The Humbl Hustlr Foundation held its 2020 Hustl•Print Summer Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition and Vine City Community Cleanup on Saturday, August 1, at the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. A day dedicated to youth mentorship, young Black men throughout the metro Atlanta area participated in a basketball clinic, entrepreneurship pitch competition, and community cleanup, where...
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Valencia McKinney Talks About Being The “Jill of all trades”
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? I got to where I am today with hardwire, dedication, due diligence and patience for a better life. Success wasn’t my only goal in life. Survival was and still is. Valencia McKinney, what should we know? What do you do best?...
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Cognac Brand Return With A NEW Look To Celebrate Black Excellence
After a highly successful launch that left shelves bare, Rivente’ Cognac has fully restocked with a more refined look, feel, and message. Their Juneteenth release was both intentional and symbolic as the brand encourages cognac lovers to have it “Your Way” while envisioning a “New American Dream.” With its newest release, Rivente’ is paying homage to Black excellence while...
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91 BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES WORKED TOGETHER TO GENERATE $49M IN SALES
Traffic Sales and Profit (TSP), a powerful network and Facebook group of almost 14,000 purpose-driven African American entrepreneurs, has announced that 91 of the Black business owners in their tribe have worked together to collectively generate $49 million in sales within just one year (from July 2019 to July 2020). Led by its founder, Lamar Tyler,...
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Stephanie Aukes Amplifies the Effects Of Others
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? My name is Stephanie Aukes. I am a PR-expert and media coach from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I first started in PR when I was about 23 years old. When I was working as a volunteer, organizing entertainment events I met...
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Markita Williams, “Reaching your goals one day at time”
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? I was raised by my single mother with my little sister. I had seen so much while growing up. Before my dad left, he would drink and become brutally abusive with her. The things that I saw as a child...
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Lakina Fulks Helps Others Find Treasures Within
How did you get to where you are today? The hurt from my childhood at one point was so toxic in my life that it was destroying me as an adult. But, after much perseverance, hardwork and believing in myself, my relationship with God was able to turn my entire life around to becoming the...
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WOMAN CEOS PARTNER TO TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY
Meet the prominent business professionals of color who are successfully leading our Black and Brown communities to financial empowerment, credit achievement, and powerful investing (generational wealth) through education. They are Derricka Harwell, CEO of BeautifyCredit, award-winning, published author of Beautiful Credit and founder of the “Beautiful Credit Tour” – an 18 city tour to inner-city high school youth...
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Scarlet Ravin: Unconditional Love & Playful Delight
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? I am an alchemist first and foremost which means I am fully aware of my illuminated power, which led me to the vision I am going to share with you today. When I began to dance with who I really...
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Gumbo Therapy says, “Walk it like I talk it!”
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? We are the Gumbo Therapy Podcast composed of best friends, living in Alabama, who have different upbringings, Diamonel, married, raised in Louisiana and Tammy, newly divorced, raised in Ohio. We also differ in everything else including goals, relationships and opinions,...