{"id":11567,"date":"2015-03-04T15:46:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=11567"},"modified":"2015-03-04T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:46:19","slug":"konica-minolta-launches-new-initiative-aimed-at-inspiring-women-in-professional-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/03\/konica-minolta-launches-new-initiative-aimed-at-inspiring-women-in-professional-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Konica Minolta Launches New Initiative Aimed at Inspiring Women in Professional Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step Forward Project Instituted to Encourage, Empower and Support Women to Achieve Their Goals<\/em><\/p>\n

Ramsey, NJ \u2013 March 4, 2015 \u2013<\/em> Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today\u00a0announced the launch of Step Forward, a new initiative which offers a forum for giving and receiving\u00a0advice and support to women at all career levels. The monthly program will kick off at the Ramsey, New\u00a0Jersey Headquarters with an inspirational presentation by Konica Minolta President and COO, Rick\u00a0Taylor and will roll out to all the Konica Minolta branches throughout the US.<\/p>\n

Intended for both male and female audiences, the program encourages the advancement of women by\u00a0helping to develop leadership skills through sharing experiences and best practices. The monthly series\u00a0will feature guest speakers and workshops led by local, regional and national experts in various\u00a0industries. Topics will include: owning your strengths, communicating with confidence and team\u00a0dynamics, to name a few. Future speakers include: Amelia Duggan, Editor, 201 Magazine, Leslie\u00a0Grossman, Author of Link Out: How to Turn Your Network into a Chain of Lasting Connections and the\u00a0first female Mayor of Ramsey, Deirdre Dillon.<\/p>\n

The program is spearheaded by advocate Kay Du Fernandez, Vice President, Strategic Business\u00a0Development, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, who supports women working at Konica Minolta and\u00a0their professional development in the work place. Fernandez is the Executive Sponsor of Step Forward\u00a0and was voted one of the top ten female leaders in the technology industry by the Cannata Report. Her\u00a0mission is to encourage women to pursue their ambitions and advance their careers to further the\u00a0company\u2019s leadership position. She also sits on the board of directors for the Books for Kids Foundation\u00a0and the Orange County Ballet Theater. With three daughters, she is passionate about supporting\u00a0science, technology, engineering and mathematics in education.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to be launching the Ramsey Step Forward initiative which will provide a positive\u00a0framework for women in their careers, says Fernandez. \u201cThis is an opportunity for them to network,\u00a0offer advice, collaborate and exchange ideas which will help propel their growth so they know that they\u00a0are a valued member with a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the last three years Konica Minolta has seen an increase in female mid-level managers by 21% and\u00a0professionals had an increase of 42%.<\/p>\n

About Konica Minolta<\/em><\/p>\n

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has\u00a0won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014 Magic\u00a0Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com\u00a0and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Step Forward Project Instituted to Encourage, Empower and Support Women to Achieve Their Goals Ramsey, NJ \u2013 March 4, 2015 \u2013 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today\u00a0announced the launch of Step Forward, a new initiative which offers a forum for giving and receiving\u00a0advice and support to women at all career levels. The monthly program will kick off at the Ramsey, New\u00a0Jersey Headquarters with an inspirational presentation by Konica Minolta President and COO, Rick\u00a0Taylor and will roll out to all the Konica Minolta branches throughout the US. Intended for both male and female audiences, the program encourages the advancement of women by\u00a0helping to develop leadership skills through sharing experiences and best practices. The monthly series\u00a0will feature guest speakers and workshops led by local, regional and national experts in various\u00a0industries. Topics will include: owning your strengths, communicating with confidence and team\u00a0dynamics, to name a few. Future speakers include: Amelia Duggan, Editor, 201 Magazine, Leslie\u00a0Grossman, Author of Link Out: How to Turn Your Network into a Chain of Lasting Connections and the\u00a0first female Mayor of Ramsey, Deirdre Dillon. The program is spearheaded by advocate Kay Du Fernandez, Vice President, Strategic Business\u00a0Development, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, who supports women working at Konica Minolta and\u00a0their professional development in the work place. Fernandez is the Executive Sponsor of Step Forward\u00a0and was voted one of the top ten female leaders in the technology industry by the Cannata Report. Her\u00a0mission is to encourage women to pursue their ambitions and advance their careers to further the\u00a0company\u2019s leadership position. She also sits on the board of directors for the Books for Kids Foundation\u00a0and the Orange County Ballet Theater. With three daughters, she is passionate about supporting\u00a0science, technology, engineering and mathematics in education. \u201cWe are excited to be launching the Ramsey Step Forward initiative which will provide a positive\u00a0framework for women in their careers, says Fernandez. \u201cThis is an opportunity for them to network,\u00a0offer advice, collaborate and exchange ideas which will help propel their growth so they know that they\u00a0are a valued member with a voice.\u201d Over the last three years Konica Minolta has seen an increase in female mid-level managers by 21% and\u00a0professionals had an increase of 42%. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has\u00a0won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014 Magic\u00a0Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com\u00a0and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[224],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11567"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11568,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11567\/revisions\/11568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}