Black women are the latest innovators in the spirits industry around the world, and we can’t have enough of that.
Nichole Johnson is the latest woman to pay attention to. In less than two years, she helped various spirits and alcohol brands to take off in over 15 countries. However,...
Angel Rich is a black woman who wants to teach you how to build wealth—and she just made history. Rich is the first black american woman to secure an institutional partnership with one of the three big credit bureaus. Her startup company, The Wealth Factory, partnered with singer and...
Dr. Anika Goodwin Hilderbrand is a Greensboro entrepreneur who successfully pitched her own magnetic lash brand on Shark Tank.
In her pitch, she talked about how the natural look is moving out of trend, and big, beautiful lashes are moving in. However, despite extensions being so popular, Dr. Hilderbrand herself...
Zola Mashariki, a veteran of both BET Networks and Fox Searchlight Pictures, has just been named the head of Audible Studios.
In her new role at the Amazon-owned platform, Mashariki will be in charge of the creation of all of Audible’s original programming. This involves the entire production pipeline from...
Life is a struggle. It breaks you down and humbles you. And when you think things will look up, life throws another curveball with ruthless indifference. At least, that’s how most people feel.
For Mignon Francois, a mother of seven, moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2005 marked the beginning of...
Camillya Masunda is a Black woman to pay attention to. She is a single mom who has launched Charlotte’s first Black-owned winery. The entire state is home to over 200 different wineries, but fewer than 30 actually have Black owners. Therefore, Masunda was able to create something that was...
We love how “Black women” and “money moves” are quickly becoming synonymous. Adenah Bayoh is a New Jersey entrepreneur who has various restaurant ventures and a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio.
When she was 13 years old, Bayoh escaped the raging civil war in Sierra Leone and came to the...
When you’re a startup and you’re not already wealthy or have powerful connections, you need all the funding you can get. So, it was surprising when the Chicago couple that owns CurlMix turned down a $400,000 offer in Shark Tank.
However, they had another plan in mind.
The company started an...
For almost three years now, restaurateur Aisha "Pinky" Cole has been making waves on the Atlanta foodie scene with her vegan restaurant, Slutty Vegan. Inspired by Cole's incessant craving for vegan junk food, Slutty Vegan was originally started as a delivery service, and now the restaurant—which specializes in creating...
Ayesha Selden, the self-dubbed ‘#WealthTwitter’s fav auntie’, is the true definition of a self-made real estate magnate and Black Excellence.
The real estate investor started her journey to becoming a millionaire from the age of 18 years. Now, at 42, Ayesha owns over 40 rental properties.
The trailblazer has also started...
As the coronavirus continues to disrupt business operations in all sorts of ways, some entrepreneurs have been able to outdo themselves despite the existing challenges.
Whether these firms sell merchandises that are well-suited to the new normal or they have adapted to new business models, EACH company has curated effective...
Black women have been making money moves and creating history in their respective industries for years.
From Lilla St. John, the first black woman to pass the New York Stock Exchange exam, to Maggie Walker, who became the first woman ever to open a bank, the legacy is massive and...
There is no limit to the amount of wealth one can amass, and serial entrepreneur and innovator Dawn Dickson Akpoghene is a true testament to this statement.
The tech-whiz recently launched PopShop Local, a progressive and contactless retail experience that uses unused spaces in airports, hotels, and convention centers.
As a...
Every generation produces child prodigies. From Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1700s, to John Von Neumann (the mental calculator) in the 1900s, we now have Alena Wicker (a Lego genius).
At the tender age of 12, Alena has raised the bar for African-American children by getting into Arizona State University...
On our quest to becoming financially abundant, we come to understand that there are three pillars to wealth creation: debt management, income building, and the fun one—investment.
Many of us believe that investing is reserved for rich men with nice suits in the big cities. Not only is that idea...
