Marketing & Branding
The Design Of Success
Be The Match’s Barbara Nolan on working nearly 2 decades to save lives
Donating bone marrow can cure someone with sickle cell anemia or life-threatening blood cancers. But more African American marrow donorsREAD MORE
Laz Alonso, Angela Simmons, Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker team with Marriott at Essence Fest
Actors Laz Alonso, Boris Kodje, Nicole Ari Parker and entrepreneur Angela Simmons joined the Marriott International throughout the Essence Festival, andREAD MORE
Careers
& Diversity
Rev. Jesse Jackson steadfast in commitment to diversification of tech industry
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition announced critical new steps forward in their ongoing campaign to diversify the technology industry on Monday,READ MORE
The Chief
Executives Running The Companies
Young media mogul, Kevin D. Johnson shares invaluable leadership strategies
Kevin D. Johnson founder and president of Johnson Media Inc., author, The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and HabitsREAD MORE
Bank executive Tony Brevard talks finance, leadership and technology
Tony Brevard Vice President, SBA Business Development Officer Hamilton State Bank Please describe your role. My role is SBA businessREAD MORE
The Entrepreneurs
Starting Your Business Right
Lisa Stroud hosts The Atlanta Celeb Fest Weekend Extravaganza this August
“I wanted to do something that was upscale and showcase celebrities who are giving back,” says Lisa Stroud, organizer ofREAD MORE
The Dope Project’s Frederick Walker mentors youth in Detroit with a free leadership workshop
Frederick Walker is an entrepreneur who has built a diverse portfolio. He graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of ScienceREAD MORE
Kandi Burruss, Emily B. and more to speak at Ladies Who Brunch Atlanta
Ladies Who Brunch Atlanta is a women-empowering, networking soirée that will feature panelists Kandi Burruss, Necole B., Emily B., CynthiaREAD MORE
Female Success Factor
Meet The Top 25
Karen Civil, digital Renaissance woman, offers advice to budding entrepreneurs
Karen Civil — digital Renaissance woman — is Nipsey Hussle‘s manager and business partner at Marathon Agency. Civil is not only beautiful, but her self-titled brandREAD MORE
Chicago Movers & Shakers: 5 questions with Nikki Thompson
Chicago Movers & Shakers is an ongoing series featuring millennials in the Chicagoland area working hard to make a positiveREAD MORE
MBAs
Professors, Professionals & Case Studies
Chicago leader DeAnna McLeary-Sherman needs your vote to make a difference in teens’ lives
DeAnna McLeary-Sherman says her leadership style is, “democratic, open, and flexible.” The chief and CEO of True Star Foundation, continues,READ MORE
Judge Sylia Elias went to law school to fight for those who have no voice
Chief Judge Sylia Elias was always the bully’s number one enemy. She was the one who had the vocabulary, theREAD MORE
Dr. Steve Perry on why he started his extraordinarily successful magnet school
Baffling. Mystifying. Those are the words that come to mind when one thinks about brilliant innovative educator Dr. Steve PerryREAD MORE
Science & Technology
People Designing Our Future
Colin Graham launches online travel tool, Uxplr
Colin Graham CEO, Uxplr Inc. What services does your company provide? Uxplr, pronounced you-explore, is a software company that hasREAD MORE
‘JET’ magazine’s new digital app brings its Beauty of the Week to life
JET magazine gives full access to their Beauty of the Week while you’re on the go, at home and at work with theREAD MORE
Trainer Greg Jones discusses the benefits of a customized fitness and nutrition plan using technology
Today’s world is based around fast-paced lifestyles, highly accessible content, and cool new features. Equally, the things we do andREAD MORE
