Melanie Rae is the founder of
Plan with Peers, a spinoff of entrepreneur education firm Guided Business Plan which
focuses on supply chain vendors (supplier diversity) and Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups.
Melanie is the creative force behind GUIDED Business Plan™, an entrepreneur education platform that has guided 15,000+ small and diverse businesses across the U.S. to develop and implement successful growth strategy plans.
Guided Business Plan makes it easier for procurement teams to increase diverse supplier utilization with custom Supply Chain Vendor Training.
- Diverse vendor mentoring (mentor/mentee programs for MBEs/WBEs/VBEs etc.)
- Meet the Primes (Tier 1/Tier 2 Engagement)
-Virtual technical assistance workshops (Capabilities Statements, capacity building and video pitch introductions) in conjunction with community based organizations
- ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) – signature workshops to prepare diverse vendor for new supply chain requirements