 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: 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 […]
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 executed successfully. Though they hail […]
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 […]
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 […]
Starting your own business can be one of the most exciting times of your life. You have this great idea, and you are ready to hit the ground running and share it with everyone. Sometimes you realize down the road that you may have missed a step. If you are currently thinking about pursuing life […]
In the words of Minister Louis Farrakahn: “Let us get up from the foot of our 400-year-old enemy and stop being beggars and start thinking of ourselves as builders!” We have so much power and no understanding of how to use it, but no more. Here are four reasons why you should support black-owned businesses: […]
There is a very specific kind of frustration that shows up in business when you are not new, not careless, and not doing nothing wrong, yet the results no longer match the effort. This episode is about that season. The one where the strategies you trusted start feeling unpredictable. The routines you mastered feel heavier […]
You can build something beautiful, grow it, scale it, and still protect the people and culture that made the community what it is. You’ve probably seen the opposite happen, a neighborhood gets “improved” and suddenly the folks who stuck it out through the hard years cannot afford to stay, local businesses get priced out, and […]
