Podcast

Christina Flach

As the CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup, Christina is shouldered with the duties and responsibilities of everything to make it extraordinary! Whether it is formulation, packaging, naming, marketing, or social media, she manages every little thing!
Over the years she gained a lot of experience and kept discovering new aspects of her work. Although the list of problems was unending, she never gave up! She has been self-funding her business since 1999, and she is currently working with her partner Jordan Hall to build their new brand, ‘I’m Too Busy Cosmetics.’Read more…

Leon Abdullah
Leon Abdullah El-Alamin, the CEO of The MADE Institute, is an entrepreneur who is guided by these ideals and is transforming the lives of those who become victims of violence and who have been impacted by mass incarceration by providing them with an invaluable second chance! Have you ever made a mistake or completed a task after which you thought to yourself, ‘Maybe I could have done better?’ or ‘I should have done this instead of that?’ We all wish for second chances in our lives and those who get them are the lucky ones. When you do have the chance to redo something, you always make sure to do it perfectly. Read more…
Varetta Huggins

Varetta Huggins life story is about setting goals and doing the work daily to achieve them. Her life began on the small guitar-shaped island of St. Kitts in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean.  A fertile sunny island blessed with fruit and vegetable trees, beautiful beaches with aquamarine oceans, and friendly people, makes St. Kitts one of the most beautiful islands all year round. She grew up in a single-family home with her mom and her little sister and by island standards, they were poor, but the island provided the food and water they needed daily to survive. Read more…

Jessica Rosa

Jessica Rosa, Founder, Strategist, and Creative Director for JM Virtual Solutions. Her foray into this business was not pre-planned, she herself was a victim of the massive layoffs that happened as a result of the pandemic. Instead of being frustrated about it and blaming fate, she decided to take a leap of faith and start her own venture.
Jessica has delivered nothing but positive results for all her clients and given her dedication towards the
job, it comes as no surprise! Read more…

Davielle Jackson

Davielle Jackson, the Founder and CEO of Femi Secrets has built an award-winning feminine care brand from scratch. The brand is one of the most innovative out there that invests in women’s health solutions to develop chemical-free and FDA-approved products.
Jackson believes that in today’s world, for a black woman, starting a business is no challenge, running it
is no challenge but securing funding is extremely difficult, she is looking to change this by attempting
to set an example for other women of color. Read more…

holly-dowling

Holly Dowling is a dynamic, global keynote speaker and master facilitator with a disarmingly joyful and indomitable spirit.  She is an expert in strengths-based leadership, change management, and corporate women’s empowerment.
Formerly the vice president of an international brokerage firm, Holly has infused her extensive management and leadership experience with her passion for inspiring others to discover their untapped potential and brilliance. Read more…

Ariel Tavor

Ariel Tavor, the Founder & Principal of Lions Financial, holds over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in insurance and investment companies. Having experience in working with executives & CEOs from a wide range of industries, his work involves counseling CEOs, Boards of Directors, and Capital Investment Funds.
He specializes in advising the top management on executive compensation, business plan designs, mergers & acquisitions, due diligence, and asset financing.  Read more…

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry, the President & CEO of GroGuru, has built multiple million-dollar businesses in areas where innovative technology is just emerging. With immense patience, perseverance, and hard work, he has built companies and businesses that address the consumer electronics as well as communications markets and is now focused on building a company in the agriculture technology space. The renowned businessman treats every situation with a ‘beginner’s mind’ and assumes one can always learn something that is of value from it. Read more…