Scene: NSHMBALL isn’t a game. It’s serious business. Just ask the 230 guests who attended the National Society of Hispanic MBAs ball at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Proceeds benefit career development, scholarships and an enrichment program for high school kids.
Buzz: Chapter president America Baez called NSHMBALL an exciting way for members, friends and sponsors to network.
Arduous acronym: Some consider NSHMBALL a mouthful to say.
Married to the job: Ava Youngblood, owner of an executive search company bearing, what else, her name, on how she lures happily employed people to better jobs. “Great talent is hard to find. I’m in the relationship business. High-impact leadership. I’m not looking for people who are looking for jobs. I’m looking for happily married people [married to their careers, of course] interested in having an affair.”
