Especially in the summer, when the kids are out form school, entrepreneurs have time to think about their own learning and development and how they want to level up their business with their own "back to school" efforts. We had time to interview Maisha Walker, digital...
The Entrepreneur
Side Hustle Alumni: Coach Candace Brings the Joy
or Read the transcript below… Marie: All right. We're live on the Facebook. Yay. Hey family. It's Marie. This is Candace. I'm so excited you're here today - you don't even understand! It's Wednesday. It's time for a Live at lunch. And today I'm so excited to be...
Alumni Interview: Arielle Ortiz Redefines Freedom
or Read the transcript below... Marie: Hey, everyone it's Live at Lunch. Happy Wednesday, super excited for today's live because I am joined by the magnificent Arielle Ortiz, Life Space Coach and Organizer, and she is going to share with us all of her brilliance....
Self Care: Freeing Yourself from Exhaustion
Fatigue is a very real thing: most of us don't think about self care until we're completely exhausted. What if there were such a thing as resting before you retired? Can you take a break before you do the work? Or can you plan for it in advance? Request it? Schedule...
Expert Interview: Maisha Walker Explains Email Marketing
I have had the great pleasure of becoming good friends with Maisha Walker, email marketing expert. She’s been in the digital marketing game since before Facebook and Google were even a thought in their founders' minds. Maisha has blessed the She Runs It Community with...
She Runs It Panel 2: Debt Free business funding
This is our second episode of the She Runs It Panel Discussions, and we talked about Debt Free Funding for your business, and what it means to fund your enterprise. Our panelists have expertise in the areas of crowdfunding, small business grants, venture capitalism,...
Free Money (Small Business Grants) WOC Entrepreneurs Have Yet to Find
Today we're talking about free money in the form of venture capital and small business grants for women of color business owners. Growing up as a smart black girl in the Silicon Valley, I was always put on the accelerated track as far as education. I was in the...
How to host a family meeting
Now that everyone's getting to be in touch with family on a whole new level it seems like a great opportunity to revisit the practice of the family meeting. I never really understood the idea of a family meeting growing up. My parents, both Caribbean born and raised,...
Business as Un-usual: Innovative Solutions
It's time to rethink the way we were doing things and start coming up with innovative solutions. I've heard the expression that desperate times call for desperate measures. But what if unusual times call for unusual measures? It's interesting that in light of all the...
Communicating Like a Boss in the Era of COVID-19
Communicating like a boss, even though I've been working solo at home for the last four years takes some adjustment. I thoroughly enjoyed what I've been able to create in terms of my work space. I have a dedicated desk where my laptop sits on an elevated platform to...
The demanding situation of your dreams: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A couple of weeks. And already how quickly the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the globe. It's interesting to see how different people are responding. As with everything else, there only truly two ways to respond. Either with love or with fear. I'm sure if...
4 Hallmarks of a Great Entrepreneurial Leader
Why am I talking about qualities of a great entrepreneurial leader? Because I spent a lot of time working in management, and I have seen a lot of managers. At first when I went for my Master's I thought I really wanted to study Human Resources. The thought behind it...



















