How did I feel when I heard that Beyonce would be singing Take My Hand during the Grammy’s instead of Ledisi—the talented singer who played Mahalia Jackson in the Selma movie and delivered an incredible performance? I was livid. I even tweeted about the shade being thrown to dark girls with natural hair not […]
I grew up watching Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a child. I loved both shows. Lessons on being kind and using my imagination stick with me to this day. When my husband and I had our children, these programs once again became a part of my life as a new generation learned about […]
True story. I started my business out of necessity. I had just left a nice job at a nonprofit organization for what I thought was a bigger and better opportunity with a new homebuilder. It was 2008 and the housing market was hot. Well, you know the story. The bottom fell out of the market […]
If life were only this perfect path. We’d travel the path that would take us from one mountain top to the next. But that’s not how real life works. We all know there are valleys and detours and wrong way turns that, well, keeps the journey interesting. Sometimes, you even have to start over. Some […]
I recently conducted an informal survey on the collaboration habits of women business owners. You can read the report here and find the infographic here. I believe the results of this small sample reveal a much larger trend taking place in the marketplace. When survey participants were asked their industry, nearly 35 percent of respondents […]
What does it take to grow a successful business in today’s marketplace? There are as many answers as there are Justin Beiber fans. I appreciate the wisdom of Angela Simmons, daughter of hip hop legend Rev. Run of Run DMC and blogged about here. She said: “Many people don’t understand that in order to be […]
“Many people don’t understand that in order to be successful you need [a] strong team of unique individuals and an even stronger support system motivating you through it all.” – Angela Simmons, Feature Article, I Am Limitless, Urban Up Media Successful businesses have teams. The number of people who do what you do, maybe even […]
I’ve heard the stories. I’m sure you have too. They make great headlines and made for TV movies. Sometimes when women in business do business with other women in business things can go bad. I mean really, really bad. I know women who have vowed to never do business or collaborate with another female business […]
Today’s post is by an awesome woman I met through my collaborative project with Kaira Boston, The Small Business Whisperer. Kaira and I worked on a webinar together and then I invited her to be a guest on my podcast show. You can listen to the show here. The right collaborative effort can continue to […]
If it’s been more than five, no say 10 years since you’ve had to sell or pitch a product or service, forget everything you previously learned. The birth of the internet and dawn of the Information Age has forever changed how we sell in the 21st century. My husband is a supervisor for a big […]