Nadine Spencer Explained

Nadine Spencer
Birth Place:Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality:Canadian
Education:York University, Toronto
Occupation:Author, public speaker, dei expert
Website:www.nadinespencer.com

Nadine Ann Marie Spencer is a Jamaican-born Canadian businesswoman, activist and philanthropist. She is the chief executive officer of BrandEq Agency, a marketing and communications agency and CEO of the Black Business and Professional Association (the "BBPA").[1] [2]

Early life

Spencer grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, and emigrated to Toronto, Canada at the age of 12. She graduated from York University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1987.[3]

Career

Spencer has owned several businesses in the antique, food, and marketing field. She also created "The Food Network Presents: The Delicious Food Show", which featured celebrity chefs Padma Lakshmi, Colin Cowie, Lynn Crawford, Mark McEwan, and David Rocco.

She is currently the chief executive officer of BrandEQ Group Inc[4] and the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA).[5]

Spencer is also serves on York University's Board of Governors as of May 2021.[6]

Business and DEI

Spencer is a significant contributor on topics such as business, women, and diversity.[7] She has participated in discussions with the White House on issues related to anti-discrimination and equity for women and girls of colour.[8]

Spencer has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Women's Post, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun and other trade journals, as well as TV appearances that include Breakfast Television, City-Line and PBS’s Find!.[9]

She is featured on the Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives list, along with Oprah Winfrey, Michele J. Hooper and Michelle Gadsden-Williams.[10] [11]

Awards

Spencer has won numerous awards for her achievements, including:[12]

Investigations

In June 2024, CBC presented evidence of falsified records of fabricated employees of Nadines Company BrandEQ. Nadine at this point will not share proof citing employee confidentiality.[13] Members of the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) raised concerns about how BrandEQ received more than $1.1 million in contracted work from the charity over the course of the six years Spencer was either president of BBPA's board of directors or its CEO.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glamorous Gastronomy: Nadine Spencer relishes in the decadent world of gourmet food. Rhonda Campbell. Madamnoire. December 18, 2012 . December 24, 2018.
  2. Web site: Ms. Nadine Spencer – Black Business and Professional Association The premiere destination for Black Businesses and Professionals . 2022-12-30 . en-CA.
  3. Web site: Leadership . 2022-12-30 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Latest data breach strips Ashley Madison bare. Sunny Freeman. Toronto Star. August 20, 2015. December 24, 2018.
  5. Web site: Nadine Spencer . 2022-12-30 . Toronto Metropolitan University . en.
  6. Web site: Nadine Spencer . 2022-12-30 . University Secretariat . en-CA.
  7. Web site: Nadine Spencer, CEO, President at BrandEQ Agency . 2022-12-30 . www.womenandcolor.com.
  8. Cyr . Daron . Weiner . Jennie . Burton . Laura . 2021-03-12 . “I Want to Speak to a White Person”: Daily Microaggressions and Resilient Leadership . Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership . 24 . 4 . 60–73 . 10.1177/1555458921997527 . 1555-4589.
  9. Web site: blackentrepreneurprofile.com . Nadine Spencer . 2022-12-30 . Black Entrepreneur & Executives Profiles . en-CA.
  10. Web site: Nadine Spencer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407053627/http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/profile-full/archive/2009/june/article/nadine-spencer . April 7, 2010 . December 24, 2018 . BlackEntrepreneurProfile.com.
  11. Web site: Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives. BlackEntrepreneurProfile.com. December 24, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100416092242/http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/women/browse/8. April 16, 2010.
    - Web site: Flow – Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs. April 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20091231040601/http://www.flowidealism.org/Action/AWE.html. December 31, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Nadine Spencer – CEO. Foodie. Philanthropist. . 2022-12-30 . en-US.
  13. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brandeq-nadine-spencer-employees-1.7232772
  14. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/concerned-bbpa-members-related-party-transactions-1.7199334