynote Panelist at the European Union Commission's Diversity Conference, December 11th and 12th.
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July 9, 2008
Douglas Freeman, Founder of the World Diversity Leadership Summit, Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell
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July 8th, 2007
USA TODAY - "Companies ramp up diversity like never before"
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June 21st, 2007
The Network Journal - Virtcom CEO Douglas C. Freeman recognized by The Network Journal’s “40 Under Forty Achievement Awards”.
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June 7th, 2007
MLB.com - Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks at the World Diversity Leadership Summit 2007 on Wednesday, June 6th.
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June 3rd, 2007
The New York Times - This year’s World Diversity Summit, June 4–6, is being held at the United Nations in New York, the ultimate setting for a high-level discussion of the world diversity movement.
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 Our Research - Thought Leadership

The World Diversity Leadership Network The World Diversity Leadership Network is a global community of business, government, NGO and nonprofit leaders committed to diversity.   To join, click here:

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 The World Diversity Leadership Summit

Virtcom Consulting is the proud founder of WDLS. The World Diversity Leadership Summit will be held at the United Nations in New York City this year.

Hosted by the United Nations Gender Focal Point, the WDLS brought together leading policy experts, government officials, corporate executives, and NGO representatives at UN Headquarters in New York City to discuss the ramifications of diversity on the globalization process.

Visit www.WDLSummit.com for more information.