RALLYING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Building Teams While Building a Better World
October 5, 2022 | 10am PT / 1pm ET
Many businesses have an increasing desire to engage stakeholders in a more conscious and purposeful way. However, a plethora of models and frameworks can sometimes create confusion and uncertainty. In reality, concepts such as Conscious Capitalism, ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) and SDG (the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals) are actually more similar than many realize. Creating organizational strategies in these areas doesn’t necessarily need to be overwhelming.. Meaningful progress can be made while fostering a values-aligned culture of servant leaders.
Our partner, Improving, has remained dedicated to advancing Conscious Business inside and outside of their organization and recently has started mapping their efforts to align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. At this virtual gathering, hear from Improving’s CEO Curtis Hite and Sandy Hermosillo, Director of Community Relations, as they share their experience, practices, and programs focused on generating company-wide engagement in sustainable development.
CEO, Improving
Curtis Hite, CEO and Chairman of Improving Holdings, LLC, (Improving) graduated from Texas A&M University in 1994 with a B.S. and M.S. in computer science. At Texas A&M, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, serving as commanding officer of Squadron 6 and as a member of the Ross Volunteers. In 2007, Curtis was honored by the Department of Computer Science as a CSE Distinguished Former Student and later, in 2013, he received the inaugural Outstanding Early Professional Achievement Alumni Honor Award from the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Curtis began his career as a software engineer building systems in the Defense industry — first with Rockwell International and then at E-Systems (later acquired by Raytheon). In 1998, Curtis and several partners founded Expede, a software development consulting and training company. Its quick growth drew the attention of a French company, Valtech, which acquired them in 1999. Curtis soon became CEO of Valtech’s North American operations and remained in that position until late 2006. In early 2007, Curtis and many of the same partners established the Blue Ocean Group, which quickly acquired a small training company called Improving Enterprises and adopted the Improving name. The company has been blessed with continued growth since then, repeatedly receiving accolades including the Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000, Dallas 100, and Aggie 100. More importantly, the company has received recognitions from its employees as one of the best work places in Texas as noted by the Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, and Texas Monthly.
Director of Community Relations, Improving
Sandy Hermosillo has a degree in International Business from the University of Guadalajara as well as a degree in International Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Belize. Since 2012, Sandy has been working at Improving, where she has performed various roles in the administrative and operational areas related to the Coordination of Relations with the ecosystem within the industry. In this strategic position, where she reports directly to the President of Improving Nearshore, she has helped Improving establish and strengthen institutional relationships with key players in the IT sector within Mexico, such as universities, local, state, and federal governments, as well as with companies and business organizations. Sandy has also taken charge of the activities of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Improving Nearshore, getting involved with different groups in relation to initiatives of inclusion, diversity, environmental sustainability, good labor practices, among other strategic activities for the company. She leads participation in the Ethics and CSR committees and the LGBTQ+ inclusion committee within Improving Nearshore, as well as other relevant activities at the Jalisco Institute of Technologies and Information (IJALTI) and National Chamber of the Electronic, Telecommunications and Information Technology Industry (CANIETI). Sandy is passionate about topics of diversity, inclusion, and CSR. She has acquired a sustainability certification granted by Maken Sustainability, Gold Facilitator of the #IamRemarkable by Google program and has also received a certification in Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion by the EGADE Business School of the University Tec de Monterrey. She has been a speaker at various forums such as Talent Land, Talent Reconversion Bootcamps, CANIETI congress, and others.
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