LaKeisha Wolf, Artist & Entrepreneur
How many years have you been in your industry?
16 years as a natural care product “mixologist” and healing arts practitioner.
10 years in non-profit management.
What has been your greatest inspiration? Mother Earth. My connection to nature and all that is; and the knowledge that all...
Muffy Mendoza
Founder & Mama Motivator
Brown Mamas
How many years have you been in your industry?
I’ve been running PBM for 7 years.
What has been your greatest inspiration?
My parents.
Name one person you consider a great role model and tell us why.
John Henrik Clarke because he stayed true to his purpose until the...
How many years have you been in your industry?
I have been working with women and families in poverty in some capacity for over 15 years.
What has been your greatest inspiration?
My greatest inspiration has actually been the women that I've worked with over the years who are fighting the grasp...
Danielle R. Davis, Founder, Davis Consulting Solutions
How many years have you been in your industry? I have been in the community economic development industry for almost 20 years.
What has been your greatest inspiration? Seeing myself and others grow beyond the perceived limitations of growing up in impoverished homes...
Master Business and Sales Coach Wendy Y. Bailey released her latest title, I Charge for That, on July 10. This business and life-changing book aims to equip entrepreneurs, speakers, coaches and consultants with the mindset shift needed to have sales conversations with confidence.
According to a recent survey, almost...
Cathy Burch, is the founder of Daily Room Rentals
(BlackNews.com) -- For the first time in history, a Black-owned portal website and app has been developed to compete in the same space as AirBnB with a unique twist of its own. Its called DRR which stands for Daily Room Rentals,...
(BPT) - From millennials who have been grinding away in the workplace for a few years to Gen Xers looking to move out of their cube, many have been intrigued by the possibility of freelancing.
It means the freedom to set your own hours, to work closely with clients, to...
Ja-Neen Jones has been employed at Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC) for 13 years. She is the Director of Adoption & Foster Care Resources. While this position holds multiple responsibilities to include overseeing a staff of 10+ and creating the marketing and communications aspects of TRAC, her passion is...
You Don't Want to Miss This Empowerment Forum
Spend the day with us as we educate and provide you with information that focuses on the issues women must address to become informed evolving women. Whether you want to start a business, focus on your finances, or need to learn more about self-care, the At...
Charlise Smith is the CEO of CWisdom Management LLC. The organization’s mission is to primarily facilitate safe housing and high quality social services for women and men who reside in subsidized housing, and are transitioning from incarceration in order to help them heal, transform, and rebuild their lives.
Charlise is...
It was Mother’s Day, 1991, when I received a handmade Mother’s Day card from my staff that read; “Happy Mother’s Day from the staff of Jackson Communication.” (Later the name changed to OWN: Onyx Woman Network). My husband, Daryl and my son, Armon were my only two unofficial staff....
AT JUST 15-YEARS OLD, THESE TWO FUN-LOVING ENTREPRENEURS HAVE PROVEN THAT YOU CAN RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS... AND STILL BE A KID!
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- 15-year old entrepreneurs, Essynce Moore and Moziah Bridges, are disrupting the entrepreneur industry, leading by example after having started a business at a young age....
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- If you have ever struggled to find childrens books with Black representation, look no further! You can now find them in one place thanks to author and serial entrepreneur Veronica N. Chapman.
BlackBabyBooks.com is a website that makes it easier to discover and purchase childrens books...
Written By: Denise LaRosa
www.denisenlarosa.com
When are you going to get a real job?
You must have all the time in the world.
You are wasting your degree.
I could go on and on with more, but you get the idea. I started off as a professional dancer, then went on to get a masters...
