Shantrelle P. Lewis has always been a woman of vision. From the time she was a little girl growing up in her beloved New Orleans — assertive, ambitious, clear that she could do anything — Shantrelle was calling in the law of attraction, placing posters of...
Karmetria Burton has always been gregarious and loquacious, so much so that her family would offer to pay her to be quiet for five minutes. That didn’t work — because Karmetria loves to connect, and she always had plenty of questions. ...
Beverly Stewart has wanted to be a teacher since she was five years old, and she thought she’d be one forever once she started her career in education. But after six years in the classroom, she knew she needed a change — she wanted a way to...
When having a conversation with Charreah K. Jackson — ESSENCE magazine Lifestyle & Relationships Editor and Creator of BossBride — you will be struck by her Southern charm as as much as you will be by her worldly self awareness. The Decatur, Georgia,...
Even as a little girl, Lisa Dadd always planned to be a doctor, but she always had an entrepreneurial itch. In university, she realized she was much more interested in knowing about the science of people rather than just science, so she changed her major. But when she...