Apr 29, 2019
Alison Vaughn is Founder and CEO of Jackets for Jobs, Inc., a nonprofit that has provided employment etiquette, career skills training and professional attire to 20,000 job seekers since 2000.
In 2013, Jackets for Jobs opened an office in Botswana (Africa).
Vaughn represented the organization on the NASDAQ floor where she
rang the closing bell in 2006 and 2014. Vaughn is a Goldman Sachs
Scholar, a graduate of the investment firm’s 10,000 Small
Businesses Program. She is one of Martha Stewart’s “Dreamers into
Doers,” a group of entrepreneurs who turned their dreams into
reality.
Community Advocate
Vaughn was the 2011 co-chair of the 56th Annual Detroit NAACP Fight
for Freedom Dinner, which annually draws 10,000 attendees. Vaughn
is devoted to family, enjoys traveling, reading and attending
sporting events—never missing a Detroit Lions home game. She is a
member of Word of Faith International Christian Center in Metro
Detroit. Vaughn is a member of Distinguished Women in International
Service, Gamma Phi Delta Sorority and Top Ladies of Distinction. A
Eureka Communities Fellow, Vaughn was a 2006 candidate for the
Michigan State Senate.
Public Speaker
Vaughn is a sought-after public speaker, both nationally and
internationally. In the fall of 2014, she was chosen to speak at
the World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai, UAE on the rise of women
entrepreneurs. Vaughn has inspired audiences of churches and civil
rights organizations, major corporations and non-profits, business
leadership conference attendees, schools and universities, youth
councils, women’s groups and more with her practical and unique
insights on advocacy, entre-preneurism, empowerment, diversity and
urban workforce development.
Author
Vaughn is the author of Ms. Goal Digger: Success is Sexy – A CEO’s
Guide to Goal Setting, Dressing the Part and Having It All. This
tell-all guide for today’s businesswoman who wants to get what she
wants for herself, by herself. While the world may define success
in dollars and cents, this book teaches women how to work smarter,
not harder. She is also the co-author of the book, Inspired Style.
This guide to glamour at any age features Vaughn and several other
top image experts sharing tips to help women look and be their
best.
As a member of the Association of Image Consultants
International (AICI), she has also contributed several articles on
image, style and business etiquette. A Detroit native, Vaughn
earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University
and graduated from The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University,
sponsored by Yale Law School.
Having received numerous accolades, Vaughn was named “Entrepreneur
of the Year” by Alabama A & M University, and “Businesswoman of the
Year” by the National Association of Negro Business & Professional
Business Women in 2009. That same year, the Michigan Chronicle
honored Vaughn as a Woman of Excellence, and Lakeshore Engineering
recognized her with its “Leaders, Legends & Luminaries” award.
Vaughn has been listed in the Who’s Who of Black Detroit for three
years and the Who’s Who Among Female Executives. She is a recipient
of the Community Service Award from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
and the Humanitarian Award from the Top Ladies of Distinction a.
Vaughn was also recognized the National Association of Women
Business Owners in Greater Detroit and Michigan State Black Alumni
for her community service.
“What you do for others, God
will do for you.”
- Alison Vaughn
Visit www.AlisonVaughn.com for more information
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