If you were to ask a five-year-old Amber Aziza what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have told you two words: In charge. For Amber, this didn’t just mean having money; it was about having control of her own destiny. As a child of foster care,...
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...
When Kelly Lynn Adams was a young girl growing up in New Jersey she was considered shy and was diagnosed with a speech impediment. But doing things that pushed her out of her comfort zone helped her get over that shyness and over other people’s...
Kelli M. Coleman grew up in Detroit with her parents as a child surrounded by other successful African-American adults who, by all appearances, had it all. They were successful, had great careers and businesses and enjoyed loving, enduring personal...
