Power Agenda Entrepreneurs

From her sold-out Vicky the Fit Chick Bootcamp tour to pivoting to an online-based curriculum as a result of the pandemic. Vicky Loza’s can-do attitude, fierce personality, and no-nonsense motivational workout style have amassed her a fitness community of over 100k followers and counting.

When you’re an independent business owner, it’s hard, but that did not deter Sharufa Rashied-Walker from launching JINAKI, a contemporary womenswear line centered around color and textiles.

Eve Rodsky is the author of the New York Times Best-Seller Fair Play and the newly released, National Bestseller, Find Your Unicorn Space.

For over a decade, Germanee was climbing the ranks of the corporate fashion world as a merchandiser, never intending to be a stylist. But, after teaching and educating her friends who worked in tech spaces how to style themselves confidently for their body types, a career pivot was on her horizon.

Egypt Sherrod chats with us about how she and her husband make family and business work, the importance of real estate courses, how to navigate a seller’s market, and the Discovery Network’s commitment to diversity.

As the founder and CEO of Turner Conoly Group, Ashley Allison uses her years of experience as a changemaker to redefine the political landscape, on her terms.

As a trailblazing beauty entrepreneur, Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye is committed to reconstructing society’s misconceived perception of Black beauty with her brand, Ami Colé.

Briana Thompson, the founder of Spiked Spin, thrives on disruption. Her brand’s notable tagline “insult the standard” is all about claiming space in the fitness arena, an industry that is not always as welcome or inclusive as it could be.

Christina Wilds is an inspiration to others that wish to create their own beautiful page-turners in life. As a children’s book author and founder of a book club named after her daughter, Wilds has embraced both her journey in motherhood … Read More

In 1997, Peabody award nominated producer and founder of television and film production company Just A Rebel, Aaliyah Williams, witnessed a small revolution in Black film firsthand at her local movie theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Williams fondly recalls seeing the … Read More

It’s a glorious life for Yvette Nicole Brown. A life in which she is covered in flowers, but not the ones that Hollywood deems estimable. No, it’s a life wherein the kindness that Yvette dispenses returns to her tenfold and … Read More

One thing is crystal clear after our conversation with Rhonda Wills, attorney and star of the new court show ‘Relative Justice With Judge Rhonda Wills.’ From the time she was a small-town girl to her position now leading the highest … Read More

Sylvia Obell is an entertainment journalist whose relatable and entertaining approach to news has made her a valued rising voice in culture. From being a mere consumer of culture and entertainment news to now being one of the faces of … Read More

From her first summer internship in 2012 at CBS Radio where she worked the 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. shift, to now being in control of her own brand, Gia Peppers is one to watch. When you look at the … Read More

When you look at Bershan Shaw, you may see an optimistic figure who only lives life on her terms. And why wouldn’t she? After being diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer and given three months to live, Bershan’s experience with … Read More

Julie Lythcott-Haims is rooting for you.  Actually, she’s rooting for all humans, and she writes and speaks in service of helping them achieve their dreams.  Lythcott-Haims is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and activist who wrote the anti-helicopter … Read More

While many people reminisce on missed opportunities from their childhood, Yelitsa Jean-Charles is creating them for the next generation. From illustrating her ideal version of Rapunzel with brown skin and kinky hair to curating sold-out brown dolls with natural hair, … Read More