Name: Mandy Bowman Age: 28 Current Title: Founder & CEO of Official Black Wall Street Location: New Jersey Education: Babson College Mandy Bowman is the Founder and CEO of Official Black Wall Street. After studying entrepreneurship at Babson College, she set out to empower the Black community through economics and ownership. With a deep-rooted […]
Name: Lloyd Cambridge Current Title: Founder & CEO of Progress Playbook Location: Brooklyn, NY Education: B.S. Economics, New York University Lloyd J. Cambridge is the founder of Progress Playbook, the learning platform that designs customized learning experiences to equip entrepreneurs and their teams to accomplish their goals. Progress Playbook has designed entrepreneurship curriculum and programs for […]
Name: Claudette Harris Current Title: Customer Service In Your Business Location: Rochester Hills, MI Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with coursework completed towards a Masters in Global Leadership Management; Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified Claudette is as an accomplished customer service professional. Her expertise was refined with formal education, experience over 40 years working […]
Name: Marielle Legair Current Title: Personal Brand and Publicity Strategist Location: New York via London Marielle is a Personal Brand and Publicity Strategist, Author and Speaker. She founded Women Who Influence, a global personal brand and publicity community for female entrepreneurs in June 2017. She hosts in-person masterclasses in New York and London, whilst […]
Name: Richard Bailey Age: 31 Current Title: Co-Founder of GrpFit Location: Oakland, CA Rich fell in love with Health and Fitness at an early age. From basketball, football, track and field to 15+ years of professional and competitive dancing, health and fitness has been an integral part of his life. The Harlem, NY native […]
What is Women’s History Month? Since the 1980s, women have been celebrated and recognized for their extraordinary contributions to history, society, and culture during the month of March. Women’s History Month pays homage to various women and continues to inspire the women of generations to come. Learn more about Women’s History Month at https://womenshistorymonth.gov/. What […]
Siza Mzimela is proof that the sky isn’t the limit.
Black Friday is here and it’s only right to add some black-owned businesses to your list of favorites to support this holiday season. Team “Black to Business” has compiled a list of 15 black-owned businesses making waves in the community. In no particular order: 1. The Lip Bar HQ: Detroit, MI (sold online) Founder(s): Melissa Butler Established: 2011 […]
The underground artists surrounding the creative depths of NYC have always motivated and inspired me to write. After taking a magazine writing course in college, I decided it was time to design something of my own. One night I was awakened by a rush of ideas. I started developing the layout for my magazine and I didn’t stop […]
The inspiration for Weird Enough Productions came from a variety of places. I remember growing up as a black male watching cartoons and rarely seeing anybody that looked like me. As a student at a predominately white institution, I saw firsthand the effects of media misrepresentation, and how media stereotypes had large effects on peoples’ […]
