Regina Gwynn’s first entrepreneurial venture was as a salesperson for Avon… when she was only 12 years old! Since then, although she did spend some time working in corporate America, the North Carolina native knew she’d be an entrepreneur. Years...
Some people thought Ahyiana Angel was crazy for wanting to leave her high-profile position as a publicist at the NBA. But Ahyiana was unhappy in her job, which was starting to affect her life. When the Palo Alto, California, native decided that it was...
Donna Beasley has been a serial entrepreneur for the last 20 years. Then, it was a record label, today, the Chicago, IL, native is founder and CEO of Kazoom Kids Books, a digital publisher that creates interactive children’s books that will...
Sahar Simmons knew for a while, even while she continued to rise in her career as a sports marketer, that she wanted to do her own thing. But it took some time for the Brooklyn, New York, native to take the leap and dare to get out of her comfort zone. It meant...
For Oakland, California, native Latham Thomas, entrepreneurship was never the easy choice, but it was the only choice. Even in college at Columbia University, she knew in her spirit that she didn’t want to work at a traditional job. ...