Government Contracting Next Step for Sales & Marketing Firm?

[L-R] Hylton Elite Marketing Agency CEO, Danavan Hylton & The Maynard Group Founder, Former Nashville Council Member, Jerry Maynard, Jr. 

“All we do is manage relationships between merchants, community residents and groups, and elected officials. Through our relationship management and marketing expertise, we’re able to increase gross sales for businesses that serve diverse communities,” explained Hylton Elite CEO Danavan Hylton.

Hylton Elite Marketing Agency is a Nashville based sales and marketing firm that provides business development and community engagement consulting and outsourcing in working and diverse communities for businesses. Hylton Elite currently serves North Davidson County which consists of the downtown, North and East Nashville, Madison, Whites Creek and Joelton areas.

Hylton Elite’s major client is staffing company, Express Employment Professionals of Downtown and North Nashville www.ExpressNorthNashville.com located in Metro Center, North Nashville. As a leading staffing company of Davidson County, Express North Nashville currently employs over 400 North Nashville residents at over 150 businesses in North Nashville.

Hylton Elite continues to capture the attention of small to large businesses who are looking to engage in the North Nashville market. The firm felt it best to become Minority Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certified to capture the attention of government and larger contracts. “When we became certified to accept government contracts, a lot of doors started to open to include the opportunity we have in front of us,” said Danavan Hylton.

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority is the governing body that manages the systems of the Nashville airport. The Airport Authority is charged with promoting, encouraging and stimulating participation of local Small, Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprises (SMWBE) within the organization and the economic community served.

 

The Maynard Group www.JMaynardGroup.com and Foundation Nashville www.FoundationNashville.com are spearheading the promotion of minority and women contracting with the Nashville Airport through the Billion Dollar Network, a program created to celebrate the diversity of Nashville’s business community and ensure companies are well prepared to bring their businesses to a global marketplace.

 

 

For information about the Billion Dollar Network opportunity, visit. www.FoundationNashville.com/BillionDollarNetwork

Firm Helping to Unite Jobs and Volunteerism in North Nashville

Are you between jobs? Need something to do? Why not invest in yourself? How? By volunteering your time to extend your skills to a local community group. You can also learn a new skill as groups are always looking for able bodies.

We’re talking development, both personally and professionally. What exactly are you developing both personally and professionally? For one, your psychological well-being. Relieving stress through meaningful work is a game changer for one’s life. Professionally, you are exercising your skills, and building relationships. Networking is a great way to locate employment opportunities, and sometimes, it’s about who you know.

“There’s so many reasons why I am excited to have a seat at the collective volunteerism table through Hands on Nashville’s North Nashville Collective Volunteerism Leadership Council,” said Hylton Elite CEO Danavan Hylton. “In the communities I serve, I would like to see a more skilled local workforce that can compete for the many advanced, higher paying positions industry leaders continue to bring into the area.”

Hands on Nashville is one of the largest mobilizers of volunteers among all HandsOn Network affiliates worldwide and facilitates 300+ service opportunities each month for nonprofits, schools, government agencies, faith-based organizations, civic groups, and businesses each year. In 2015, HON connected more than 125,000 volunteers to service opportunities supporting 25+ critical needs, such as hunger, homelessness, environmental protection, literacy, and much more.

The Hands on Nashville North Nashville Leadership Council is gearing up to increase the number of volunteers in the North Nashville area; a community with a large amount of social service groups assisting residents with day to day challenges. North Nashville also provides a large able body workforce that is eager to begin, and, or elevate their careers. Hylton Elite is representing Express Employment Professionals Downtown and North Nashville office during council meetings. “The goal is to tie in why volunteering your time, especially in an area you are skilled in, can be a great read for a resume, and can keep an individual sharp for their next employment opportunity,” said Hylton.

Express Employment Professional www.ExpressNorthNashville.com is a premier staffing company located in North Nashville that is currently employing over 400 North Nashville residents at over 150 businesses within the North Nashville community.

The growing Leadership Council consists of representatives from nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders. The Council is currently planning how residents can have more, and convenient, access to volunteer opportunities, mentorships, and day to day resources. For more information about Hands on Nashville, please contact Hands On Nashville Community Engagement Manager, Kristina Garrison-Clark at kristina@hon.org.

Sales and Marketing Firm Participates in Nashville Neighborhood Planning

Choice Neighborhoods in Nashville continues to transform the look of the city.

In July 2016, Nashville was one of 10 cities awarded a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). MDHA served as the lead grantee, with Martha O’Bryan Center as the co-grantee. The $500,000 grant funds a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan for the Napier Place, Sudekum Apartments and the surrounding area.

In the development of Choice Neighborhoods, HUD has focused on directing resources into four core goals, known as work groups:

People: Support positive outcomes for families who live in the target development(s) and the surrounding neighborhood, particularly outcomes related to residents’ health, safety, employment, mobility, and education;

Education: Support the on-going development of and access to comprehensive educational initiatives that impact all families that reside within the target neighborhood, with focus ranging from early childhood education and grade school programming, to high schools, colleges and adult education.

Housing: Transform distressed public and assisted housing into energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and financially viable over the long-term;

Neighborhoods: Transform neighborhoods of poverty into viable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to well-functioning services, high quality public schools and education programs, high quality early learning programs and services, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

It was during the assembly of the four work groups, Hylton Elite Marketing Agency decided to participate and direct it’s resources, and advice, towards the goals of the People’s work group. “As a business we have to stay engaged, we have to build relationships, and we have to continue to be an influential leader in the communities we serve,” said Hylton Elite CEO Danavan Hylton. Hylton continued, “It’s exciting to help develop a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy. I’m getting to know key players, and great local residents. I invite all neighborhood residents to participate.”

This revitalization strategy, also known as the Transitional Plan, will become the guiding document for the revitalization of the public housing units, while simultaneously directing the transformation of the surrounding neighborhood.

MDHA is working with Napier Place and Sudekum Apartments residents, public and private agencies, community and philanthropic organizations, community members and residents from the surrounding area and stakeholder groups to gather and leverage resources needed to support the strategic and financial sustainability of the plan.

For more for information about Hylton Elite Marketing Agency’s services, visit http://www.e1connect.com

For more information about Envision Sudekum and Napier, visit: http://www.nashville-mdha.org/choice-neighborhoods/

Helping to Recruit Volunteers in North Nashville

Agencies such as Metro Parks and Recreation, Bethlehem Center of Nashville, and Matthew Walker met with Hands on Nashville to discuss recruiting strategies for the North Nashville area.

Hands on Nashville, Davidson County’s largest volunteer recruiting agency, is leading the charge in planning a volunteer fair to inspire more North Nashville residents to give more of their time to local community groups and agencies in the North Nashville area.

The rough draft of the volunteer fair will consist of 15 agencies, organizations, and schools joining together at McGruder Family Resource center on Saturday, May 20th from 10a to 1p to introduce their agency to the community in hopes of recruiting a new volunteer. The fair will be recruiting volunteers as young as 12 years old.

Hylton Elite has been representing it’s major client in this volunteer project, staffing leader Express Employment Professionals’ North Nashville and Downtown office, by engaging Hands on Nashville as the staffing company looks to maximize employment for residents located in the North Nashville area.

“We’re looking to stay connected, and work alongside the best”, said Hylton Elite Marketing Agency CEO, Danavan Hylton. Hylton continues, “Hylton Elite stimulates growth in the Greater North Nashville area by bridging gaps, and connecting dots. Helping to connect Hands on Nashville to a hidden community like North Nashville only gives us more credibility as a business in what we do.”

Local residents that volunteer their time to local community groups strengthen their community. By volunteering, residents learn new skills, and meet new people. Volunteering can be a fun, and challenging, experience that will help you gain more confidence; especially as you begin to realize the impact, and difference you’re making in your community.

Hylton Elite’s Taking on On A Bigger Role in Envision Napier/Sudekum Planning Process

MDHA Nashville’s Community Engagement Director, Janet King, leading the ‘People’ Working Group Meeting

In an effort to address needs for Sudekum and Napier residents, Hylton Elite Marketing Agency is not only representing respected employment agency, Express Employment Professionals’ Downtown and Nashville North office (www.ExpressNorthNashville.com) at the Envision  Napier and Sudekum ‘People’ Working Group, but is bringing a lot of its own resources and expertise to the table.

Hylton Elite Marketing Agency is an influential marketing communications firm that provides talent management, business development, and corporate social responsibility solutions to businesses.

“The message for the work group is ‘coming together is a start, staying together is progress'”, explained Hylton Elite’s CEO, Danavan Hylton, “that message is what motivated me to participate in helping residents in the community develop work skills, and prepare residents for change. I’m introducing the idea and lifestyle of mixed used housing to help ensure a pleasant process for current residents during this transformation.”

The’People’ Working Group, for Napier and Sudekum wants to make sure the community receives a positive impact through an open dialogue to captivate the essence of the Napier/Sudekum community.

Work Groups within Envision Napier and Sudekum are vital towards effective and successful planning, and brings understanding to the transformational plan. The ‘People’ Working Group is tasked with developing a People Work Group plan, providing a resident needs assessment, developing partnerships and relationships, addressing employment training, and addressing education.
With Napier and Sudekum residents completing the housing application process, the People Working Group is working to distribute surveys to residents to make sure all general questions, concerns, and needs are addressed.

Danavan continues, “my general concern I want to address is, as the economic growth increases for low-income community residents, where should residents re-locate to, and if residents decide not to stay in the Napier/Sudekum region for any reason, where are the best developing communities either within, or outside middle Tennessee, that is looking to hire someone with their work skills?”

Hylton Elite CEO, Danavan Hylton is staying connected at the Envision Napier and Sudekum Working Group Meet N Greet

Envision Napier and Sudekum is not only planning transformation for the immediate area, but the redevelopment project includes transformation to the Nolensville Road, and Hermitage Avenue areas.

Local residents are encouraged to attend the quarterly Envision Napier/Sudekum Townhall meetings, and participate in a number of engagement activities that are hosted monthly to stay up-to-date with the transformation process. Mixed-use generally refers to a deliberate mix of housing, civic uses, and commercial uses, including retail, restaurants, and offices.

“You’re preparing residents to experience market rate housing, workforce development housing, and low income housing living and working together in that community”, said Danavan, “I’m glad to participate in the resident needs assessment, and being a part of the decision-making process. It’s always great to be the first to know of changes that may affect my community, and the community of my network.”

For more information about Envision Napier and Sudekum, visit www.MDHA-Nashville.org/Choice-Neighborhoods

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TIMBG Advisory Council Meeting Continues to Help Grow Organization

The Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group’s (TIMBG) mission is to establish a forum for the promotion of communication and interaction among immigrant and minority business owners. The Advisory meeting was a private engagement consisting of the state’s top business executives, community leaders, and entrepreneurs. The purpose of the Advisory meeting was to discuss the leadership and strategic direction of the organization with its current momentum following the Nashville Mayoral race that the group hosted just a few weeks ago.

TIMBG 2015 Mayoral Debate

Other areas of discussion included establishing a solid membership system, primary focus for the remainder of the year, and how the group can consistently engage with the various minority chambers of commerce within the state. “As always, I am grateful to have the invitation to sit at the table and be included in the conversation about free enterprise with true movers and shakers”. said Hoshana Management Group founder, Danavan Hylton, “I plan to provide assistance in the areas of fundraising, strategic partnerships, and communication to continue to grow the organization.”

Tennessee has one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in the United States. Its capital, Nashville, has earned the title of an “Ellis Island” as a result. Immigrants from around the world are creating businesses and jobs, making notable contributions to social and economic development. Co-founded in 2013 by Drs. Ming Wang and Galen Hull, TIMBG promotes communication and interaction among immigrant and minority business owners through a series of monthly seminars to enable participants to market their series and products as well as to discuss topics of mutual interests. Membership in TIMBG is open to all, regardless of whether they are immigrants or minorities.To learn more about the Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group visit http://www.timbg.org

TIMBG 2015 Mayoral Debate

Fundraising Dinner for President Dr. Joyce Banda a Success

The fundraising dinner for the Joyce Banda Foundation organized through the African Union, African Diaspora Health Initiative (AU-ADHI) and African Legacies Foundation was a success. The Joyce Banda Foundation is a primary and secondary school in Malawi founded by Joyce Banda in 1997. Its primary focus is education and sustainable development. In response to the needs of the rural community, it grew into a multi-faceted organisation. The total funds raised are still being calculated, but the fundraising dinner included a great comedy act, outstanding food, live music, and a silent auction.

The dinner’s guest speakers included Davisdon County District 19 Councilwoman Erica Gilmore, Chair of the AU-ADHI, Dr. Arikana Chihombori, African Legacies Foundation founder, Kwame Ahima, and founder and current president and CEO of Nashville International Center for Empowerment, Dr. Gatluak Thach. While in Nashville, President Dr. Joyce Banda had the opportunity to visit Meharry Medical College where she spoke to future medical professionals, meet with the new CEO of Metro General Hospital, and had plans to meet with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s International Business Office. Outstanding photos were taken by Matt Hankins during the dinner. “I enjoyed myself” explained Malikah Hylton, Managing Partner of Hoshana Management Group, “and I believe the overall mission of awareness creation and fundraising was accomplished.” If you are open to donating to the development of the Joyce Banda Foundation, visit http://www.joycebandafoundation.com/. 

Danavan Hylton Serves as a Guest Speaker – “Are You A Professional?”

“The Truth is incontrovertible is what I always say,” said guest speaker and HMG President Danavan Hylton as he encouraged National College of Business and Technology’s Madison campus Business Club to continue to strive for excellence as a professional. “When your back is against the wall, and you realize enough is enough, and you are ready to act to improve your life and the lives of your loved ones, it’s a powerful moment,” comments Danavan Hylton. Every student enrolled in the business club is working to improve their life and serve as a continued compliment to the growing trends of Davidson County and Nashville.

June second was the grand opening for the 2015 business club for the college, and Danavan Hylton was invited to serve as the 2015 guest speaker during the historical moment. Danavan’s theme was, “Are You a Professional?” in which the discussion was founded on the meaning of professionalism both in one’s career and personal life as the two are delicately intertwined. Danavan also explained the steps necessary to improve one’s professionalism both while one is employed and while one is in search of employment. The presentation was based around a question and answer platform as students not only listened to Danavan, but also presented Danavan valuable insights as well. Areas such as the importance of networking even when you are not looking for a job, building professional relationships in and out of your field, and giving back to the communities in which we live and work were electrifying and left everyone in the room motivated to lead by example. Danavan also talked about his personal trials and tribulations in both his personal life and career to tangibly give listeners evidence that all things are possible through Faith and Works.

“I am Truly grateful for where I am in my life”, says Danavan, “just forgive me where I fall short as I usually learn the valuable lessons of life the first time around.” The business club his headed by Tracy Ross, Director of the Business Management career training program for the college. The club’s mission is to bridge the gap and working relationship between the college’s students and the professional world to ensure students are on track to receiving the necessary hands on training to land a position upon graduation. “Danavan is a great community engagement resource for the students,” says Tracy Ross, “and Danavan serves as a professional role model for individuals to follow. I am glad Danavan was able to speak to the students.” 

Danavan plans to do everything he can to develop the club by introducing the club to thriving businesses in the Madison, north Nashville, and downtown markets through strategic partnerships and externship opportunities. If you are ready to transition from a job to a career in the Nashville area, visit https://www.national-college.edu/locations/madison-tn/ to learn more.

2015 Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools Annual Conference Sheds New Light on Career Training

The Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools (TAICS) is a nonprofit organization that facilitates professional growth and development for private career colleges and schools and their students, faculty, and staff in which TAICS hosted its annual conference sponsored by Cengage Learning from May 28 – 29 at the Embassy Suites near the Nashville airport. “The conference was very enlightening as I had the opportunity to experience the passion from the professionals and students of the career college sector as they advocated career training for those that want to transition from a job to a career and place themselves in the middle class for the betterment of themselves and their family,” said HMG President and Founder Danavan Hylton.

HMG President Danavan Hylton and current president and CEO of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, Steven Craig “Steve” Gunderson.

The conference consisted of appreciation awards to career college faculty and students, educational and development workshops, a silent auction to raise funds for student scholarships, as well as a presentation from current president and CEO of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, Steven Craig “Steve” Gunderson. “I love to engage with professionals and advocates of community progress, and the conference only encouraged me to do my best to serve the community ,” said Danavan.

With so much emphasize on education and career development in Tennessee, it seems TAICS is on the right track to put more Tennessee residents to work. Feel free to visit, www.taics.org, to find out more about what the organization is doing to advocate career training and how you can become involved.

Prominent East Coast Photojournalist Partners with HMG

Matthew Hankins sits with HMG President to ensure partnership is a good fit for both parties.

NASHVILLE, TN – Matt Hankins carries an array of skills as a sound mixer, video producer, and still photographer. As a student of photography at Harrisburg Area Community College and student of journalism at the University of Oregon, Matt has quickly launched his career as one of the leading writers, editors, and producers of the east coast. During his career, Matt has worked for 14 years in Pennsylvania with four different governor’s press offices, and has worked as a photojournalist in Pennsylvania and Oregon for six different news companies. Since moving to Nashville a year ago, Matt offers freelance work to variety of clients, to include government contacts in specific offices in the state of Tennessee and the state of Pennsylvania. “Matt’s government and news experience can only bring professionalism and progress to Hoshana Management Group” explained Danavan Hylton, Hoshana Management Group’s President, “not only is Matt an outstanding guy, but he brings quality work and indirect contacts to the table.”

Matt’s first photography project with HMG is Saturday, February 28^th at the African House in Gallatin, Tennessee. The African House is a private estate owned by Dr. Arikana Chihombori who is the Chairman of the African Union African Health Diaspora Initiative (AU-ADHI). AU-ADHI is hosting a fundraising dinner for Her Excellency, President Joyce Banda, who is the first female President of the Republic of Malawi, and according to Forbes is the most powerful women in Africa. President Banda was the President of the Republic of Malawi from 2012 to 2014 and is making her first trip to Tennessee to raise funds for her foundation, the Joyce Banda Foundation (JBF). JBF focuses on empowerment of Malawi women, primary and secondary education, orphan centers, youth sports and village transformation.

Hoshana Management Group will oversee the scheduling efforts of Her Excellency while she is in Nashville, and will focus on creating strategic partnerships to not only increase the awareness of the Joyce Banda Foundation, but assist in the foundation’s fund raising efforts as well. “The work Matt brings to the table can only capture the beauty and power of Her Excellency” stated Danavan Hylton, “believe me, HMG is glad to have Matt on board.” Be sure to tune in to experience firsthand the quality of Matt’s work as Matt’s photos will be released after the completion of the fundraising dinner. Samples of Matt’s work is below.