About
Meet Thomas Randle
Thom Randle leads the overall business and strategy development: A recognized professional with over 30 years’ experience in: sales development, training, and supplier diversity at the managerial, and VP levels for M&M/MARS, Campbell Soup Company and Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing, where he led strategic supplier diversity outreach initiatives successfully working with supplier diversity advocacy Councils and fortune 100 companies.
12 Years Supplier Diversity Program Development & Consulting
30+ Years Sales, Trade Development
Mission
Be a value added certified MBE consulting firm focused on working collaboratively with clients to Identify & bridge opportunity gaps that are limiting them from maximizing diverse supplier utilization, while maximizing supplier diversity expenditures.
Goal
Assist clients in meeting private and public sector diverse supplier, utilization commitments or inclusion requirements and Imperatives
Provide business development & strategy consultation expertise, to corporations, MBE’s and small businesses seeking growth opportunities with private and public organizations
Provide certification process assistance to suppliers who are qualified but not yet CERTFIED and assist certified supplier’s in developing strategies to effectively maximize the potential of their certification credentials.
What We Do
Specialist in Supplier Diversity Program Strategy Development & Execution!
Offering complete contracted outsourcing services or consulting project assistance with the planning and
execution of diversity supplier programs and community outreach events
Diverse Supplier Outreach, Decision Maker Engagement Strategies
Identify and drive opportunities to increase procurement with minority and women owned businesses.
Supplier Readiness & Skills Development … Delivery Formats: WebEx or Workshop
Provide mentoring, educational, and marketing skills development assistance to diverse suppliers.
Supplier Diversity Program Assessment or Development
Review your business environment to identify potential new corporate and/or tier one business development opportunities.
Analysis of your organizations existing diverse supplier outreach and engagement strategies or initiatives
Creation of a target list of potential opportunities.
Benchmarking Study - and recommend enhancements to deliver a competitive advantage for your organization
Check out what else we can do for you and your business!
The Way We Work
“A rising tide lifts all boats”
Derived from a JFK speech – The Rising Tide Group (TRTG) embraces this aphorism by working in collaboration with: Advocacy & Constituency organizations, supplier diversity professionals, Industry Trade Associations and subject matter experts with the scope and complimentary capabilities necessary to provide an array of client services with a personal touch.