From Teen Dream to Multi-Million Dollar Reality | The Atlanta Post. Tina Wells has spent half her life building a business and she’s only 30 years old. Her clients include multi-national media conglomerates and her staff includes over 9,000 marketers. From a core group of less than 10 paid employees, she exerts an influence over [...]
Cathy Hughes is one of the most influential women in radio. In this candid interview with The Atlanta Post, she shares her views on several topics, including why Black radio is vital: “Black radio is as critical a communications vehicle now as it has ever been. Katrina hit. Haiti, the earthquake, hit. My phones were [...]
AT&T announced that Ray Wilkins, AT&T chief executive officer of Diversified Businesses, has been named to Savoy Professional magazine’s 2010 list of “Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.” The listing strives to showcase a cross section of national and international business leaders and executives from a wide variety of industries who demonstrate company and community [...]
Times are still challenging for US markets on every level, but entrepreneurs seem to be governed by a different set of rules. Statistics from MarketingProfs provides several encouraging assessments: The drive to open a new business comes from within: Nearly two-thirds (66%) of entrepreneurs say they were inspired to start a business by innate desire, [...]
Businesses That Grew From Little-Known to World-Famous TAP | Atlanta Post. Heres a bit of inspiration from The Atlanta Post for all of our Hustletown readers who are wondering if their hard will ever pay off. These are five big businesses that had their beginnings as small businesses once upon a time. Keep the faith [...]
Small business owner Kristin Cooper is on a mission. After years spent earning a graduate degree and weathering this challenging recession, her Unique Kreations brand continues to set itself apart in the market of custom, handcrafted jewelry. In an age of Wal-Mart mass production and generic, run-of-the-mill accessories, this entrepreneur shares her insight on success [...]
In an interview with the TriState Defender, Author “Zane” detailed how she is capitalizing on her bestselling line of Black Erotica books. Zane is currently enjoying the success of “Zane’s Sex Chronicles” which debuted on Cinemax in 2008. The first season is recently released on DVD, while the 2nd season will begin airing this March. [...]
Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell is known for his titles The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers. He is also a widely sought after speaker. Gideon Rachman is a writer for the Financial Times who recently shared space with Gladwell on the lecture circuit. After Gladwell’s riveting speech, Rachman provided a key takeaway: So how does Gladwell [...]
Three years ago, Teesha Borum felt directionless and discouraged about her progress. Instead of giving up on her goals, or settling into a 9-5 trance for a decade or two… she did something drastic. She packed up her belongings, said goodbye to Phoenix, and moved to Atlanta for a fresh start. Now she is 2010′s [...]
Multi-platinum artist Beyoncé Knowles-Carter continues to leverage the work she’s put into creating her star power. The singer is lending her famous visage to Vizio, Inc., America’s number one supplier of flat screen LCD HDTVs for a three-year deal. Celebrity-branded tech is becoming big business. Monster is having a successful run with its BeatsbyDr.Dre headphone [...]
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