Category: Power Agenda

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Maci Peterson

In the tech industry Black men and women barely make up 3 percent of the workforce, and the specific number of Black women is so low...

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...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Sequoia Blodgett

Sequoia Blodgett took a page out of the entrepreneur’s handbook when she pivoted her life to become an entrepreneur before she even really knew...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Nadia Lopez

When was the last time you felt broken? After becoming a viral sensation following a now famous post on the Humans of New York...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Lizzy Okoro

Lizzy Okoro lives by the mantra, ‘She who dares, wins.’ After living in New York and working full-time while attending graduate school, Lizzy decided...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Katrina Craigwell

Science Geek. Intrapreneur. Digital Guru. These are the words that describe Katrina Craigwell, who was recently recognized as a WiCi Award honoree, identifying her...

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...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Christina Halpern

When you’re the daughter of the first Black man to build a billion-dollar business, it’s quite possible to feel overwhelmed to live up to...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Danisha Danielle

Born in L.A. and raised by a single father, Danisha Danielle Wrighster  showed strength and determination by taking on studies in Mass Communication at UCLA at...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Jennifer Santiago

Now that the class of 2015 is officially settled into the real world, they’re on their way (hopefully) to launching their careers via internships and entry-level...

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...

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,...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Liz Elam

Lightning struck at a Dell Company seminar, where Liz Elam had been enjoying a career as one of their top sales executives. As part...

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...

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...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Melody McCloskey

By combining beauty with technology, Melody McCloskey is empowering stylists everywhere with the right business tools. As the co-founder and CEO of StyleSeat, an online marketplace...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Laureen E. Seeger

In an industry traditionally dominated by men, Laureen E. Seeger has found a way to make her presence felt as both a powerful business executive...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Candice S. Cook

The very first time I met Candice, we were introduced by the founder of Her Agenda, Nesha, at a brunch where they were both being...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Julie Greenbaum

It’s been five years since Julie Greenbaum started her non-profit organization, F*ck Cancer. It all started with a simple desire to raise money for...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Teresa C. Younger

The fight for equality for women has been a long and tumultuous battle. From the suffrage movement of the early 20th century to the...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Kristi Ross

It is becoming more common to hear of millennials – specifically women—shattering glass ceilings across a variety of sectors. From technology to finance, government...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Nina Restieri

If we’re smart, and motivated enough, our greatest obstacles in life can serve as a catalyst to something great. Whether it’s an invention, a...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Ashley Gavin

Before moving to New York to combine her passion for tech and comedy, Ashley Gavin was a software engineer at a research laboratory in...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Robin Givhan

From The Washington Post to the Daily Beast, Newsweek, and now back at the Post, Robin Givhan has shared her criticism–the good, bad and...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Kena Paranjape

BRIKA was founded by two women who believe that pursuing one’s passion pays off in a big way. Both Kena Paranjape, co-founder and Crafter...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Nikki Fowler

It is an understatement to say that Nikki Fowler is fiercely intelligent and driven. In her spare time as a kid, she studied computer programming and often...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Kate Bailey

When we think of women in tech, the focus tends to be primarily on women in the software and coding fields. It’s not often that...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Danielle Arps

Up and coming Interior Designer Danielle Arps could design your future startup office. Let that be your motivation. After graduating from Pratt University with a...

Arianna Huffington Thrives

The moment that set the stage for international media mogul Arianna Huffington’s career almost didn’t happen. In her senior year of college she was...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Rebecca Rachmany

When we asked Rebecca Rachmany, CEO of Gangly Sister, why there are so few women in the technology field, she said “The fundamental problem...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Danyel Smith

“I didn’t have a strategy.” When’s the last time you’ve heard that? And yet, Danyel Smith has held positions across multiple media platforms. She...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Leslie Fishlock

After working in the business and internet world for several years, Leslie Fishlock had become the go-to woman when her friends and family needed...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Lauren Maillian

After a successful international modeling career, Lauren Maillian Bias stepped out on faith and launched her own company. She started a winery at the...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Pat Houston

In 2001, Pat Houston negotiated the highest paid record deal in music history for $100 Million Dollars for her client Whitney Houston. With over 25...

A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Arian Simone

Arian Simone completed her first public relations assignment while living out of her car. After accepting a job offer in Los Angeles upon graduating...