Name: Kandia Johnson Title: Communications Strategist and Founder of Kandid Conversations Location: Northern New Jersey About Kandia: As the founder of Kandid Conversations, she teaches 9-5’ers and entrepreneurs how to get noticed by the right people. She’s helped her clients launch global campaigns and events, get booked on TV shows, and featured in print […]
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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 wasn’t for him, Clinton channeled […]
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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 industry, offering both a brick […]
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Of course you’re awesome. You know that. Your family knows that. Even your social media followers know that. But what about your future employer…do they know that? With over 40% of millennials being unemployed, gone are the days when your educational background spoke for you. Now, are the days when you have to stand out […]
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From the time I was eighteen and tasked with projecting a major for my college career, I knew I could never do just one thing. I had an interest in this, I had an interest in that, I was good at this, my mother saw me as that – yet I had no idea what […]
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Art is LIFE. I choose this industry because of my gut feeling. I believe that if more people focused their careers in what they were genuinely excited about the world would be a better place. I have been an artist since I was a child and through education and influence I have evolved into a […]
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I’ve noticed that in many aspiring entrepreneurs, myself included, a central motif that keeps resurfacing is the feeling of fear and self-doubt. While some take that fear and leverage it as as a challenge to overcome, others decide to retreat into their emotions, never even finding the courage to begin. I know because I was […]
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Sheena Allen has always been fascinated with going against the norm. Four years ago, the founder of Sheena Allen Apps, decided that coming from a small town in Mississippi would not limit her to the typical go to school to get a 9-to-5, and return home. Sheena knew she wanted different. Since launching her first […]
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My experience at the Crabby Shack was an unforgettable one. I’ve walked past this little restaurant many times before and have never walked inside until recently. The food is amazing. The Alaskan crab legs were seasoned and steamed perfectly, and the crab meat slid right out of the shell. The crab mac and cheese was […]
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Recently winning $20K in Miller Lites’ Tap the Future startup competition, Thomas Mitchell knows a thing or two about the billion-dollar sneaker industry. As an active member of the sneaker culture since a teenager, Snktrd (Sneaker + Trade) was founded in 2011 after Thomas’ personal frustration with having eight plus tabs open searching the web […]
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