Name: Ify Ifebi Current Title: Founder of Vendorspace Location: Atlanta, GA Educational Background: Marketing BBA, Howard University About Ify: Ify Ifebi is an event producer, mompreneur and founder at Vendorspace, a marketplace that connects vendors with event organizers and event opportunities. With over 13 years of entertainment and event […]
Name: Rose Désauguste Current Title: CEO of Nectar Digital Group Location: New York City Educational Background: Masters About Rose: Rose Désauguste is an entrepreneur and the founder of Nectar Digital Group, an agency that brands companies and helps them better represent themselves, market their services, and automate their marketing […]
Name: Jeremy Brown Current Title: Founder at Startups Give Back Location: San Francisco Bay Area About Jeremy: Jeremy Brown is the Founder of Startups Give Back, an organization on a mission to make philanthropy a top priority for startups, and Changemaker Studios, a parent organization that creates and manages […]
Name: Chido Samantha Mbavarira Age: 36 Current Title: Online Business Strategist Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Educational Background: Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS — International development (Hons)- 2008 An interdisciplinary program with a strong foundation in the political economy of development and globalization. Digital Wellness Certificate- 2020 Digital Wellness promotes […]
Name: Rashod Davenport Age: 36 Current Title: Publisher / Editor-In-Chief x SUAVV Magazine Location: Atlanta, GA Education: Studied Music Business at Johnson C. Smith University. Currently Studying New Media and Internet Marketing at Purdue University. Rashod grew up as an athlete and a musician. He thought his life would take him into the music […]
Name: Christina Brown Age: 31 Current Title: Founder & CEO of LoveBrownSugar Location: Los Angeles, CA Education: The Wharton School Style blogger, social media specialist and digital media maven Christina S. Brown is a New York native and the founder of fast-growing lifestyle destination LoveBrownSugar.com. Recognized everywhere from The […]
Frederick is the CEO and founder of Pigeonly, a platform that makes it easy for people to search, find and communicate with an incarcerated loved one. A born entrepreneur, Frederick launched and sold his first business at the age of 19. His desire to attain the American dream on […]
Name: Johnny Bailey Age: 32 Current Title: Executive Director of The ShineHard Family Location: Washington, DC Education: Hampton University Johnny Bailey is a Social Entrepreneur and Executive Director of The ShineHard Family, a 501(c)3 organization based in Washington DC. ShineHard’s mission is to recognize and connect the nation’s top […]
In a post-Obama era where Blacks Americans are proclaiming their blackness now more than ever, it’s disappointing to see Black-owned businesses shy away from serving their own people. What mainstream brands do so intently with Eurocentric brand messaging and imagery – Black businesses steer clear of for fear of “limiting […]
Michell began exploring social media out of necessity, when he was stuck on campus as a cadet at the United States Military Academy. Michell was expelled from the academy in 2012. The days leading to his expulsion forced him to stand up for himself when no one else would. The […]
