Episode 9: Episode 9 with Barbara Oldums

2 Qs with Lisa Ward

BARBARA OLDUMS BIOGRAPHY BUSINESS OWNER, AUTHOR, SPEAKER Barbara Oldums is the Owner of Industrial Solutions Company in Arlington, Texas. She is the only African American, Women-Owned Converter Manufacturer of a Disposable Towel called “TUF Towel” in the Country. Her company is also a Wholesale Distributor of Safety Supplies, Industrial and Medical gloves, Cloth Towels and Janitorial supplies. Industrial Solutions is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Small Business Enterprise (SBE) by the North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency and Historically Underutilized Business through the State of Texas (HUB). Industrial Solutions Company is a supplier for the Texas Rangers, Trinity Metro Transit, DFW Airport, Arlington Live! by Loews Engineering Department, City of Arlington Fire Department, Greater Arlington Chamber, Dallas Cowboys, Omni Hotel Dallas, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin Commercial, Beck Group, Manhattan Construction and More. Barbara Oldums is an Alumni of the Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Amos Tuck Minority Executive Program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; National Inner-City Capital Connections Program Alumni, Dallas, TX; Dallas Area Rapid Transit Small Business Academy, Dallas, TX; National One Million Cups Entrepreneurs in Ft. Worth, Texas. She is an Alumni of the TX-DOT Small Business LINC Program in Austin, TX. She is an Alumni and frequent speaker for the Austin Commercial MBE Mentor Protégé Program in Dallas, Texas. Barbara Oldums was a business panel speaker at the 2018 People Fund Women’s Business Luncheon. In 2020, she was invited to participate in a National Black Entrepreneurs Focus Group hosted by the Association for Enterprise Opportunity located in Washington, DC. Industrial Solutions Company was selected for the Texas Ranger's Major League Baseball “Jackie Robinson Most Valuable Diverse Business Partner” Award for 2020. The Company was nominated for the 2018 Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award. Barbara Oldums is a member of the Greater Arlington Chamber Women’s Alliance Committee. She serves on their Professional Development Committee. She has also served on the Arlington Chamber Business Retention & Expansion Committee