From Side Hobby to Side Hustle With the Great Resignation bleeding into 2022, many more employees are exploring their passions and leaving corporate for entrepreneurial pursuits. Motivated by the pandemic, people focused on a more fulfilling work-life balance....
Mastermind: Positive Professional Peer Pressure When you’re sitting in a coffee shop simultaneously working on your finances, social media campaign, and editorial calendar, doing it alone can feel like too much. Your promises to your business coach last week and the...
As a consultant and coach, you may find that you are limited in the amount and quality of service you can give your clients by the number of hours you can physically work with them. In the transformation business, we know that lasting change requires time and...
With the word recession trending in every other business publication, small business owners may feel a bit itchy. Shifts in your revenue cycle are just a part of doing business. These cycles make it easier to predict how your business will perform. Companies that...
Entrepreneurship myth: Top 5 lies they tell you about entrepreneurship What is your vision for entrepreneurship? Did you imagine jet-setting around the globe to hit various stages to impart your vast knowledge? Maybe you clung to images of invitations to the chef's...
Virtual networking in the modern age means the solopreneur has to be able to navigate the ins and outs of social media, video conferencing, online workshops and classrooms, and now . . . the metaverse. Finding your platform is a crucial part of your strategy. You have...
This is Part 5 of the 22 Black Women to Watch in 2022 series: Black Business Women. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3 or Part 4 read them first. When it comes to running a business, launching a product, putting on an event, or hosting a course, it can be...
How to avoid burnout as a Black female solopreneur? Small businesses go under for a multitude of reasons - lack of funding, poor timing, inability to meet demand, poor economic structure, etc. For a solopreneur wearing multiple hats, the pressure to succeed can be...
This is Part 3 of the 22 Black Women to Watch in 2022 series: Black women in Marketing. If you missed Part 1 and Part 2 read them first. I've heard so many women say they don't like "selling themselves" online, at expos, or conferences. When it comes to getting to...
Set your price to include time spent on prep work, your professional development, and the cost of your availability to show up, and it guarantees you have all the ingredients in the packaging & pricing recipe. Every good recipe can be tweaked and improved....
For part 2 of the 22 Black Women (in Finance) to Watch in 2022 series, we’re looking at Financial Gurus paying it forward by educating people
Being slapped in the face with your gender and race is exhausting. Being devalued due to the same is demoralizing, degrading, and devastating. Unfortunately, that is what it means to be a Black woman in Corporate America. We make 37% less than our white male peers and...
In times of tumultuous change and especially new political climates, it's important for leaders to remember that part of the burden/opportunity of leadership is being the go-to person that people can trust when they need support. Great leaders demonstrate...
The holidays were good to me. I went to a place that I so disliked and that was so devoid of the cultural stimulation that I crave that I had no other choice but to be still. To eat and to breathe and then to eat again. I went to Florida and spent time with my...
Allyship and the Problem with Labels Allyship is a slippery word. We want people to do better so we tell them to “be an ally” but then people ask us “okay, I want to help. I’m an ally. Now what do I do?” So then we told people that allyship wasn’t enough (...
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