When Gilda Squire’s mom passed away when she was 15, it impacted the trajectory of her life. Instead of graduating high school and going directly to George Mason College–which was her dream, she ended up working for the FBI in order to take care of herself...
A field trip to Washington, DC, when she was in the 8th grade change everything for Win Kelly Charles. When the Aspen, Colorado native saw the broadcast studios at NPR, she knew that she wanted to be a journalist. Today, Win — who is host of Butterflies...
Benilde Little is a bestselling author who has been “on her own” as a creative for 20 years, but the former Essence magazine editor just recently began to view herself as an entrepreneur. As time went on and industries – especially book publishing industry – continued...
Known and admired as “the meanest woman alive” for the fierce way she defends her clients and how she argues (and wins!) $30 billion cases for some of the world’s biggest corporations, Linda Smith — author of the upcoming...
For private chef, author and TV personality Bren Herrera, everything happens in the kitchen, and it always has. Since Bren was a child growing up in her Cuban family in Washington, D.C., the kitchen was always the epicenter for family, friends and...