For Alex Okoriji, the first glimpse of entrepreneurship came by way of a visit to a fashion accessories store with her mom in Lagos, Nigeria, when she was just 11 years old. Shortly thereafter, her mom started her own store with Alex by her side, working as a vital...
From the time she was seven, Princess Jenkins observed entrepreneurship up close and personal while working in her grandparents' corner store while the other kids were outside playing. The Bronx native, who now calls Harlem home, knew that one day she'd open...
From the very beginning of her life, Monica Phromsavanh has been inspired by the grit and determination of her parents, who escaped civil unrest in Laos to pursue a new life and the promise of opportunities in Argentina. Though those promises were...
Let's talk about the elephant in the room, the one we try to avoid; but we can't get around. Failure. Fear of failure is very real -- for all of us -- and is a reason many of us choose to hide and not play full out when it comes to our dreams. In this...
Imposter syndrome is something we hear more entrepreneurs speak about openly today as people have the courage to become more transparent about their insecurities. The theory of impostor syndrome was first identified by American psychologists Suzanne...
You're building this fantastic brand, launching products, creating content -- but are you "out there?" Or are you hiding? This is something that we're going to explore in the next few episodes, starting with this one: Why are you hiding? DON’T...
Arielle Loren first started working her "dream job" at a tech startup shortly after college. But she knew pretty quickly that she needed to make moves. A year later, she did, she moved to Brazil. This began Arielle's journey of discovering what kind of...
Growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the daughter of entrepreneurs and a mom who was a contractor -- Maggie Minor was inspired by witnessing her mom's tenacity and grit in a field dominated by men. At 8 years old, Maggie was learning about financing and...
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 later, while on the...
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...
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