Who We Are

Legacy Unlimited is an international diversity and leadership consulting community that provides individuals distinctive, life changing experiences, in which leaders can reflect, discover, and choose how to fully use their talents for the world.

Our Commitment

To have a significant, positive, and permanent impact on individuals and organizations by:

  • changing hearts to care deeply
  • creating an environment where breakthrough results are delivered
  • institutionalizing deep caring and respect
  • teaching leaders to value high performance, diversity, and inclusion
  • believing in excellence in all we do and teaching all to give their best
  • building internal capability to sustain change
  • believing that empowering personal dreams will allow collective dreams to be achieved

What Makes Us Different?

In a global market there are few remaining trade secrets that give one a strategic advantage. We have found one under-utilized secret that continues to give strategic advantage; it is unleashing the full potential of all people. We believe that to truly deliver step change, sustainable results in diversity and inclusion you must reach individuals at the heart level. Organizations have been making great progress in the field of diversity and inclusion, learning to unleash the power of all individuals within their organizations. But studies show that even the best organizations are still only capitalizing on 60-70% of the talent of their people.

Our unique, transformational workshops are designed to drive step-change, sustained commitment to diversity and inclusion from all individuals within your organization. These transformational workshops provide in-depth learning and focus on the role every one of us has in breaking down barriers, no matter who we are. We make inclusion not about “us” and “them” but about “all of us” and the role each of us plays in making the workplace a genuinely inclusive place to be. We move people beyond the practical understanding of diversity and inclusion to truly understanding at the heart level the powerful difference an inclusive workplace can provide.

Founding Partners Denise Andrews and Candi Fetzer

Legacy Unlimited was founded by Denise Andrews and Candi Fetzer with the goal of providing individuals with life-changing experiences to fully use their talents for the world.

Prior to founding Legacy Unlimited, Ms. Fetzer enjoyed a successful career as a respected leader in higher education administration, Fortune 100 businesses, and non-profit organizations. She has served as an executive coach on leadership and diversity for twenty years, with special expertise in empowerment, high performance organizations, spirit-filled leadership, and management consulting.

Ms. Andrews served as a respected change leader for business and diversity with the Procter & Gamble Company. Ms. Andrews has 25 years of business leadership in manufacturing, human resources and business management, and became the Global Leader for P&G's top leadership development and diversity initiative.

Consulting

Cristina Chuecos managed and set direction for local (Venezuela, US), regional (Latin America) and global (Americas, Europe And Asia) teams. Cristina lead her organization to globalize work and teams, leveraging resources in different time zones to provide “Follow The Sun” technical coverage. Lawrence Coleman has the ability and openness necessary to connect with others. This has given him the opportunity in many different situations to impact the stereotypes, biases and prejudices associated with the perception of African American Men. He believes that if people knew better that they would do better, and he is driven to make a difference by assisting others to know and do better. Gladys Gossett Hankins is a passionate and strong leader and is known for her commitment to fairness and equity for all people. She is active in the community and serves on several boards. She is true to the principles that guide her life: Anything worth doing is worth doing well; and Nothing can come my way today that I cannot handle. She believes that we are here for a purpose and lives hers: To help this world become a better place through proactive interventions and through the eradication of prejudice and discrimination toward anyone who unjustly experiences it. Amy’s clients enjoy her high-energy approach to content. She is challenging and encourages her participants to move out of their comfort zones and into a place of higher performance. Amy has a unique facilitation skill that allows her to meet individual’s needs even in a group setting. Dave Morrison was the recipient of Procter & Gamble's Globe Award given annually for diversity leadership which has directly impacted the company's business results. He also was a founding member of the City of Albany, GA. Coalition for Diversity. Carol Rubeo leads a consulting firm that focuses on B2B Purchasing and Sales skills. She has particular expertise with Minority Business Enterprises, Supplier Diversity and Global Sourcing. Carol has a passion for advancing diversity initiatives in the business world and is an experienced trainer in diversity. Debbye Williams is a change agent in organizational effectiveness, an advocate for gender and ethnic diversity, and an experienced trainer in leadership and diversity. Because of her belief in giving back to the community, she is actively involved in numerous community organizations. Ms. Williams believes that giving from your heart is a blessing and that exemplary leaders are true servants. Sarah Stumpf is involved extensively in educational systems, leading improvements to build honor for all individuals at the earliest times in their lives. Stumpf is also a great resource for those striving to balance life between career, home, community, self, and all the other things that compel people. Sue Roberts is a pioneer in the advancement of women as leaders in the business world, a role model for diversity leadership, and an experienced leader of diversity training. Ms. Chen is a pioneer in the advancement of women as leaders in the business world, a role model for diversity leadership, and an experienced leader of diversity training. Jacky Ouyang Ouyang graduated from Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, P.R.China. He is a devoted participant/trainer of People Supporting People program. Ingrid Rivera established the “Fondo P&G” in 2000, a program that promotes self-sufficiency and self-esteem of women and their families in medium to low income areas and channels resources to community-based non-profit organizations in Puerto Rico. She has built a strong personal equity and has been recognized as a role model of the professional woman/wife/mother in various publications which include Latino Leaders, Vanidades, Imagen, and Buena Vida magazines and El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora newspapers in Puerto Rico. Tammy Klein has been extensively involved in driving diversity and people development, including facilitating Women Supporting Women/People Supporting People workshops for five years in numerous countries. She also worked on the institution of a new calibration process for performance reviews in the U.S. Laundry business. An avid reader, she has been involved in the creation of a professional and personal development workshop.

Legacy Unlimited's global training and consulting community has over 500 years of experience in diversity, inclusion and leadership development. This positions them as one of the top consulting communities in the world on diversity and leadership development. Their expertise cuts across many industries, functional areas, and countries. Many have come to Legacy Unlimited from Senior Management roles in Global Fortune 500 companies. Together they deliver workshops and one-on-one training globally that consistently exceed even the highest expectations.

Legacy's History

Legacy Unlimited’s signature program offerings, the “Women Supporting Women©” (WSW©) and “People Supporting People©” (PSP©) workshops, were created in 1991 within Procter & Gamble(P&G). WSW© and PSP© became P&G’s top corporate initiative in 1999 and continues as its top corporate initiative today. This initiative is designed to drive diversity and inclusion progress, leadership development, cultural change, and globalization and business success. P&G has spent $17million dollars on this initiative since 1991 and continues spending $1.2 million per year.

In 2005, the then Global Leader for these programs, Ms. Denise Andrews, left P&G to found Legacy Unlimited. Based on her extensive history and success with these programs, Procter &Gamble chose Legacy Unlimited to be the exclusive provider for delivering their breakthrough WSW© / PSP© courses externally.

Procter & Gamble’s research found that for every 1,000 people trained, they realized $45 million(USD) per year in savings. These savings resulted from participants’ improvements in productivity, more effective relationships with co-workers, improved retention, and risk reduction.

In addition they gained:

  • Deeper insights to meet local and global consumer needs
  • Improved innovation
  • Improved integration of acquisitions
  • Improved utilization, retention, and productivity
  • A stronger pool of diverse executives
  • Increased leadership mastery and passion to unleash personal and collective potential
  • More people positioned to be great leaders
  • Improved and sustained results

These workshops continue to see tremendous success and have now been brought to over 8,000 people in more than 103 countries. They have been successfully conducted in the United States, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Belgium, Switzerland, China, Mexico, Venezuela, Korea, Egypt, Poland, Lebanon, Morocco, Argentina, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Romania, the U.A.E, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hungary and Brazil.

While WSW© / PSP© remain Legacy Unlimited’s signature offerings, we have now expanded well beyond these offerings to include a full complement of diversity and inclusion programs, leadership development, as well as consulting services.

21 Beach Lane
Orange, MA 01364
Tel: 513.780.0538
Fax: 978.544.5777
info@legacyunlimited.net

 
 
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Workshops tackle dialogue barriers
Leadership coaches offer a world of tips
BY JEFF MCKINNEY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Candi Fetzer (left) and Denise Andrews are who drive Legacy Unlimited, a Cincinnati-based international consulting firm that offers communications workshops, along with leadership and diversity courses to businesses and organizations.Denise Andrews and Candi Fetzer on Wednesday will begin workshops in Covington to help office workers and managers overcome communication and other barriers that prevent them from performing at the highest level.

Andrews and Fetzer, founders of the North Avondale-based Legacy Unlimited international consulting firm, aim to help local companies and nonprofits boost productivity by coaxing co-workers and managers to be more honest or "real" with one another, and less defensive.

The $3,000-per-person workshops will be at Embassy Suites RiverCenter and are open to anyone interested in leadership and diversity training.

"The workshop creates a significant emotional event in someone's life that forces them to make a conscious decision on some kind of injustice, whether it's a co-worker being unfairly treated or discrimination," Fetzer said.

Andrews and Fetzer, both former Procter & Gamble Co. employees, each also have experience in leadership and diversity training.

Andrews led a global leadership and diversity team at P&G for 14 years, training nearly 8,000 workers in more than 100 countries.

Fetzer has served as an executive coach on leadership and diversity for 20 years, including five years at P&G.

Legacy Unlimited's workshops have helped companies get more out of their workforces by promoting open discourse throughout the chain of command.

Anne Debourse, manager of business operations for technology services for Hewlett Packard based near Paris, said the workshop helped her identify her co-workers' strengths and to be more supportive and communicative with others.

Debourse said her training also helped her coach and encourage a fellow workshop participant who feared she could not land a management position with a Fortune 500 company in Geneva because of her gender.

Debourse's advice: Fight for the position and get a sponsor at the vice president level. The woman got the job two months later.

Rick June, now global vice president for personal health at P&G, has attended a Legacy workshop in the past and said it helped him "break down barriers between company managers who worked in different business functions by creating trust and understanding of each other's goals, motivations and working processes.''

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WSW © Workshops

Women Supporting Women ©

Workshops tailored to your organization's needs can be scheduled at your convenience.

PSP © Workshops

People Supporting People©

Workshops tailored to your organization's needs can be scheduled at your convenience.

We accept American Express, Visa, and Master Card

Legacy Within © Workshops

Legacy Within ©

Workshops tailored to your organization's needs can be scheduled at your convenience.

We accept American Express, Visa, and Master Card

Social Progress Projects

TBD for 2011

“This is a high impact event, which is a major breakthrough in diversity and self-empowerment education. After 16 years with the company this is by far one of the best investments I have made in myself with the highest potential payback to the company.”
- Global Supply Chain Vice President, Paper Industry USA