Alt-text: Photo shows 12 diverse individuals in two rows: 5 seated, 7 standing, smiling and wearing “Accessibility Summit: Recipe for Success” aprons and chef hats. Debbie Fink, keynote speaker for the university’s Accessibility Department annual event, in the back row wearing a black chef’s cap, in front of the University of TX, Dallas logo. Location: University of TX, Dallas campus.

Partnership Development

Do you recognize the power of partnerships but lack the bandwidth to develop and build them?

Let’s follow my recipe for success to powerful partnerships!

  • This is my happy place! I have developed hundreds of partnerships and collaborations for multiple initiatives (see Portfolio).

  • Effective partnership development hinges on three key steps:

1) deeply understanding your needs and vision

2) conducting thorough research to identify the ideal partners

3) building relationships to spark genuine interest and excitement around a shared objective.

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Lori Golden, EY’s Global Disability Leader, asserts:

“At EY, I've worked with Debbie in several capacities, which she initiated, managed and directed: 1) an in-person leadership event; 2) a webcast on promoting mental fitness in the workplace; and 3) a webcast, specifically customized for EY's employees in the Americas.

For the global EY event, we teamed together throughout the process, start to finish. Debbie connects the dots in smart, strategic ways and brings great creativity and passion to everything she does.

Debbie builds partnerships, is organized, detail-oriented, and a wonderful manager, and her positivity and encouraging style brings out the best in people.”

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