The Los Angeles Urban League and National Urban League are partnering with Diageo,  a global luxury spirits company, to provide a unique educational program for individuals and entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector.  In this program, the Los Angeles Urban League’s resources will be combined with online content from Diageo’s Learning Skills for Life program to accelerate the growth and success of restaurateurs, bar owners and other hospitality sector professionals.

Program Schedule

    • Program Start Date – Monday, October 20th
    • Program Completion Date – Friday, December 5th

Program Structure

    • Kick Off Meeting
    • 19 online classes provided by Diageo (~30 minutes each) and 3 online classes provided by the Los Angeles Urban League (2 hours each)
    • All Diageo courses will be self-directed learning; the LAUL courses will be online seminar style sessions

BARTENDER SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

    • 7 courses
      Section Sponsor – N.A.
    • CUSTOMER SERVICE
      4 courses
      Section Sponsor – Gil Cargill/Rhonda Holbert
    • BAR MANAGEMENT (incl. Financial Mgmt, Marketing)
      3 courses
      Section Sponsors – Gloria Dioum/Chacha McGinnis
    • CAREERS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND WELLBEING
      5 courses
      Section Sponsors – Felicie Bright/Tora Brown

All the LAUL courses will be online seminar style sessions

LAUL-Provided CAPSTONE COURSES

    • Creating a World Class Customer Service Organization
    • Management, Product Pricing and Marketing
    • Leadership Development and Personal Well-Being

ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS COUNSELING

    •  2 hours per month per participant

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Chacha Mcginnis
Chacha Mcginnis

CEO California Beacon

Gloria Dioum
Gloria Dioum

CEO Joseph Management

Gilbert 'Gil' Cargill
Gilbert 'Gil' Cargill

CEO Cargill Consulting Group

Felicié Bright
Felicié Bright

Executive Coach

Dr. Tora Brown
Dr. Tora Brown

Organizational Psychologist

Clarevonte "Clay" Williams
Clarevonte "Clay" Williams

Entrepreneur

Rhonda Holbert
Rhonda Holbert

Business Coach and Counselor

Crystal Y. Mitchell
Crystal Y. Mitchell

CEO Mitchell Business Solutions

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