Redwood Classics Apparel was featured in the April 21, 2021 issue of Supply Professional Magazine!
President, Kathy Cheng, talks about the importance of human connection in fostering collaboration with suppliers through two perspectives: as a businessperson dealing with her own suppliers and as a supplier herself.
Read more here: https://www.supplypro.ca/digital-archive/april-2021/ (Pages 21-22)
Connect. Collaborate. Succeed.
Redwood Classics is proud to participate in the Virtual Supplier Diversity Summit on January 26th & 27th, presented by Canada's LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC), Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Canada, and Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC).
The SDAC Summit 2021 also features our very own Kathy Cheng speaking on an educational panel on the path forward for supplier diversity alongside fellow advocates: Deidre Guy, Jennifer Shand (Ménard), Michela Toscano and Jeff Wilson.
Tune in to the insightful panel discussion here: https://youtu.be/PVnJ1YhX18c
More details about the SDAC summit here: https://pheedloop.com/sdac2021/site/sessions/?event=sdac2021§ion=61043&id=SESNNRJPWK64JFPN9
Joelly Goodson Lang and Kathy Cheng shared a great conversation on how Redwood Classics Apparel started in the promotional products industry, why branding matters, why diversity matters, and Kathy’s journey on being named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders of 2020.
Full conversation can be found here: https://brandingmatters.buzzsprout.com/1445740/7101181-kathy-cheng-inc-magazine-s-top-100-female-founders-of-2020
"For our industry to thrive, we need to have different perspectives." - President, Kathy Cheng of Redwood Classics Apparel
Thank you to Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) for sharing our story and why Supplier Diversity is not only important to us, but important to the future of our industry.
Read more here: https://flipbook.ppai.org/2021-01-01/70/
Diversity is a fact. Inclusion is a choice.
Thank you Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for choosing to cast a bright light on diverse-owned small businesses like ours at Redwood Classics Apparel.
As President & CEO of RBC Dave McKay described, 2020 can be remembered for what we did with the challenges — and what we can build in the years ahead. No matter the size of business, when values align, we can make meaningful change together.
The report outlines where RBC stands on some of the most pressing challenges facing our communities, economy and society — and the role RBC is taking to help solve them.
You can read it here: https://bit.ly/3g8y9ua
