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Portfolio · MMXXVI
The Executive Portfolio · Volume I

Access opens
doors. Strategy
builds institutions.

A six-decade record of translating enterprise requirements, public opportunity, and capable businesses into measurable outcomes.
Presented By
Harvey L. Phelps
Edition
MMXXVI · Volume I
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Slide 02 · Thesis
The opportunity is not complete until the right people can find it, qualify for it, and perform.
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Slide 03 · At a Glance

At a glance.

60+
Years of executive experience
Boardrooms, airports, agencies, and supplier councils across the American enterprise.
40%
Minority subcontractor participation
DFW aviation record documented in public airport materials.
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Sectors of translation
Aviation, insurance, construction, facilities, healthcare, telecoms, public affairs, education, mortgage.
01
Signature book
Co-author, Unconscious Bias: A Book About People. National facilitation record.
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Slide 04 · Point of View
I.
The Point of View

Inclusion is an operating strategy.

Not a ceremonial statement. Not a percentage in a press release. An operating discipline that aligns opportunity design, supplier capability, executive accountability, and measurable performance.

The programs that produce are the programs that treat inclusion the way they treat safety, quality, and financial control — with process, ownership, and consequences.

Four Principles
01
Start with the business requirement.
02
Build a qualified field, not a symbolic list.
03
Translate access into readiness.
04
Measure participation and performance.
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Slide 05 · Advisory Platform

The platform.

01

Supplier Diversity Strategy

Program assessment, inclusion strategy, qualified supplier discovery, stakeholder alignment, and practical pathways.

02

Strategic Business Development

Market positioning, relationship mapping, opportunity qualification, pursuit planning, executive introductions.

03

Contract Readiness

Capability review, partner alignment, RFP navigation, risk identification, and delivery preparation.

04

Executive Advisory

Confidential counsel for leaders navigating growth, institutional partnerships, and legacy planning.

05

Inclusive Procurement

Practical frameworks connecting diverse suppliers to real scopes with quality, accountability, and delivery.

06

Speaking & Facilitation

Keynotes, board briefings, leadership sessions, supplier forums, and moderated conversations.

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Slide 06 · Selected Record

A cross-sector career.

1969–1979
Equitable Life
Detroit · Group sales & institutional relationships.
1979–1990
Blue Cross
Kansas City · Regulated enterprise leadership.
1990–1996
Airport & Civic
Detroit airport DBE · Las Vegas Urban Chamber.
2006 →
Aviation Inclusion
DFW · Corporate Diversity Officer · 40% record.
2012–2024
HLP · Metrics2Results
Advisory · Bias facilitation · Book authorship.
Present
JBI · Public Affairs
DFW southern metro · Program management & advisory.
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Slide 07 · Case Study · DFW
II.
Aviation · Supplier Inclusion

The DFW record.

As Corporate Diversity Officer for ERMC in the DFW aviation ecosystem, Harvey led a supplier-inclusion program spanning maintenance, security, facilities, and related scopes of work.

Public airport materials report that ERMC achieved 40% minority subcontractor participation in its DFW aviation contracts — a benchmark that reframed what an inclusive program could produce when designed with executive discipline.

— Publicly corroborated by DFW Airport reporting.

DFW Aviation · Reported
40%
Minority subcontractor participation on ERMC aviation contracts — as documented in public DFW airport materials.
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Slide 08 · Author
III.
Author & Facilitator

Turning unconscious bias into conscious thought.

Co-author of Unconscious Bias: A Book About People, Harvey has facilitated bias-awareness and leadership programs for corporations, cities, and school districts across the United States.

The work translates organizational experience into a practical conversation about the assumptions that shape decisions, relationships, talent, and institutional performance.

A Book About People
UnconsciousBias
The assumptions that shape decisions, relationships, talent, and institutional performance.
Co-Authored ByHarvey L. Phelps
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Slide 09 · How We Engage

How we engage.

01

Discovery

A confidential conversation to understand the decision, the stakeholders, and the outcome you own.

02

Framing

A written engagement letter — scope, cadence, deliverables, and the measurable close.

03

Working Sessions

Live counsel and named-deliverable checkpoints on the schedule your calendar can hold.

04

Close & Continuity

Final artifact, board debrief when useful, and the option to convert to standing advisory.

To open a confidential conversation —
harvey@hlp-advisory.com · hlp-advisory.com
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Slide 10 · Close
Thank you.
The floor is yours.
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