Dianne Andrews, MBA, PhD

Author, Entrepreneur, Talk Show Host

Dianne Andrews is an award-winning business leader, TV host, author,  professional speaker, community activist, health care expert and philanthropist. She was graduated valedictorian of  high school class; going on to college and graduating at the young age of 19 with a B.S. in Mathematics and Chemistry. Her father passed her freshman year and a month later her mom was struck by a car causing her to be physically challenged for the remainder of her life. Her mom told her to continue her education.  Dianne went every weekend to see her mom 4 hours away. After graduating she went to work for IBM in Endicott, NY then IBM/NASA at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. There she worked as an assembler computer programmer on the Space Shuttle project. She was promoted to become the second black woman Systems Engineer in the state of Texas at IBM Houston.

While at IBM, she held several executive management positions and obtained her MBA. During her management tenure there, Andrews was the first black woman Marketing Manager in the state of New Jersey. She was the second black woman Branch Manager in the state of Connecticut. She worked with business giants such as Avis Rent A Car, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Kaiser, Sharp, Exxon, Alcoa Aluminum, Minolta, Yale University, University of Connecticut, and LG traveling worldwide assisting customers in reengineering their business processes.

While at IBM, she started a seminar platform named Promoting Success, LLC. She continues to promote this concept today. The seminars focus on personal development, corporate development, and entrepreneurship. All free to college students.