Name: Keisha Blair Business Name: Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth Current Title: Award-winning author, economist, entrepreneur, wife and mother-of-three Location: Ottawa, Canada Educational Background: She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa.  About […]
Name: Jourdan Guyton Business Name: Vera Jean Media Current Title: CEO Location: Los Angeles  About Jourdan: Jourdan is a Content strategist & Coach living in Brooklyn, New York! With over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry, her love for content is Indescribable. In 2019 Jourdan sold a comedic web series she […]
Name: Rod Johnson Business Name: BLK & Bold Current Title: Co-Founder Location: Des Moines IA  About BLK & Bold: Being the first nationally accessible/distributed Black-owned coffee and tea business not only came with its own victories but it also came with its own set of challenges. Long nights, a lot of trial and error, […]
Name: Dr. Philippe Douyon Business Name: The Inle BrainFit Institute Current Title: Neurologist/Author/Online Course Creator Location: New York Educational Background: Medical Doctor  About Dr. Philippe: Dr. Philippe Douyon is a Board Certified Neurologist. He completed his residency in Neurology at NYU and fellowship in clinical Neurophysiology at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical College. He is the […]
 Name: Paul Roberson & Ahmed Jerome Business Name: Sobol BedStuy / Williamsburg Current Title: Owner/Operator Location: Brooklyn, NY  About Sobol: Ahmed Jerome, Paul Roberson and Tony Robinson got together in 2019 with a general-purpose to start a business in their beloved Bed-Stuy community. They tossed around a few ideas and all agreed that […]
 Name: Lamar Tyler Age: 46 Business Name: Traffic Sales and Profit Current Title: CEO Location: Duluth, GA  About Lamar: Using his motto “The Gatekeepers Are Gone,” Lamar has leveraged digital marketing to move his online brands from small personal blogs to an international brand with over 700,000 social media fans and 60 thousand […]
Name: Hassan Pierre Business Name: Maison de Mode Current Title: CEO & Co-Founder Location: Miami, FL  About Hassan: Starting as a Parsons School of Design student where he studied Design & Management, Hassan launched his label reinventing high-end vintage fabrics before founding MAISON DE MODE. As a pioneer of the sustainable fashion movement, he […]
Black Men Who Lead 2022 June is dedicated to Black men who are leading!Since 2017 we’ve focused on highlighting Black men in business who are continuing to push our communities forward. This year, we’ve partnered with thecreativebrutha again to curate our 2022 list of Black men inspiring in the business world and in their communities.  […]
Name: Amie Thompson Business Name: Creative Allies Current Title: CEO Location: Raleigh, NC Educational Background: BS, Business Administration – The University of NC at Chapel Hill MS, Organization & Management – Capella University  About Amie: Amie is a CEO who has stepped out of her comfort zone to become a true leader. She […]
Name: Paulana Lamonier Business Name: Black People Will Swim Current Title: Founder Location: Long Island, NY Educational Background: B.A. in Journalism  About Paulana: Paulana Lamonier is the founder of Black People Will Swim, a purpose-driven organization working to smash the stereotype that Black people don’t swim. ​ After learning how to swim with the […]
