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Supporting the Black Community by providing resources and education on how to successfully start, and grow a business.

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    Dennis Pullin, Virtua Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 31:20 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features David Montague in conversation with Dennis Pullin, President and CEO of Virtua HealthIn Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Dr. Curtis Palmore, United Charter High Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 37:00 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features David Montague in conversation with Dr. Curtis Palmore, CEO of United Charter High SchoolsIn Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Stacie Anderson Owner Of Touched By Stacie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 20:51 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features David Montague in conversation with Stacie Anderson, owner of Touched By StacieĀ In Partnership with @DriveToyota

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    Anita Scipio, Hip-Hop Time Capsule: Document Your Personal Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 42:32 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Taylor Hayes in conversation with Anita Scipio, arthur of Hip-hop Time Capsule: Document Your Personal JourneyIn Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Cassandra Wilcox, Crafting with Cassandra

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 7:47 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Angela Yee in conversation with Cassandra Wilcox, owner of Crafting with Cassandra In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Dr. Patricia Ramsey, Medgar Evers College

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 10:52 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Diamond Cooper in conversation with Dr. Patricia Ramsey, President of Medgar Evers College. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    DL Warfield, Goldfinger Creative

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 29:48 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Maxwell in conversation with artist and creative entrepreneur DL Warfield, founder of the creative service agency Goldfinger Creative. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Jasmine and Lloyd, Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 23:18 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Helen Little in conversation with Jasmine Gerald and Lloyd Hollie, founders of Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine on Restaurant Row in Manhattan, home to savory dishes and fruit-filled blends of cocktails inspired by islands throughout the Caribbean. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Chef Wenford Simpson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 33:22 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Angela Yee in conversation with Chef Wenford Simpson, founder of The Simpson Restaurant and Bar in Brooklyn, home to Caribbean and Soul Food Cuisine. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Liz Shepherd, Kidault

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 11:12 Transcription Available


    The latest Building Black Business podcast episode features Liz Sheperd founder of Kidault,Ā your trusted partner for family transportation. Kidault ensures a safe and comfortable journey with certified drivers and convertible car seats. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Vanessa James, VJMedia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 27:41 Transcription Available


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Angela Yee in conversation with Vanessa James, founder of VJMedia, , a full time voiceover artist who can be heard on iHeartradio stations all over the country! In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Miriam Milord, BCakeNY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 31:36 Transcription Available


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Maxwell in conversation with Miriam Milord, founder of BCakeNY, a custom cake studio dedicated to creating specialty cakes for every occasion. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    ShadƩ Mckenzie, Hair Smoothie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 17:33 Transcription Available


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with ShadƩ Mckenzie, founder of Hair Smoothie, hair products with a focus on natural ingredients! In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Rocky Bucano, Founder & Executive Director Of The Universal Hip Hop Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 29:09 Transcription Available


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with Rocky Bucano, the Founder of The Universal Hip Hop Musuem, the world's first Hip Hop Musuem in the Bronx!In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Chef Melanie & Andre Stewart, A Mother's Touch Bistro & Catering

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 21:13 Transcription Available


    Join Maxwell as he talks to Chef Melanie & Andre Stewart, the owners of A Mother's Touch Bistro & Catering, the first Black owned restaurant in Livingston, NJ! For more info, visit AMothersTouchBistro.com Powered by Toyota and Prudential

    Zenzi Williams, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 14:40 Transcription Available


    The latest episode of our Building Black Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with Zenzi Williams, star of JaJa's African Hair Braiding on Broadway. In Partnership with Drive Toyota and Prudential

    Byron Plummer, founder of Metropolis HVAC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 16:43 Transcription Available


    The latest episode of our Building Black Podcast features Maxwell in conversation with Byron Plummer, founder of Metropolis HVAC. In Partnership with Drive Toyota.

    Amani & Chima, Co-Founders of Duke & Dame

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 35:26 Transcription Available


    The latest episode of our Building Black Podcast features Maxwell in conversation with Amani and Chima, co-founders of Duke and Dame, a Salted Caramel flavored whiskey. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Kevin O'Connor, Chairman For New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 20:47


    On the latest episode of the Building Black Biz podcast, Z100's Maxwell is joined by Kevin O'Connor who is the Chairman of the Board for the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud. Maxwell and Kevin talk about the awareness against insurance fraud, what insurance fraud techically is and how costly the issue can be for a business owner. In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Desiree Rogers, Chief Executive Officer for Black Opal Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 34:33


    On the latest Building Black Biz podcast, Lite FM's Helen Little is joined by Desiree Rogers, the Chief Executive Officer for Black Opal Beauty where they talk about how Desiree got started in the beauty industry and how the company is explanding their corporate footprint for more people to discover the Black Opal brands. In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Dre Mudaris, Founder Of Children To Wealth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 13:57


    On the latest Building Black Biz podcast, Lite FM's Helen Little sits down with Dre Mudaris, Founder of Children To Wealth, a company built to tackle the challenges of financial literacy in communities head-on to find financial freedom and success. In Partnership with @DriveToyota.

    Kevin D. Kim, Commissioner of the NYC Small Business Services and Ken Ebie, Director of BE NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 29:33


    Our Building Black Biz Podcat features Lite FM's Helen Little in conversation with Kevin D. Kim, Commissioner of the NYC Small Business Services and Ken Ebie, Director of BE NYC chatting about programs available to New York City business owners. In Partnership with @DriveToyota.

    Angel Livas, Founder Of The Alive Podcast Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 24:05


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with Angel Livas, Founder of the Alive Podcast Network, a platform that grants Black content creators an opportunity to spark innovation. In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Rocky Bucano, Founder & Executive Director Of The Universal Hip Hop Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 29:09


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with Rocky Bucano, the Founder of The Universal Hip Hop Musuem, the world's first Hip Hop Musuem in the Bronx.

    Dayo Israel, Founder Of Melanin Matchmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 23:01


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Maxwell in conversation with Dayo Israel, the founder of Melanin Matchmaker, a dating app that is committed to empowering Black communities through their social and economic love projects.

    Falayn Ferrell & Derek Robinson, Managing Partners For Black Restaurant Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 30:14


    On the latest episode of the Building Black Biz Podcast, Helen Little is joined by Falayn Ferrell & Derek Robinson for Black Restaurant Week (@blkrestaurantwk) - a national program dedicated to celebrating the flavors of African-American cuisine & the Black culinary industry. In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Intisar Bashir, Co-Founder & Co-Owner Of Browndages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 15:58


    On the latest episode of the Building Black Biz Podcast, Helen Little is joined by Intisar Bashir, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Browndages, a company that sells a diverse array of Black and Brown skin-tone bandages. Bashir talks about how she not only created a product that was needed in her family, but in her community as well! In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    David Cabello, Founder of Black & Mobile

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 17:09


    On the latest episode of the Building Black Biz Podcast, Helen Little in joined by David Cabello, Founder of Black & Mobile, the country's first Black-Owned food delivery service to deliver exclusively for Black-Owned restaurants and businesses. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Obi Omile, CEO & Co-Founder Of theCut

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 20:46


    On the latest episode of the Building Black Biz Podcast, Maxwell is joined by Obi Omile, CEO & Co-Founder of theCut, an app that modernizes the barbershop experience for barbers and the people who need them. Full episode at buildingblackbiz.com! In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Captain Ricky Williams, New York State Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 20:38


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Captain Ricky Williams of the New York State Police in conversation with Helen Little. Captain Williams talks about how he became an Officer and how recruitment has changed over the years for the New York State Police. The Building Black Biz Podcast is in partnership with @DriveToyota

    Pharoah Jefferson, Vice President For DatChat, Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 22:01


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Pharoah Jefferson, Vice President for DatChat, Inc. in conversation with The Breakfast Club's Angela Yee. Angela and Pharoah talk about how DatChat is a blockchain, cybersecurity, and social media company that not only focuses on protecting our privacy on our devices, but also protecting our information after we have shared it with others. The Building Black Biz podcast is in partnership with @DriveToyota

    Felicia Brown, Senior Advisor for AARP & Host Of The New Podcast 'How She Did It'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 8:45


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Felicia Brown, Senior Advisor for AARP in conversation with LiteFM's Helen Little where they chat about AARP's new podcast "How She Did It", which can be found on the iHeart Podcast Network. In partnership with @DriveToyota

    Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 35:34


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group, a global multibillion dollar staffing company and the largest woman and minority owned workforce solutions company in the world. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Dr. Marcus Collins, Head of Planning at Wieden+Kennedy New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 29:49


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Maxwell in conversation with Dr. Marcus Collins, Head of Planning at Wieden+Kennedy New York, where he talks about being a cultural translator and creating impactful marketing and advertising moments throughout his career.

    Dr. Charles E. Thompson III, Clarity Surgical and Weight Loss Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 20:23


    Our Building Black Biz Podcast features Maxwell in conversation with Dr. Charles E. Thompson III from Clarity Surgical and Weight Loss Solutions where he talks about his journey of becoming a surgeon and his passion to help those in need. In Partnership with @DriveToyota

    Jasmin Allen, Senior Vice President, Hennessy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 25:35


    Jasmin Allen, SVP For Hennessy sits down with Angela Yee to talk about how Hennessy is supporting Black entrepreneurship through the creation of the Never Stop Never Settle Society Program.

    Sheila Thorn, President of the Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 30:58


    Sheila Thorn, President of the Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, discuss her journey as an executive in the healthcare space.

    Renee Foster, Director of Communications for the future Universal Hip Hop Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 18:58


    Renee Foster from the Universal Hip Hop Museum discusses the creation of this incredible project and historic cultural moment coming to the Bronx.

    Preston and Quincy Luzunaris, Authors and Founders of KidKredi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 24:17


    Preston and Quincy Luzunaris, Authors and founders of KidKredit, which focuses on teaching kids how to build credit and create generational wealth. This podcast episode is In Partnership with @MetroPlusHealth

    Shontay Lundy, Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 21:19


    Shontay Lundy, Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen speaks to her journey of creating the first sunscreen for black skin that is now sold in stores nationwide.

    Jill Johnson, Co-Founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 29:59


    Jill Johnson, Co-Founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, speaks to her passion for spreading education in the black community for economic development.

    Pinkie Charles, Owner of Pinkie's Cupcakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 11:28


    Pinkie Charles, Owner of Pinkie's Cupcakes talks through opening a bakery in a pandemic and what kept him going during the last year.

    Lawrence Emedom-Nnamdi & Joy Tewiah, Founders of What The Cluck?! Restaurant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 26:11


    The Founders of What The Cluck?! restaurant, Lawrence Emedom-Nnamdi, Joy Tewiah (and Alvin Donaldson IV) talk starting a restaurant in the middle of COVID after just graduating college and the ultimate goal to build a lasting legacy.

    Briana Thompson, Creator and Founder of Spiked Spin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 10:34


    Briana Thompson, Creator and Founder of Spiked Spin, a cycling studio in Bed-Stuy, talks about how her experience working out a gyms in New York made her realize she was always the only black women in the room and how she was determined to create a more inclusive gym environment.

    Special Roundtable Conversation With Three NYPD Police Chiefs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 36:43


    Helen Little sits down with Chief of Community Affairs Jeffrey B. Maddrey, NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Kim Royster, and Deputy Chief of School Safety Division Chief Olufunmilola Obe to chat about the challenges facing the NYPD during the pandemic and how running their divisions is like running a small business.

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