Name: George Olokun Age: 32 Current Title: Executive Director, The Next Big Thing Movement Location: New York George Olokun is a global change agent that is connected to the core of humanity, a socially conscious humanitarian, entrepreneur, globally recognized and nationally ranked speaker, and life trainer and best-selling author. He’s one of America’s leading […]
Since 2016, Black to Business has highlighted 31 dynamic female founders who have created amazing businesses and have fostered positive changes within our communities. In recognition of Women’s History Month, Black to Business will be featuring 31 Women Who Are at the Forefront of Black Entrepreneurship during March. Read on for complete list. […]
Name: Amber Dee Current Title: Online Business & Social Media Marketing Expert Location: Atlanta, GA Education: 2 BA degrees and a Master’s degree Amber Dee is an online business and social media marketing expert for individuals that are tired of living paycheck to paycheck and ready to create their own wealth simply by […]
Name: She’neil Johnson Age: 25 Current Title: Founder of BASE BUTTER Educational Background: Howard University School of Business, Computer Information Systems Location: Recently relocated from NYC to Philadelphia, PA She’Neil Johnson is the founder of BASE BUTTER, a natural beauty brand providing women of color with access to quality products developed by and […]
Name: Reverend Nicholas Richards Current Title: Founder of Roho Location: Harlem, NY Education: Morehouse College Nicholas Richards, is the founder of Roho, the largest online community of Black Christians. Roho’s mission is to keep you connected to God at all times. Prior to Roho, Rev. Richards served as Assistant Pastor of The Abyssinian […]
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: 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 […]
Name: Chekwas Okafor Age: 27 Current Title: Founder/CEO of ONYCHEK Location: Albany, NY Chekwas Okafor is the founder of ONYCHEK.com, an ecommerce retailer for Luxury Fashion from Africa. He graduated from Voorhees College, an HBCU in South Carolina, with a degree in Biology. Chekwas launched the company in September 2016 to help make African luxury fashion […]
On Wednesday, August 2nd at 7:30PM-8PM (est), Ashir Nelson will be discussing “Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Business About The Speaker: Name: Ashir Nelson Company Name: The Ashir Group, LLC Ashir Nelson, Founder and CEO of The Ashir Group LLC, is a Financial Analyst turned Digital Marketer that helps small business owners attract more clients through a […]
