Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders

photo by steed media service Provost, Dawson Technical Institute at Kennedy King College If you’ve always thought college just wasn’t for you, Eric Graves believes

photo by steed media service Owner, Lillian Dion Salon Lillian Howard’s flair for hair has taken her to some of the world’s most exciting coiffure

photo by steed media service Owner, Canady Le Chocolatier Ltd. For three and a half years Michael Canady, and his sweet emporium, Canady Le Chocolatier

photo by steed media service Owner, House of Sole After spending 15 years in the finance world, Tiffany Bullock learned the best way to achieve

jackie s. ladapo – providing a bridge for change photo by steed media service Founder and Executive Board Member, The Bridge Into The 21st Century,

photo by steed media service Chief Innovator, TaylarMade Consulting Solutions Amidst the economic challenges that plague businesses in most urban cities, TaylarMade Consulting Solutions stands

photo by steed media service President and Lead Consultant, VStyle Envision attending a power meeting with all the company’s bigwigs to sell them on your

photo by steed media service Associate Director of Multicultural Marketing, Procter & Gamble After being told she was ugly because of her skin color at

photo by steed media service Founder and President, KT Design Solutions, LLC Before opening her interior design firm, Keita Turner used her apartment as a

photo by steed media service Personal Banker, Chase Investment Services Corp. Brooklyn native Michel Barreau Jr., believes African Americans have a fear of homeownership. As

photo by steed media service Founder, MoBay Uptown Restaurant and Barbeque If you’re looking for the best food in Harlem, look no further than the

photo by steed media service Author and Financial Wizard Growing up, the only financial advice Gail Perry-Mason received at home was to “have a joint

photo by steed media service President/CEO, SCLC The idea of having plastic surgery has never bothered Tamara Houston. In fact, before she went through with

photo by steed media service VP, Corporate Development and Diversity, Pepsico The buzzwords ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ are not interchangeable cogs on the multicultural Ferris wheel,

photo by steed media service CEO and Founder, Triumphant Transitions, Inc. Triumphant Transitions, Inc. was founded on Valentine’s Day 2005 — a day LaTrice Edwards,

photo by steed media service CEO and Publisher, SalonSENSE magazine and HAIRSPACE.com If she were anymore jubilant about the 10th anniversary for SalonSENSE magazine, publisher

photo by steed media service President and CEO, ERA Bowers & Associates “If you have a Bower’s sign on your property … hurry home, you’re

photo by steed media service Founder, Dominion Consulting Jacquetta Smith believes in creating effective and efficient work environments. Therefore, in 2003, she founded Dominion Consulting,

photo by steed media service Executive Director, West Orem YMCA The YMCA is the cornerstone of many of the nation’s communities. The Y, as it

photo by steed media service VP of Public Affairs, Comerica Bank It’s rare to meet individuals like Irvin Ashford in person. The New York City