Close

Blog

3: Amanda Spann x Spann & Company

Name: Amanda Spann Age: 30 Current Title: Tech Publicist & App Entrepreneur Location: Chicago, IL Amanda Spann is marketer and serial app entrepreneur on a mission to help fellow founders build and accelerate their brands. She produces marketing driven resources and programming through her consultancy Spann & Company in addition […]

Read More

Black History Month: Celebrating 28 Non-Profits Created By Black Entrepreneurs

This Black History Month we wanted to celebrate and acknowledge non-profit organizations making a difference in the black community. Join us in celebrating 28 organizations “Giving Black.”   The Twelve Days of Christmas, Inc. – http://twelvedaysofchristmas.org/# Description: Gayla and Donya Gardner, the Founders of The Twelve Days of Christmas, Inc, have […]

Read More

2: Tonya Rapley x My Fab Finance

Name: Tonya Rapley Age: 32 Location: Brooklyn, NY Current Title: Founder, My Fab Finance & Co-Founder FOAM Enterprises, Inc. Education: BA Public Administration and MA Urban Policy & Affairs, Financial Education Instruction Certificate During this episode we discussed wealth in the black community, student loans, and credit. Tonya also shares her journey […]

Read More

1: Marquelle Turner x The New Stereotype

  Name: Marquelle Turner Age: 29 Location: Doha, Qatar  Current Title: Creative Director – The New Stereotype & Menswear Buyer – Galeries Lafayette via Ali Bin Ali Group  Education: Fayetteville State University – Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing (2009), NC State University – Master of Global Innovation Management […]

Read More

Clinton Ballard x Brooklyn Alchemist Station

Name: Clinton Ballard Age: 30 Location: Brooklyn, NY Current title: Co-Founder of Brooklyn Alchemist Station & Lyfestyle Education: Bachelors of Science Chemistry from Temple University   Clinton Ballard is changing the manufacturing game here in New York City. After working in the pharmaceutical industry for some time and realizing it […]

Read More

How Black Up Cosmetics Lost Its Black Founder

black|Up is live on the Sephora website. Instead of releasing an official statement addressing the allegations that I have brought forth in this article, Sephora is content with deleting Facebook comments as it is “business as usual.” If you are one of the many customers enthused about black|Up arriving stateside on Sephora.com, and […]

Read More

Celebrating 31 Black Women Handling Business 2016

In honor of Women’s History Month we would like to kick off the celebration by honoring 31 of today’s most influential young black women handling business and making waves in their respective industries. We sought to recognize millennial women who have become trailblazers and thought-leaders in their industries and who have […]

Read More

The Brains Behind The Beauty Business: Desiree Verdejo x Vivrant Beauty

Big risk often lead to success, and owner of Vivrant Beauty, Desiree Verdejo is proof of this. After seven years, the former attorney and Harlem native decided to leave corporate America to open the beauty boutique in the heart of her own community. The beauty retailer has created a buzz in the […]

Read More

Let's Stay
Connected!

Get business tips and tools in your inbox.