About DiversiFind

The Platform for Diverse Suppliers to Grow.

As Supplier Diversity Experts and Former Government Officials,

the DiversiFind team has spent hundreds of hours solving supplier diversity problems and addressing economic challenges in their home state of Indiana. After realizing there was no single place for diverse suppliers and organizations looking for these suppliers to connect, DiversiFind was born.

DiversiFind seeks to increase economic opportunities for all; as the single platform for organizations to reach their DEI goals and for diverse suppliers to find new growth opportunities.

Our Team

  • Lesley Crane

    Lesley Crane graduated from Butler University with Bachelor’s degrees in both Political Science and Spanish in 1999 where she was awarded the Leroy A. Porteus Pre-Law Scholarship and a Butler University Academic Scholarship. She attended law school at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, where she graduated from the evening program in 2003. Since graduating law school, she has worked in a private law firm, at the Indiana General Assembly, and most as the Commissioner for the Indiana Department of Administration, where she gained a passion for supplier diversity. After leaving IDOA, Lesley became an entrepreneur, starting serial consulting companies where, among other things, she supports diverse suppliers as they seek certification of all kinds. From that consulting work, DiversiFind was born to create a cost-effective way to give a way for diverse suppliers to market themselves to potential corporate partners and to create an online environment for collaboration between diverse suppliers and those who want to do business with them.

  • Megan Lawson

    Megan Lawson has over 20 years of experience working in the public and private sector in roles that span supplier diversity, procurement, and contract management. Early on in her career, she served as the Procurement Director of Vendor Management and Supplier Performance for the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA), which administers the State of Indiana’s purchasing and procurement function and provides end-to-end procurement support, contract negotiations, and performance management for a variety of goods and service categories. Prior to her role in procurement, Megan spent 3 years in IDOA’s Division of Supplier Diversity as a Compliance Manager where she conducted contract compliance audits to ensure that XBE supplier commitments were met and worked with the XBE supplier community to further their access to bid opportunities. After leaving government, Megan has been working as a supplier diversity consultant assisting XBE suppliers with certifications, bid opportunities and performing XBE program audits for organizations whose mission it is to increase their XBE spend.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • DiversiFind is an online application that will allow businesses and diverse suppliers - certified or not – to find each other, communicate within the app, and post partnering opportunities. Instead of using multiple spreadsheets and databases from certifying agencies, businesses can search for each other in a more sophisticated, targeted way, by having one central, easy to use repository of diverse suppliers. This is a critical success of this business community. It will also give businesses the opportunity to advertise their capabilities, identify their industry with NAICS, UNSPC or skills. It also allows businesses to upload documents, which makes it much easier for partners to interact with each other and to respond to bid opportunities together. Supporting small diverse businesses and helping them grow is part of our larger mission and we are proud to do this work.

  • Based on the subscription level selected, businesses, organizations and diverse suppliers can use it for various purposes, such as:

    Marketing. Suppliers can create a profile and upload your company logo. You can also advertise your company’s availability to work with other businesses on partnering for potential projects.

    Supplier Directory. DiversiFind will allow businesses to search by industry or function, NAICS, or UNSPC code in one central database. This is a great place to start when your are looking to partner with a vendor on an upcoming project.

    Connection. Utilize the in-app messaging to connect with businesses.

    Document Storage. Suppliers can upload documents such as samples of previous work, certification letters or certificates, W-9’s, resumes, projects, anything that helps support your business’s ability to connect and interact with potential partners.

    If you've found another great way to use DiversiFind, we’d love to hear about it! Email us at support@diversifind.com.

  • We are working hard, but we are just getting started. Every day new suppliers are creating a profile in the DiversiFind application. You can also make sure you are searching by general codes and skills to capture each supplier's self-designation.

  • Yes! We're always here to help! Please email us support@diversifind.com for any questions or issues regarding the application.

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