Roquita Coleman-Williams Media Kit

MEDIA KIT Roquita Coleman Williams

Entrepreneur Author Mentor Speaker www.livewhilemakingaliving.com

Roquita Coleman Williams

Roquita Coleman-Williams

Roquita has crafted a reputation as a diligent, forward thinking professional capable of identifying visionary initiatives and making them work.

ABOUT ROQUITA

Roquita Coleman-Williams is a railroader, a supply chain leader and

innovator, and an ambassador for the advancement of women in the

transportation industry.

The SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER

Based in her hometown of Memphis, she develops forward thinking sales and marketing

strategies to drive sustainable growth for a Class 1 Rail Network. She also serves in a critical

appointment, by the Mayor of Memphis, TN, to Memphis Area Transit Authority board of

commissioners. She brings to her leadership roles, a reputation of a diligent professional

capable of identifying visionary initiatives and making them work.

She has made her mark as an advocate in the Memphis transportation community; bringing a

high energy, laser sharp focus to a male dominated industry. She is a dynamic wife and mother

who is the epitome of a woman of excellence who knows how to balance marriage,

motherhood and career.

She continues to share her unique journey in supply chain innovation, diversity advocacy, and

the path to leadership with students, corporations, women leadership groups and supply chain

leaders.

Beginning at the young age of 20, Williams has worked on the management level throughout

her career. She began at UPS, transforming the Decatur, IL in-house customer support group

into a revenue generating inside sales division. Her acumen led to key management

appointments, including three years with the Atlanta-based UPS Capital as a Regional Business

Development Manager directing over 30 Account Managers to produce division leading

revenue. Charged with risk mitigation and cash flow delivery solutions, she created positive

bottom line benefits by leading sales teams in incorporating financial services into their

common carrier portfolio.

She has spent a great deal of her 18 year career raising awareness across the logistics industry

and selling Fortune 500 companies on the “Memphis Logistics Advantage.” She’s a board

member/supporter of various logistics organizations; serving in 2011 as the first African

American President of the 66 year old Memphis World Trade Club.

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Williams is the first African American to hold the appointment as President of the

distinguished Memphis World Trade Club. In this role, she has worked across the

transportation industry promoting her company's brand and her connectivity to the global

markets, delivering strategic messaging, and facilitating more cooperative engagement with

major stakeholders.

Roquita’s extensive community and industry engagement has earned her the recognition of a

leader in brand messaging, regional marketing, and stakeholder engagements.


In 2006, Williams transitioned to new opportunities with CN Railway, which is classified as a

Class 1 Railway, operating the largest rail network in Canada. With 20,600 route miles of track

that extend into the United States, CN Railway is the only transcontinental rail network in

North America, offering connections to 3 coasts. CN’s supply chain portfolio includes rail,

intermodal, trucking, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, logistics parks, truck

brokerage, transportation management, and marine services.

Williams’ duty is the development of new markets for CN’s breadth of supply chain innovation.

She leads progressive, high impact rail enabled supply chain projects to create sustainable

value for rail users. She develops creative marketing strategies and equips railroad sales

professionals with skills and tools to generate top line revenue.

Williams is a recognized leader in the railroads community and stakeholder engagement

efforts. In 2010, Roquita successfully assembled and moderated the Multimodal Conferences’

very first panel representing all 5 of Memphis’ Class 1 Railroads. She served as Chairman

of 2011 Southeast Freight Conference inviting CN Chairman and CEO Claude Mongeau to

participate as Luncheon Keynote. His first major keynote in the US as CEO, Mr. Mongeau, was

able to deliver a strategic message of CN's precision railroad model to an audience of nearly

400 attendees. Williams’ facilitation of branding opportunities for the CN Railway bolstered

her nomination for a CN Corporate Services Vision Award and winner of Progressive

Railroading Magazine’s 2014 Rising Star of North American Railroads .

THE RAILROADER

THE innovator

THE ambassador Williams serves the advisory board for the Memphis Regional Chamber and Female Society of

Transportation Professionals. She has been featured on her expertise international trade, her

role as an industry trailblazer and her advocacy for diversity in the logistics industry.

She has been invited to address matters of logistics industry/leadership diversity at

universities, national conferences and Fortune 500 companies including Hilton Corporation

and FedEx. During the 2015 FedEx Corporate Women’s Leadership Summit, she shared the

stage with Fedex executives; discussing her unique path to leadership with an audience of over

400 Fedex team members.


In the media

Roquita

Coleman-Williams

has been

interviewed and featured

nationally, on her expertise

in international trade and

her role as an

industry trailblazer.



Roquita Has Been Featured In The

Following Media:

In the media

• Cargo Business News

• Commercial Appeal

• Grace Magazine

• Memphis Business Journal

• Progressive Railroading Magazine

• RSVP Magazine

• The New Tri-State Defender

Roquita Has Been

Recognized As:

• Honorary City Councilman • New Generation of Freight

Industry Leader • Top 40 Under 40 • Who’s Who Among Corporate Leaders • Woman of Excellence • Kindle Award for Community Service • Med Week Outstanding Leader In Supply Chain and Logistics • People on the Move



In the media


THE speaker

Roquita Williams’ dynamic transportation background

includes: common carrier, international, air freight,

rail, domestic and international intermodal, NVOCC,

ocean freight, cargo insurance, credit insurance and

other financial services for the transportation industry.

Roquita raises awareness, across the logistics industry,

and sells Fortune 500 companies on the “Memphis

Logistics Advantage” and CN Railroad’s connectivity to

global markets through Memphis. She is a board

member and supporter of various logistics

organizations; serving in 2011 as the first African

American President of the 66 year old Memphis World

Trade Club. In 2010, Roquita successfully assembled

and moderated the Multimodal Conference’s very first

panel representing all 5 Memphis’ Class 1 Railroads.

The next year, as Chairman of the Southeast Freight

Conference, she invited CN CEO Claude Mongeau as

keynote speaker giving her organization a unique

audience and opportunity to outline its strategic

direction and intention around the southern region.

Considering Mr. Mongeau’s recent transition to CEO,

at the time, this was a welcomed branding opportunity

for the CN organization facilitated by Roquita.

Although Roquita manages a

pretty full schedule, in her down

time she enjoys reading a

book, meditation or

maintaining her Bikram

(Hot) Yoga practice. She is

currently writing a book

of her experience as a

"business yogi" and shares

insightful posts on Facebook

and

Instagram under #livewhilemakingaliving

#thecareerclimb #frontlinesofabattlewithayogamat


The advocate

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2nd Annual Fedex Women in Leadership 360

Summit “Success Principles of Leadership”

• Cargo Logistics Canada Expo Vancouver BC

“How Deep is the Bench”

• Hilton Worldwide’s Celebration of Women of

Character, Courage and Commitment “How a Chip on your Shoulder Can Make You Fall”

• Southeast Freight Conference “Women in

Logistics”

• Transload Distribution Association Conference

“What Rail Means to Memphis”

• Germantown Rotary Club “Using Social Media

to Promote your Organization’s Brand”

• 4th Annual Memphis Multimodal Conference

“The Memphis Advantage: 5 Class 1 Railroads”

• City of Memphis Be the Dream Youth

Empowerment Symposium hosted by Mayors Office of Youth Services “Workplace Etiquette”

• City of Memphis Youth Symposium “Preparing

Youth for Future Job Opportunities with the Railroad”

• Loving Me Rocks Conference “Gearing up for

College”

• Saturdays with Singletary Women’s

Empowerment Radio Show “Developing the Support System You Need To “Lean In”

• Youth About Business “Deciding, Developing

and Demonstrating the Idea of You Through Social Media”

• Youth About Business Event “The Power of an

Idea”

• Mayor Wharton Ambassador Leadership

Program "Social Media with a Purpose”

• Follow your Dreams Conference Sponsored by

Memphis Urban League -“Making Mistakes on Purpose”

“If you can, help others; if

you can not do that, at

least do not harm them”

Dalai Lama


TESTIMONIALS


I’ve had the pleasure of working with Roquita in various capacities for several years now in the conference business, including featuring her in public speaking roles where she has expertly and keenly fo-cused on the challenges and opportunities for women in logistics and transportation, plus diversity in the workplace. Aside from her strong presentation skills, Roquita is able to speak directly from her experience as a woman of color who has risen in the ranks of the transportation industry. I heartily recommend her and hope to utilize her speaking talents again. The Entire Supply Chain Under One Roof At North America’s only Multimodal Shows Peter Hurme Show Director & Editor Cargo Logistics America Cargo Logistics Canada An Informa Business

We were honored to have Roquita Coleman participate in the Hilton Worldwide Women's History Month celebration in 2014. On a panel consisting of amazing, bright, successful, accomplished and personable women, Roquita was a shining star! Her engaging honesty about her career successes, and maybe more importantly, missteps left a lasting impression. Her insights into women succeeding in the business world were strengthened by personal experiences working and being promoted in a male-dominated field. A year later Hilton women were still referencing her comments and her appearance and relating her experiences to their own career steps. As a further tes-tament, their male counterparts remembered and absorbed her comments! Roquita was a key component in our successful panel, and Hilton team member resource groups have her on the invite list for future speaking events. Denise Carpenter VP & Managing Director NW Region Hilton Worldwide

"She works tirelessly as a mentor and teacher always taking the time to lend her voice, her talent and time to those seeking to either

start their career or move it forward. I first became acquainted with Roquita while she was serving as the

President of Memphis World Trade Club. The organization flourished under her leadership paving the way for others to

take advantage of the career opportunities Memphis provides...."

Cheryl Burch Citrone

Vaco Logistics Executive Search

Roquita is an extremely passionate champion for the Supply Chain industry and more importantly, the workforce behind the industry. She is dedicated CN employee with her commitment to make not only the industry better but the community in which CN has a major presence in. She is involved in numerous organizations to make the Memphis region a better place to live and do business within. She is extremely connected throughout the industry and continually strives to make the industry better and more efficient. In addition to these outstanding qualities, she is also passionate about the next generation of workforce and extremely involved with networking, mentoring and coaching the next generation of leaders to the industry. Her relentless dedication to the industry will have impact for years to come which is one of the greatest compliments I can give her. Dan Pallme, Director of Transportation Leadership at University of Memphis

The Raves Are In! We've had so many talented speakers over our 27 year history however, none of them have held our audience spell bound as you did! Everyone left with new exciting concepts on college and careers. Your presentations are ALWAYS bold and exciting. You touched on some very deep spiritual truths about life after high school, but wove them into a fine and palatable fabric for some that may have not been introduced to such ideas. I hope that you will join us next year! Dr. Tavis Wade-Jones MDL Inc- Executive Director


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For Press Related Inquiries or if you are interested in booking Roquita

Coleman Williams for future speaking engagements, contact her at

901.598.7139 or send an email to [email protected].

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