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...
Beauty culturalist Phylencia Taylor considers herself a late bloomer into the world of entrepreneurship. After a decade in the beauty industry working in marketing at top brands such as Carol’s Daughter and Wella, she made the shift. Based on her...
Malene Barnett , creator and Design Director of Malene B., has always been an artist, receiving awards throughout school to pursue her passion. But even though the Norwalk, Connecticut, native was clear that she was meant to do something creative with her life,...
After years of building a career in leadership positions in corporate America, Denise Harris — a native of my hometown of Lakeview, Long Island in New York — decided that it was time. She could no longer deny that burning passion she had to offer executive...
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,...