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...
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...
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...
Cyndie Spiegel grew up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and remembers the struggles her family experiences to make ends meet financially. But what the Brooklyn resident also remembers are the years that her mom was an entrepreneur as owner of a local arcade, and how that...
Andrea Pitter is clear: “I was always good at hustling.” Since Kindergarten, the Brooklyn native has been able to spot opportunities, creatively fulfill a demand and confidently make a sale. On this episode, Andrea, who is the owner...