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Monica Hill-Sumlin from Dayton, Ohio graduated from Colonel White High School in 1985. From that point, Monica knew that she was on the path to greatness. Her first entreprenuerial endeavor was in 1989, she and her cousin formed an event planning organization called Ivory's Parties Complete. This family owned business was known around Ohio for great catering and fabulous themed parties. Ivory's Parties was responsbile for providing entertainment venues to both local and national artist traveling throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia. The company was sold to a larger event planning company in 1997. From that point, Monica redirected her entreprenuerial pursuits to the staffing and recruitment industry. After working for 2 1/2 years for Lexis-Nexis, she ventured to form a Staffing Alternatives. Monica soon discovered the knack for providing direction to individuals seeking employment and not necessarily knowing how to land that job. While her success grew to 2000, she soon found out that the opportunities within the City of Dayton were already being serviced by another organization. Hill soon closed Staffing Alternatives and formed The MHS Group, LLC. The MHS Group specialized in providing recruiting assistance to fortune 100 companies committed to supplier diversity inititiaives. While she continued to focus on the business, her ability to succesfully remain a one person show was soon ending. She expanded her sales focus to include the surrounding states. Monica landed a contract with Waste Management to provide drivers and customer service positions.