{"id":10247,"date":"2023-06-21T09:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/newton\/?post_type=community&#038;p=10247"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:04:44","slug":"jeff-recognized-influential-business-leaders-of-color","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/newton\/community\/jeff-recognized-influential-business-leaders-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Recognized as One of Region\u2019s Most Influential Business Leaders of Color"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that our owner Jeff Chin, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been recognized as one of the region\u2019s <strong>Most Influential Business Leaders of Color! <\/strong><\/span>This recognition is a testament to Jeff&#8217;s outstanding contributions and impact within the business community.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list was produced by the Charles River Regional Chamber in collaboration with Colette Phillips<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Get Konnected! and aims to shine a light on the remarkable, but too often unnoticed and overlooked, business people of color and the companies that are making a difference in Greater Boston\u2019s Western Suburbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The collaboration produced two lists: \u201c<\/span><b>50 Most Influential Business Leaders of Color in the <\/b><b>Charles River Metrowest Region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and \u201c<\/span><b>20 Emerging Leaders of Color<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d focused on those under 40 working in the same footprint. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To qualify for either list, honorees had to work and\/or sit on a board for a business or nonprofit that is physically located in Newton, Needham, Watertown, Waltham, Wellesley, Natick or Framingham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both lists were <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released May 19 and published online at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesriverchamber.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">charlesriverchamber.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in a special printed publication.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorees were<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> selected from a field of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 200 nominations from area businesses and individuals and selected by a prestigious panel of judges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s lists are an updated &#8212; and expanded &#8212; version of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/growthzonesitesprod.azureedge.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2474\/2021\/06\/BPOC-Final-for-Production.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the original list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> first published by the collaboration in 2020.\u00a0 The list <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became an essential resource for corporations and nonprofits looking to hire, looking for board members, looking for expert commentators, and looking for thought leaders across the region and it is expected the new edition will be beneficial in a similar way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Jeff, on this remarkable accomplishment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that our owner Jeff Chin, has been recognized as one of the region\u2019s Most Influential Business Leaders of Color! This recognition is a testament to Jeff&#8217;s outstanding contributions and impact within the business community. 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