Valeisha Butterfield Jones, co-founder and CEO of WEEN
Business is Always Personal — Focus less on building a massive rolodex and more on developing solid, trusted relationships. It is mission-critical to the success of any business to foster meaningful connections with like-minded people. Those relationships will evolve over time and can be leveraged to advance your goals and ultimately your bottom line. Be sure to also develop reciprocal relationships. You want to make sure you are giving as much, if not more, than you receive.
Valeisha Butterfield Jones is an award-winning author, youth and women’s activist, and nationally recognized expert on entertainment and politics. Butterfield Jones is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN) and the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Girlprint. Butterfield Jones has been recognized by Glamour, Marie Claire, Elle, Essence Top 40 under 40, Ebony Top 100, Jet, Black Enterprise and Sister 2 Sister Magazine. She has also appeared on OWN TV’s Light Girls, Aspire TV’s Exhale, Centric TV’s Morning Cup, BET’s 106 and Park and others. Learn more at www.weenonline.org and on Twitter @Valeisha.
