The 100 Black Men of Western Pennsylvania sponsored a Mentoring Round Table session last month at the CCAC North Side campus, located on Ridge Avenue, in its Tom Forester Student Service Center auditorium.
Keynote speaker
Everett Davon Kelly, author of “From Courtside to the Boardroom,” was the keynote speaker. He’s also the COO of NOVAD Consulting Company out of Maryland.
President of Pittsburgh Chapter of NOBLE
Kelly, entrepreneur, coach and author presented a challenge by asking, “What will your legacy be?”
Since 2003, Kelly has grown his premier business, NOVAD Management Consulting from a one-man shop to a multi-million dollar company employing over 150 employees and consultants in the Washington, D.C., metro area; Atlanta; Ronkonkoma, N.Y.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Santa Ana, Calif. NOVAD provides project management, strategic planning, business process re-engineering, financial advisory services, asset and property management, IT support, and training and coaching services.
Before establishing NOVAD, Kelly garnered over 15 years of experience in commercial banking, general accounting services, organizational assessments and project management with both the Federal Government and large private industry organizations.
Kelly continues to leverage his business acumen; he opened My Barber’s Lounge, a chain of upscale barbershops in Greenbelt and Forestville, Md. In its first year of operation, My Barber’s Lounge was recognized as the best barbershop in Prince George’s County followed by their 2014 Best Barbershop award at the 12th Annual Neighborhood Awards; it was hosted by radio personality and author Steve Harvey.
CCAC President
Pittsburgh Police Chief
The socially-conscious entrepreneur serves as the board chair for Boys Town of Washington, D.C., and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
