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Conversations with business leaders — insights, stories, and strategies from the USPAACC community.

Valuable advice on repositioning business plans, available business opportunities with Fortune corporations and the federal government, short-term cash flow strategies, and more.

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Past sessions

December 2, 2026

LiveTALK: Doing Business with Delta Air Lines

LiveTALK with Delta Air Lines. Hybrid session.

November 19, 2026

LiveTALK: Doing Business with NYPA

LiveTALK with the New York Power Authority. Hybrid session.

October 1, 2026

LiveTALK (topic and date TBD)

October 2026 LiveTALK. Topic and date to be announced.

December 11, 2025

How to do business with Dollar General

Speaker: Antoine Hinton, Sr. Director, Small Business Development, Dollar General

October 15, 2025

Grow Your Business with AI-Powered Tools by Google

Speaker: Henry Jake Foreman, Program Director at New Mexico Community Capital & Grow With Google Digital Coach. Looking to harness the power of AI to grow your business? Join us for an exclusive…

April 17, 2025

How to do Business with New York Power Authority

Join us for an insightful LiveTALK session with William Choi, Director of Supplier Diversity at the New York Power Authority (NYPA), as he shares how small businesses can successfully navigate NYPA’s…

March 12, 2025

Innovating with Ai: Discussions with Abhishek from Google

LiveTALK with Google: Innovating with AI

February 13, 2025

How to do Business with Delta

Looking to partner with Delta Air Lines? Join us for an exclusive LiveTALK session with Makeda Matthews, Senior Supplier Diversity Manager at Delta Air Lines. Gain valuable insights into Delta’s…

January 16, 2025

How to do Business with Siemens

Curious about doing business with Siemens? Join our LiveTALK session with Michelle Picard, Director of Business Governance & Risk Management at Siemens Mobility North America. Michelle will share…

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Session recordings

Recordings of past LiveTALK sessions from the USPAACC YouTube channel. Click a session to play it here.

LiveTALK: How to do Business with Dollar General

December 17, 2025

Are you ready to take your business to the next level with one of America’s largest retailers? Join us for this exclusive LiveTALK session featuring Antoine Hinton, Senior Director of Small Business Development at Dollar General.

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LiveTALK: Grow Your Business with AI-Powered Tools by Google with Jake Foreman

October 22, 2025

Looking to harness the power of AI to grow your business? Join us for an exclusive LiveTALK session: Grow Your Business with AI-Powered Tools by Google!

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USPAACC LiveTALK: How to do Business with New York Power Authority

April 18, 2025

Don't miss this insightful LiveTALK session featuring William Choi, the Director of Supplier Diversity at the New York Power Authority (NYPA)! Learn directly from the source how your small business can successfully navigate NYPA's procurement process and tap into exciting opportunities.

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USPAACC LiveTALK 2025: AI Discussions with Abhishek from Google

March 14, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries, redefining careers, and shaping the future of work.

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USPAACC LiveTALK 2025: Doing Business with Delta Airlines

February 14, 2025

A lively discussion filled with valuable insights on navigating Delta’s procurement process, standing out as a supplier, and unlocking new opportunities for businesses.

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USPAACC LiveTALK 2025: Doing Business with Siemens

January 17, 2025

Curious about doing business with Siemens? Join our LiveTALK session with Michelle Picard, Director of Business Governance & Risk Management at Siemens Mobility North America.

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USPAACC LiveTALK 2025: Exploring AI with Meta

December 13, 2024

Watch the full recording of our live discussion on how AI is transforming the way businesses operate and creating new opportunities for growth.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: Supplier Certification Support Program with Walmart

November 21, 2024

Want to become a Walmart supplier? A comprehensive guide to navigating Walmart's certification process, including the specific standards and compliance needs for Walmart suppliers.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: Strengthening Your Business with Goldman Sachs

September 30, 2024

In this LiveTALK session, small business owners and entrepreneurs gain valuable insights from the ICIC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses team.

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LiveTALK: How to Do Business with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

October 19, 2021

Darlene Bullock, Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, on how small businesses can work with DHS.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: SBA Disaster Loan

April 27, 2021

Ryan Silvestre, Sr. Business Consultant at the New Jersey Small Business Development Center, gives his insight on the SBA Disaster Loan program: the qualifications and the steps to apply.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: Paycheck Protection Program

April 27, 2021

Ryan Silvestre, Sr. Business Consultant at the New Jersey Small Business Development Center, explains the Paycheck Protection Program and how companies could use it.

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USPAACC LiveTALK with Uber: COVID-19 Response, Opportunities for Small Businesses

April 27, 2021

Zoraida Rodriguez, Manager of Public Policy Federal Affairs for Uber, talks about small business opportunities and what Uber is doing to help small businesses.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: Strategies for Short Term Cash Flow

April 27, 2021

Tim Fulton, President of Small Business Matters, and Bill McDermott, Profitability Coach at McDermott Financial Solutions, give their insights on short-term cash flow strategy.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: Optimism and Opportunities - Small Business Grants from Goldman Sachs and Facebook

April 27, 2021

Nicaela Chinnaswamy, Senior Associate from Goldman Sachs, and Diana Doukas, Policy Manager Economic Impact for Facebook, join USPAACC to talk about their small business grants programs.

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Mompreneurship: The Hustle

April 1, 2021

A Women's History Month conversation celebrating the vital role of women in business and the realities of building a company while raising a family.

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LiveTALK: How to Do Business with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

January 26, 2021

Claire Lam, Chief of the Diversity and Business Inclusion Branch, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at the FDIC, on the advantages of working with a non-FAR agency and the FDIC purchasing forecast.

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New COVID Relief: What you should know but won't get elsewhere yet

January 15, 2021

A conversation on the new COVID relief package with Sean Moore, Staff Director for Senator Ben Cardin, incoming Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship.

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How We Partner for Business Success

September 15, 2020

Chamber leaders on how they represent their constituencies, how they have worked together over the years and supported each other during COVID-19, and what they do for small, minority and other diverse business communities.

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LiveTALK: E Pluribus Unum, Out of Many, One

September 1, 2020

A follow-up to our July 2020 LiveTALK on race relations, continuing the national conversation on long-standing racial fault lines and disparities in our country.

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LiveTALK: How Small Businesses Excel During COVID-19

August 22, 2020

2020 proved to be the most challenging year for small businesses. Business owners share how they adapted and kept growing through the pandemic.

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LiveTALK: How to Do Business with the Federal Reserve System

August 4, 2020

How to pursue contracting opportunities in the Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States, plus a supplier success story.

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LiveTALK: Race Relations, a National Conversation

July 30, 2020

Asian American, Black and Latino leaders across industries take stock of where we are and what we can do to support each other in a difficult moment.

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“What’s Your Pitch” Virtual Preliminary Round hosted by USPAACC Northeast Region

July 10, 2020

USPAACC Northeast Region hosted its “What’s Your Pitch” Virtual Preliminary Round. Hear innovative ideas from startups.

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How to do Business with Kroger and Kellogg's

July 7, 2020

Getting business in the food industry, with LaShaun Smedley, Manager of Diversity and Inclusion at Kroger, and Debra Quade, Supplier Diversity Manager at Kellogg's.

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USPAACC LiveTALK Introduction

June 18, 2020

USPAACC’s LiveTALK is a 45-minute to one-hour live discussion with speakers who share best practices and strategies on topics such as financial stability, workforce engagement, business restructuring, stakeholder relationships and supply-chain opportunities.

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FOCUS: From Start-ups to Established Businesses

June 9, 2020

Patrick shares his tips on maintaining focus as a start-up, optimizing cash flow and launching a minimum viable product efficiently.

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LiveTALK: Doing Business with the Department of Treasury

May 21, 2020

How the Department of Treasury conducts business, advice for small businesses that want to work with it, and the story of a small business that landed a Treasury contract.

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USPAACC LiveTALK: Realistic and Responsible Plan to Reopen the Economy

May 12, 2020

Dr. Lanhee J. Chen, Director of Domestic Policy Studies at Stanford University and policy advisor to two U.S. Presidents, in conversation with USPAACC President and CEO Susan Allen.

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