Rhonesha Byng
Rhonesha Byng is the founder and CEO of Her Agenda— a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. The site provides access to content and community that gives millennial women access to information and inspiration to help them get started or to move to the next level of their career. Rhonesha is an Emmy award-winning journalist and entrepreneur whose philosophy in life is established by her acronym of N.E.S.H.A. No one Ever Slows Her Agenda. This motto served as the inspiration for Her Agenda. Rhonesha was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and ESSENCE magazine named her among 50 Founders To Watch. Rhonesha is also the co-founder of the newly formed nonprofit org The Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute (BOMESI).
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Enter To Win: We’re Giving Away Special Prize To Use In Your Future Home
You can enter our contest in order to win a $500 gift card from Wayfair. Use this as a way to kick off creating your home your way.
A Simple Mood Booster: Upgrade Your Living Space With These 5 Items
As we’ve been spending more time at home, I’ve been motivated now more than ever to make an investment into my space a little at a time. Home decor and interior design are part of my self-care. Walking into a beautifully designed space with quality furniture and good energy makes me feel at ease, and helps motivate me to be my best and most productive self. Is it just me?!
A One-Stop Solution To Help Business Owners Reconnect, Recover, And Move Forward
The FedEx Office design to print digital market place allows you to design, customize, print, and ship or pick up virtually anything. Some of the items they specialize in include custom prints, customizable banners, posters, flyers, yard signs, floor decals, water-resistant paper, and postcards.
Millennial Women Have The Power To Decide The 2020 Election
If every millennial woman voted, we could decide the next election.
Women-Owned Media Matters, And We Need Your Support
Women owned media matters. Her Agenda launched a crowdfunding campaign to ask the community to invest in us through donations that will go toward paying more women journalists and writers.
How ACEs Impact Your Health Over Time, And Why A Strong Support System Is Important For Prevention
Recently, I learned about something known as Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs. ACEs are traumatic events in a child’s life, including child abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), child neglect, parent or household mental illness, witnessing domestic violence, having a parent or family member in jail, parent separation or divorce, and death of a parent or sibling.
Black-Owned Media Is Black Business Too
If you want to truly shift the narrative: support Black-owned media.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Jatali Bellanton
Money changes lives for better or for worse, and financial literacy gives people the power to determine which side of the coin their life lands on. Jatali Bellanton learned this lesson early. At just eight years old, she asked her … Read More
A Peek Inside Her Agenda
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Self-Care Beyond Candles And Massages: Exploring The Ancient Tradition Of Acupuncture
A new kind of acupuncture clinic called Area 25 just opened in New York.
How To Determine The First Step To Make The World You Want
I built Her Agenda to provide the inspiration and information needed to make it happen or take that first step. With that in mind, here are three tips for taking the first step to making the world you want.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Janice Bryant Howroyd
Janice Bryant Howroyd is the first Black woman to own a billion-dollar company. The North Carolina native left her hometown in 1976 with $900 and two years later, with hardly any work experience under her belt, founded ActOne which started … Read More
Her Agenda Founder Rhonesha Byng Appears On Fox 5 NY
On November 12th 2019, Her Agenda founder Rhonesha Byng appeared on Fox 5 NY's live news show titled THE NOON to discuss her company, starting before 30 and the impact Her Agenda is having.
3 Key Ways To Make Your Bright Ideas Look Brilliant As An Entrepreneur
It all starts with an idea. But ideas are a dime a dozen. What makes a founder successful at turning bright ideas into a brilliant reality? After 11 years as a founder/CEO, here are a few key things I’ve learned that can help you achieve more as an entrepreneur.
A Group Of Power Women Took A Break From Their Hustle, Here’s What Happened
What does it take for 34 women to let their hair down and bond on another level to create a unique tribe of sisterhood and support? Nikkia McClain, founder of Tene Nicole, found the simple formula: a little sun, a little beach, and a lot of vulnerability.
Here’s Why The United States Virgin Islands Is The Perfect Girls Trip Destination
The US Virgin Islands is the perfect destination for a girls trip, and home to a history and legacy of Black Girl Magic.
The Easiest Way To Earn Money From Your Used Phone, A Step-By-Step Guide
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
How My Mom’s Life Of Sacrifice, Laid The Foundation For My Life Of Choice
My mom lived a life of sacrifice. Like most mothers, she did what she had to do, in order to get what she and her children needed. But all the while she always knew what she wanted, and that was reflected through her personal style and her lifestyle choices throughout the years.
(Watch) The ROI: Diversity & Inclusion, Featuring Netta Jenkins
In this episode, we speak with the head of diversity and inclusion at IAC Applications Netta Jenkins.
(Watch) The ROI: Fundraising While Black Featuring Chana Ewing
In this episode, we speak with the founder of Genie Box Chana Ewing, sits down with Rhonesha to discuss her 10+ year journey in the space of women empowerment. She shares how she turned a brunch event series into her subscription-based, tech-enabled company GenieBox, her experience with fundraising, and how she balances self vs the bottom line as the founder of multiple companies.
(Watch) The ROI: Knowing Your Worth, Featuring Designer And Stylist Raeana
In this episode, Raeana, designer and stylist shares her journey and what it took to get to where she is today. A graduate of Parsons who specializes in leather, fur and luxury design, in addition to styling for celebrities including J. Cole the path to her dream has not been easy. Learn about the support, sacrifice and discipline it took to land where she is today.
(Watch) The ROI: Building An Audience Vs. Stimulating An Algorithm Featuring Alex Wolf
In this episode, Alex Wolf, entrepreneur, and author of 'RESONATE' sits down with Rhonesha to discuss the ROI of building and maintaining an online brand. We discuss her career path and tips for young entrepreneurs.
Top Tools For The First-Time Homebuyer
However, if there’s one stereotype both millennial men and women truly do live up to, it’s this: we love our apps, and online tools that make complex processes simpler and streamlined. With this in mind, we tapped the experts to narrow down the top seven tools to use as a first-time homebuyer.
(Watch) The ROI: Building A Team From The Ground Up Featuring Driven Society
In this episode, Franz Bowen and Travis Weekes of Driven Society sit down with Rhonesha to discuss the ROI of building a team
(Watch) The ROI: Bootstrapping Your Business Featuring Miko Branch, Cofounder Miss Jessie’s
We sit down with Miko Branch the CEO and Co-Founder of Miss Jessie’s to learn about what it takes to generate a return on investment for a bootstrapped company. Her greatest investment = talent and the partnership she had with her co-founder and sister Titi Branch.
Welcome To The New Her Agenda, Celebrating 10 Years Of Empowerment
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
6 Keys To Hustle Smarter Not Harder [HustleCon East Recap]
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
All The Mic Drop Moments From The 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Forum Presented By AppNexus
On October 11th on the day dubbed International Day of the Girl when Appnexus hosted their 4th annual Women’s Leadership Forum.
How Going Back To School Can Fast Track Your Glow Up
You probably feel like it is too late for you to become a student again. It’s never too late. And at Strayer University ― with diverse online MBA offerings – finishing up or furthering your education is more attainable than you think.
#WatchingOprah Exhibit Opens This Week At The National Museum of African American History And Culture
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Kate Spade’s Death Reminds Us The Importance Of Checking On Our Strong Friends
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
College Women, Are You Graduating Soon And Still Unsure Of What To Do? Here’s A Guide
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Sarah James
I first sat down with Sarah Kim in 2015, and since then, a lot has changed (and that is putting it mildly). After learning about her publication, By Way Of Brooklyn, a beautiful magazine that showcases strong women who happened … Read More
Power Women Offer Advice For You To Dominate 2018
As we kick off 2018, you’re likely searching for inspiration and motivation to begin the year on a productive high note. At Her Agenda, we deeply believe in the notion that you can’t be what you can’t see. Week after … Read More
After Losing Parents To Domestic Violence, 23-Year-Old Dajahnae And Her Siblings Finally Get A Fresh Start
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Conference With Substance: The AppNexus Women’s Leadership Forum
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Black Owned Media Companies Come Together For A Conversation On The State Of The Industry
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
The Bedroom For The Woman On A Mission To Conquer The World
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Spend Less Time Sending Email, More Time Making Money With This Simple Feature
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
‘My Mornings Are Sacred,’ Forbes Tells The Story Of A Day In The Life Of Her Agenda Founder
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Stacey Ferguson
Learning how to monetize your blog and grow your brand is a formula bloggers around the globe are looking to figure out. Not everyone does. Stacey Ferguson, created the BeBlogalicious conference in 2009 to inform and empower bloggers to monetize … Read More
5 Tips For Getting More Done
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Reminder That We Are All More Than Capable Of Achieving Greatness
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
If You Have A Friend That’s A Mom To Be, Here’s A Fun Treat For Them
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
From A Dream Deferred To A Dream Realized: Mom Goes Back To School At 40 To Become A Nurse
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
4 Ways To Create Opportunity When You Feel Stuck
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
From Pain To Purpose: This Book Gives You The Blueprint To Become Your Best Self
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Oprah Winfrey To Graduates: Focus On Substance, And Success Will Come
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Being Too Busy Is No Longer An Excuse Not To See A Doctor
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Paid Opportunities For College Students
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
This Tool Gives Our Team The Power To Collab In Real Time From Different Locations
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Millennial Women Express Heartfelt Thank You To Hillary Clinton In Open Letter
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
UPDATE: Octavia Spencer To Star And Produce Miniseries About Madam CJ Walker
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Saada Ahmed
On the surface, Saada Ahmed has a job that doesn’t seem real. As the co-founder of Everyday People, she plans parties and brunches for a living. But she’s figured out how to turn the brunch series into a brand and … Read More
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett advises the man who occupies the highest office in the land. She’s a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, and she’s been a longtime friend, mentor, and confidante to the First Family long before The White House. Despite … Read More
6 Ways To Manifest The Grand Vision You Have For Your Life
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Debbie Bial
Figuring out where to college, or if college is the right choice at all, is a weighty decision for any young person in America today. Once the student is enrolled, an even tougher choice is deciding whether or not to stay. … Read More
Inspiration In Real Life: Here’s Why We Opened A Her Agenda Shop
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Her Agenda Sees Eclipsed On Broadway Thanks To #TenThousandGirls
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
(Watch) The United State of Women Summit Focuses on Power, Purpose, and Breaking Barriers
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
How The Women In My Life Helped My Vision Become A Reality
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
The Secret To Making Bold Moves
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
It’s Official Harriet Tubman Will Be The Face Of The $20 Bill
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
The White House Wants To Know About The Key Issues Millennial Women Face
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Beyoncé on Power, Feminism, Formation and Transformation
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Beyoncé Launches Ivy Park With Motivating Message
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Kathryn Finney
A report titled, The Real Unicorns of Tech: Black Women Founders revealed that only 24 startups out of the 10,238 companies that raised venture capital funding from 2012 through 2014 were founded by Black women. This means only .2 percent of … Read More
Can You Box #BlackGirlMagic? This Startup Did And Wants You To Subscribe
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Black Women Founders Are Not Getting Funded, Here’s The Data
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Ashley Outrageous
In 2008, Ashley Ocampo started a blog while living in Miami, Florida. Today, the pint-sized powerhouse is better known by her brand name Ashley Outrageous, and since then she’s evolved from blogger to CEO of her own brand. As the founder of AshleyOutrageous.com her … Read More
The Planner You Need for 2016 To Keep You Focused
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Raqiyah Mays
You may not know her name, but chances are you know her voice. Her thoughts, opinions and commentary reach across the airwaves going back to 1995 on stations including Power 105.1, Hot 97, 98.7 KISS FM, and now 107.5 WBLS, so … Read More
American Express’ Head of Global Recruitment on How To Land Your Dream Job
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What Does It Mean To Be A Black Girl?
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
Oprah Doesn’t Use An Alarm Clock & Other Surprising Things We Learned About Her From Fast Company
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Beverly Bond
Black girls rock. Period. In a world where Black women are too often pushed aside, made to feel invisible, or hyper-sexualized this needs to be proclaimed — and thanks to Beverly Bond these words are more than just a mantra. … Read More
Taraji P. Henson’s Career Journey Is All The Inspiration You Need To Keep Going & Never Give Up
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Meet The ‘Power Women’ @ AfroPunk 2015
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Here’s What It Looks Like When A Company Actually Invests In Helping Girls Succeed
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Aliza Licht
Aliza Licht is a social media superstar widely known as the voice behind @DKNY PR Girl on twitter. She was a pioneer in that space and today the @DKNY twitter account has over half a million followers. The twitter account is how many … Read More
Singer Ariana Grande Lets The World Know She’s NOT HERE For Double Standards or Misogyny
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A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Veronica Barrow
No doubt about it, the thought of ice and snow brings chilling memories and horrible flashbacks of what was possibly the worst winter ever. Yet, in the midst of the back to back freezing temps and ice filled sidewalks we discovered … Read More
RocksBox — For The Girl Who Loves Jewelry But Doesn’t Have Time To Shop
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Insights On Diversity, Branding, Social Media, The Future of Media & More From Internet Week NY 2015
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Three Things You MUST Do When Working From Coworking Spaces
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A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Miko Branch
Miko Branch along with her sister Titi Branch successfully launched Miss Jessie’s to cater to women with curly hair. We know them today as pioneers in the natural hair movement. In her new book titled “Miss Jessie’s: Creating A Successful … Read More
One Woman’s Professional Connections Come to the Rescue During A Personal Tragedy
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Sophia Chang
Sophia Chang is a hustler. The designer illustrator from Queens New York attended Parsons School of Design and today she works as an independent creative juggling multiple freelance projects that span the spectrum of graphic design, apparel, printmaking, media and … Read More
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Leah McSweeney
Leah McSweeney is not afraid of standing up for what she believes in. She’s not afraid to say what she thinks or go after what she wants. Furthermore, she’s not afraid of failing. This fearless spirit manifests in all she … Read More
ESSENCE Magazine Takes A Closer Look At The Challenges For Black Women At Work
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Here Are The Principles You Need to Know to Help You Act and Think Like A Success (Part Three)
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Vanessa K. De Luca
When Vanessa K. De Luca shares her memories of making magazines with her mom as a little girl, you might think she always knew she wanted to work in media. But it wasn’t until after working in a completely unrelated industry … Read More
Here Are The Principles You Need to Know to Help You Act and Think Like A Success (Part Two)
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Here Are The Principles You Need to Know to Help You Act and Think Like A Success (Part One)
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#CAREKnowsHow To Empower Women Around The Globe
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10 Insights From Essence Magazine’s Sheila Harris
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Millions March NYC: Leadership Lessons From The Two Young Women Who Organized Over 50,000 People To March For Justice
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Microsoft’s Bing Predicts the Top Careers for 2015
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The Morning Routines Of 13 Ambitious Millennial Women
Her Agenda is a digital media platform bridging the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women. News, content, and a database of events and resources to help you get started or get to the next level of your career.
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Karen Civil
#HerAgendaLive: A Conversation With Karen Civil from Rhonesha Byng on Vimeo. A self-made successful woman hailing from Elizabeth New Jersey, Karen Civil leveraged her skills to create opportunities and forge key relationships that helped those around her and also helped her to … Read More
