Allyson Scrutchens knows what it means to beat the odds. The Southside of Chicago native was born to a mother who was, at the time, addicted to crack cocaine, yet Allyson didn’t have any symptoms or medical issues at birth. She and her mother, who...
“It doesn’t work, we throw another one out. It doesn’t work, we throw another one out, until it works… Look at Cardi B. She’s a prime example. She came from Love and Hip Hop, she came from the strip club. She came in and grinded [sic]. What’s more hip hop than that?”...
We often hear the best way to think about starting a business is to consider your potential customer’s pain point and solve that problem. Milana Lechinsky started her business purely out of her own desire to stay at home with her young children —...
Karen Hunter is no stranger to entrepreneurship. She watched her father work seven days a week — even on holidays — at the corner store he owned in Newark, New Jersey, showing her along how business was handled. Karen was hooked, and wanted to be a part of...
Ophira Edut and her identical twin sister, Tali, have been partners in entrepreneurship from a very young age. Since they were seven years old, the two have had a calligraphy business at their elementary school and a paper route in their Detroit neighborhood. They are...