Pivot Plays
The Collaborative: Women-Owned with Affordable Workplace Solutions In our fall issue, we’re telling the stories of those business owners who faced the pandemic and...
By Angel Harmon,
GameChangers
Dr. Shanté Williams: From Healthcare Researcher to Global Healthcare Investor
Just a few years ago, Dr. Shanté Williams was a clinical researcher developing chemotherapy drugs that would potentially prevent the spread of malignant brain tumors. These days,...
By Tanya Isley,
Lisa Calhoun: Inclusion Begins in Unlikely Places
Just a short distance down I-75, about an hour and twenty minutes from the unrelenting traffic congestion of the “Black Mecca” formally known as Atlanta, is a tiny place where...
By Tanya Isley,
Software Engineer Turns Childhood Passion Into a Thriving Business
Urban News Service — A Division of Zenger News Karen Young always believed she was following her passion during a long successful career as a software engineer. Then, at age...
By Curtis Bunn,
Childhood Dreams Overcome Childhood Trauma as C. David Moody Builds Booming Construction Business
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service C. David Moody’s path to creating one of the nation’s most successful black-owned construction firms began with Legos. As a child in a...
By Curtis Bunn,
Big Buzz Breaks Glass Ceiling of $1 Million-Plus in Revenues for the Second Consecutive Year
Denver, January 1, 2020 — The end of 2019 marks the second time in a row that Big Buzz, a woman-owned business, exceeded $1 million in revenues. In 2018, the first year Big...
By MBE Magazine Staff,
Heather Cox
Taming the certification circus. Growing up, Heather Cox was a typical child looking to stave off the boredom that afflicts most youngsters in a small Southern...
By Tanya Isley,
Ralph Weaver
A heart-led leader A heart-led leader is someone who puts purpose and passion over profit and who measures success on how they impact others, individually and collectively....
By Mona Terrell Wallace,
Lou Rod Cueva
Raising the (beauty) bar. Imagine waiting in line to speak with a corporate representative at a trade show, and while you’re waiting, someone applies your makeup and another...
By Tanya Isley,
Making a Difference
Sharon Reynolds continues a family legacy of achievement, excellence and entrepreneurship. For years, scientists and government officials have warned the public about threats to...
By Tanya Isley,
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