While beauty store shelves were being flooded with natural hair care products, no one seemed to be thinking about educating women on how to discover and use these products. No one besides Myleik Teele, that is.
(Charlotte Post) — Jeffrey Lee isn’t afraid to test the limits of how far he can go in fashion. He said he was told a clothing line would never work with a name like HTDOGWTR – pronounced “Hot Dog Water” – but he created it anyway. “People still tell me to this day you won’t […]
(The Michigan Citizen) — Owned and operated by a trio of young African American entrepreneurs, this soul food restaurant serves up more than delectable dishes. The three friends are shining examples of brotherhood, community leadership and entrepreneurial fortitude. The trio, native Detroiters Chef Robert Hewitt, Murdock Thomas and Wisconsin transplant Dave Killins, puts education at the […]
The entrepreneur tells us about her journey.
by Kweli Wright CEO of Mist H20 Derick Halliman discusses his pathway to business ownership. Derick Halliman believes there are two professions where you’ll always find unshakable drive and blind faith, with a dash of dumb luck: entrepreneurs and athletes. “Entrepreneurs and athletes don’t usually have an alternative skill set to fall back on,” he […]
(Cleveland Plain Dealer) — Claude Booker had succeeded in placing his southern-style dishes in hundreds of grocery stores across America before he walked into the Dave’s supermarket on Harvard Avenue last week and felt, suddenly, like a prophet with honor in his hometown. There in the dairy case was his macaroni and cheese and black-eyed […]
Al Letson discusses his unexpected career as a voice on NPR.
(Cincinnatti Enquirer) — Steve Hightower is elated that his company is among the most successful in the region, but his aspirations are even higher. The president and CEO of Hightowers Petroleum Co., Hightower wants his company’s revenue to grow tenfold to $1 billion by 2015. Hightowers Petroleum ranked No. 60 on this year’s Deloitte Cincinnati […]
B Baruk is an apparel line founded and run by a young, Harlem-based entrepreneur Marcus Collier. Watch and learn how he started his company and hear about philosophy behind his thought provoking designs.
(MediaBistro) — There’s something very attractive about career reinvention, especially in this anemic job market. But how to start? Pamela Mitchell, career coach, author, and founder and CEO of The Reinvention Institute, is uniquely able to walk clients through that transition — because it’s something she’s experienced twice herself. And, when she went through it, […]
"The Morning Jones" host relays his spontaneous path into broadcasting.
When John Thompson announced his decision to retire as CEO of Symantec, after a decade in that post, the veteran tech executive joked to a reporter that his only plans involved “a chaise longue on the beach and a mai tai.” Little more than a year later, the 61-year-old Thompson is back in the saddle. […]