MEET THE BLACK WOMEN RAISING CAPITAL TO ROLL OUT SIX NEW VENDING MACHINES THAT SELL FOOTWEAR. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Two entrepreneurial Black women — Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene, founder, and Danielle Shortt, CEO of Flat Out of Heels — continue to make history in technology and innovation. Their company, which uses advanced automated retail technology to sell...
How Travel, Trouble and His Daughter’s Illness Fueled A Million Dollar Sales Business for Khatib Ali, Author of “Cows Vs. Rhinos” Atlanta, GA (May 2021) – “If you can picture it, you can manifest it.” These are the words that multi-millionaire entrepreneur, author, and speaker Khatib Ali say to anyone aspiring to success. According to...
We’re excited about our conversation with Peta Gay Tobias. Peta is a Travel Consultant, Founder of Sasha World Travel 876. Check out our conversation with Peta Gay Tobias. How did I get started? Sasha World Travel 876 was founded in 2019 by Peta Gay Tobias, affectionately called Sasha! With a dream of seeing the world,...
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? Like most entrepreneurs, my story is a roller coaster of uncertainty, disappointment, hope and courage. My first career choice as far back as I could remember was to be an attorney. I completed my undergrad degree as a history major...
Marketing in general has many misconceptions and is a very sticky subject for most companies. Marketing during a global pandemic has had its own set of challenges. Some companies have proven NOT to be business that their clients, vendors and employees thought that they were. Why does there seem to be so many misunderstandings about...
Please share your story with us Aarion. How did you get to where you are today? While there are many things that brought me tho this point in life, I stopped talking & started doing. I have my goals a deadline, and followed up with hard work & dedication. I’ve always wanted to be an...
Please share your story with us Tamarisk. How did you get to where you are today? We are two black women entrepreneurs and mothers, one southern girl from Alabama and a yankee from upstate New York. We both relocated to Georgia, with no job, big dreams, little money, and a child to care for. Talk...
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? First and foremost, thank you so much for sharing your platform with me to share my story. It’s an honor and a privilege to share my testimony with you and your readers. I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama....
Please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?The short answer is my upbringing and my approach to looking at every situation as an opportunity to learn. You see I was raised in a segregated version of North Philadelphia by two caring parents. My parents were incredibly hard-working and...
Keep these tips on hand the next time you’re interviewing for a new job or angling for a raise. by Pavithra Mohan Countless job seekers and employees still struggle with negotiating salaries and advocating for themselves. But let’s say you’ve worked yourself up to asking for a higher salary. You could still be missing out...