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Episode 70: Having a Product Go Viral with Maya Smith of The Doux

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 27:00


Maya Smith, the CEO, co-founder, and creative director of multimillion-dollar beauty brand The Doux, talks about how her Mousse Def styling foam has exploded on TikTok with 18 million posts—and what it means for the company.

Episode 69: Diversifying Your Revenue Streams with Kathy Mason

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 35:00


Kathy Mason founded a real estate brokerage before expanding into construction and, most recently, into agricultural spaces with a 40-acre farm and event venue

Episode 68: Pitching to Retailers with Chef Lorious of the Chef Lorious Group LLC

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 28:29


Chef Lorious shares how she secured a golden ticket at Walmart's Open Call to get her line of wine-infused jams into the retailer's stores in 2025

Episode 66: Graduating From a Solopreneur with Shauna Jackson of Lamore Lifestyle PR

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 21:48


Shauna Jackson launched Lamore Lifestyle PR in 2017 and ran it for four years as a one-woman show before bringing on a team of employees

Episode 65: Opening a Brick and Mortar with Lynnette Dodson of Cuples Tea House

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 32:40


Lynnette Dodson and her husband opened a physical home for their tea business, Cuples Tea House, in 2021 in Baltimore and have since opened two more retail stores

Episode 64:Taking a Break From Your Business with Zakia Blain of FBF Body

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 36:41


In 2023, Zakia Blain, founder and CEO of 12-year-old body-positive lifestyle brand FBF Body, set off on an adult gap year to find the joy in entrepreneurship again

Episode 63: Developing Profitable Partnerships with Brandice Daniel of Harlem Fashion Row

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 25:00


Harlem's Fashion Row founder Brandice Daniel creates bridges between fashion designers of color and mainstream brands such as Nike, Gap, Target, Marriott, and Coca-Cola

Episode 62: Taking Over a Family Business with Alisa Lawrence & Nilaja Young

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 32:38


Sisters Alisa Lawrence and Nilaja Young, along with their husbands, and with investment from their mom, bought New England Sweetwater Farm & Distillery from their cousin

Episode 62: Learning Your Industry with Tisha Thompson of LYS Beauty

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 36:25


Tisha Thompson spent 15 years working on other beauty brands before launching LYS Beauty, the first Black-owned clean makeup line sold at Sephora.

Episode 61: Getting Investors to Say Yes with Octavia Goredema of Fire Memos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 33:20


Career coach Octavia Goredema shares how she secured six figures of funding—despite the odds—for her AI-enabled startup, Fire Memos

Episode 60: Launching a Consumer Packaged Good ft. Eunique Jones Gibson of The Happy Hues Co.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 28:41


Serial entrepreneur Eunique Jones Gibson founded The Happy Hues Co., maker of inclusive baby essentials Big Ups training pants and Wipe Me Down wipes

Episode 59: Surviving The Unthinkable ft. Arsha Jones of Capital City LLC

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 30:48


Capital City Mambo Sauce CEO Arsha Jones shares how she continued to run and grow the business after the sudden death of her husband and co-founder

Episode 58: Crafting A Successful Retail Strategy with Aisha Taylor Issah

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 31:58


Aisha Taylor Issah represents more than 500 women of color-owned brands in The Sistah Shop, her brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retail platform

Episode 57: Redefining Success as You Age with Melva LaJoy Legrand of LaJoy Plans

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 28:51


Melva LaJoy Legrand, founder of an award-winning events management firm, shares how her approach to business has evolved almost 20 years in

Episode 56: Creating a Roadmap for Your Business with Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 34:37


The Curvy Fashionista founder Marie Denee, shares how, 15 years into her business, she got strategic about its growth

Episode 55: Patenting Your Designs With Sherrill Mosee Of MinkeeBlue

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 25:23


Engineer turned handbag designer Sherrill Mosee founded MinkeeBlue, a patented line of bags that blend fashion and function

Episode 54: Building a Wholesale Business with Amira Rasool of the Folklore Group.wav

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 31:49


The Folklore Founder Amira Rasool built The Folklore Connect as the first B2B wholesale platform focused on diversity and sustainability.

Episode 53: Growing Your Brand Strategically With Brianna Regine Walston Of BRVC

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 30:45


Award-winning brand growth strategist Brianna Régine Walston shares tips for building your company's awareness, credibility, and revenues

Episode 52: Manifesting Success with Kadisha Phillips of Cecilia's House

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 24:48


Kadisha Phillips created Cecilia's House, a home decor e-commerce brand, to empower high-achieving Black women to reach their full potential

Episode 51: Rebranding Your Business With Lelsey Riley Of Mama's Biscuits

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 24:22


After a rebrand in 2019, Lesley Riley's gourmet biscuit company attracted national retailers and experienced tremendous growth

Episode 50: Using Events To Build Your Business With Taliah Waajid

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 24:49


“The Queen of Natural Hair” Taliah Waajid runs the World Natural Hair Health & Beauty Weekend, the largest event celebrating natural beauty

Episode 49- Building Your Practice Into A Big Business With Tiffani Hawes Of The Hawes Law Firm LLC

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 25:28


“Everyone's Favorite Closing Attorney” Tiffani Hawes has built The Hawes Law Firm into a multimillion-dollar legal practice

Episode 48: Supporting The Creator Economy with Kesi Gibson Of Club Debut

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 30:25


Kesi Gibson founded Club Debut to provide the infrastructure and technology that helps creative entrepreneurs run successful businesses

Episode 47: Building a Business With Your Spouse with Monique Wilsondebriano

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 24:08


Monique Wilsondebriano and her husband have turned a backyard grilling hobby into big business with Charleston Gourmet Burger Co.

Episode 46: Managing Explosive Growth with Janell Stephens of Camille Rose

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 24:17


Janell Stephens grew all-natural hair and skincare company Camille Rose into a multimillion-dollar beauty brand in just three years

Episode 45- Diversifying Fashion For The Next Generation With Shaw Bernard Of STRUT Models

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 37:56


Shaw Bernard, founder of Black-owned, woman-owned agency STRUT Models, is building a more inclusive industry one model at a time

Episode 44: Being Mission - Driven Vs Product - Driven With Aishetu Fatima Dozie

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 30:48


Aishetu Fatima Dozie founded Bossy Cosmetics, which she calls a women's empowerment business masquerading as a beauty company

Episode 43: Serving an Underserved Market with Jordan Karim of Flora & Noor

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 23:41


Jordan Karim founded Flora & Noor, an inclusive skincare that will be the first halal-certified brand to launch at Ulta Beauty

Episode 42: Sticking To Your Values with Lauren “LP” Paylor O'Brien of LP Drinks Co.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 21:41


LP took home $100K as the winner of Drink Masters, a reality competition show for mixologists on Netflix

Episode 41- Turning Your Art Into Business

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 27:48


Melissa Hill is the design force behind Ooshie, a resort wear brand known for its hand-drawn prints and vibrant colors

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Episode 40: Sticking To Your ValuesRenee Manzari of Livity Yoga

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 22:38


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Track 39: Building A Business Around Positivity with Keewa Nurullah of Kido

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 30:17


Keewa Nurullah founded Kido, a children's boutique in Chicago, to spread love and change the world through culture, kindness, and community

Episode 38: Making It As A Mompreneur With Melissa Oriijin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 25:58


Melissa Orijin was inspired by her 6-year-old daughter to create Orijin Bees, a line of multicultural dolls celebrating the beauty of diversity

Episode 37: Leveraging Your Experience With Germaine Bolds - Leftridge

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 29:37


Germaine Bolds-Leftridge founded I KNOW, a skincare line for women of color over 50, after 30 years of bringing other beauty brands to market

Episode 36: Creating Opportunities for Black Businesses with Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 26:38


Through The Village Market's marketplaces, retail, and campaigns, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon has facilitated $7.3 million to Black entrepreneurs

Episode 35: Marketing Through Brand Ambassadors With Shanayla Sweat Of A Few Wood Men

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 22:43


Shanayla Sweat is growing her men's watch and accessories brand, A Few Wood Men, through an ambassador network of “men of distinction”

Episode 34: Finding Success Selling Seasonal Products with Danielle Hodge

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 26:24


Alma Ocean is the first Black-owned, female led startup designing patent-pending, culturally inspired pool floats and water accessories

Episode 33: Capitalizing The Community With Michelle Johnson Of Ghost Town Oats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 26:06


Michelle Johnson is the co-founder of plant-based milk Ghost Town Oats, which has raised more than $230,000 in a community round of financing

Episode 32- Building Generational Wealth With Tamarra Johnson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 31:46


Tamarra Lewis Johnson is a serial entrepreneur who is bringing her children along on her business journey, building wealth across three generations

Episode 31: Becoming An Activist Entrepreneur With Sharon Chuter Of UOMA Beauty

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 31:28


UOMA Beauty founder Sharon Chuter is working to advance the economic wellness of Black communities by inspiring change at the corporate level

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Episode 30: Taking Your Brand National With Chef Liz Of Creamalicious

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 28:26


Chef Liz Rogers' Creamalicious Blissfully Southern Artisan Ice Cream is one of the only Black-owned national ice cream brands in mass production

Episode 29: Breaking Into New Industries With Samia Gore Of Body Complete RX

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 27:39


With Body Complete RX sold nationwide at The Vitamin Shoppe, Samia Gore is a pioneer in the male-dominated nutritional supplement industry

Episode 28: Connecting With Your Culture With Toni Gilliard Of Tipsy Lady

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 27:52


Toni Gilliard is the founder of Tipsy Lady, a new line of premium, ready-to-drink, Caribbean-inspired cocktails that celebrate heritage, culture, and flavor

Episode 27 Turning Tragedy Into Triumph With Deborah T. Owens Of Corporate Alley Cat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 33:54


After a traumatic experience with a toxic boss, Deborah T. Owens founded Corporate Alley Cat, the go-to community for professionals of color

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Episode 26 - Finding Success Through Self - Acceptance With Jessamyn Stanley Of The Underbelly

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 29:55


Jessamyn Stanley, a leading voice in wellness, is building The Underbelly as an inclusive and accepting wellness community

Episode 25: Identifying A Gap With Iman Abuzeid Of Incredible Health

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 26:42


Episode 25: Identifying A Gap With Iman Abuzeid Of Incredible Health by Black Enterprise Digital Media

Episode 24: Perfecting The Pop-Up with Kalyn Johnson Chandler of Effie's Paper

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 27:04


Effie's Paper, a lifestyle brand specializing in stationery, popped up at H&M last year and now has an exclusive collection in Walmart

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Episode 21- Building A Sustainable Business With Robin Wilson Of Robin Wilson Home

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 29:22


Over the last 20 years, Robin Wilson has built a successful brand as an expert in clean design and eco-conscious living

Episode 21: Owning Your Niche With Denise Woodard Of Partake Foods

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 23:39


With its allergy-friendly cookies now in more than 7,000 stores, Partake Foods has gone from niche to mainstream

Episode 20: Locking In Repeat Customers With Dana Hill Robinson Of Cocotique

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 26:04


The first beauty subscription box for women of color has shipped more than 250,000 boxes to loyal customers

Episode 19: Swimming With The Sharks With Anika Goodwin Of OpulenceMD Beauty

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 26:38


This eye doctor created a line of luxury lash extensions that are healthier for your eyes and scored a $100,000 deal on Shark Tank.

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