Black Entrepreneur Experience

Founded in 1996, Will Power Integrated Marketing was founded by 25-year beauty industry and Salon owner Wil Shelton. Will Power Integrated Marketing is a full- service experimental, event activation agency specializing in the beauty/barber industry. Wil’s vision for Wil Power Integrated Marketing was born of hard-won experience. He knew a different kind of agency was needed-a firm that takes a holistic and integrated approach towards promoting salons, stylists and barbers, while consistently over-delivering on value and responsiveness. Shelton feels that it's important for brands to have multicultural divisions or arms because most brands are setting up multicultural departments. Wil Power Integrated Marketing is positioned in more than 40 urban markets nationwide (with well-established business relationships with over 100,000 African American salons and barbershop nationwide and the ability to reach over 100 million consumers annually. The agency provides a means to maximize a brand's overall marketing throu

Smart Eye Technology has pioneered a new sector in cybersecurity – a continuous and multi-factor biometric security platform that protects and keeps you in control over your confidential information by blocking risky screen snooping and preventing unauthorized access to shared files.   Website: https://smarteyetechnology.com       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher has been a serial entrepreneur for over 40 years. From each business, he has carried away more and more knowledge to not only make the next endeavor a success but along the way learn how to begin to share his knowledge with others.   His present company is in digital marketing with a focus on lead generation.  But his real passion is teaching others, “How to Make the Chamber of Commerce Your #1 Business Partner”.  When he began his marketing agency over 15 years ago, he had just moved to a new town, did not know anyone and had to find a way to establish himself quickly. He happened to go to a meeting with the local Chamber, realized all his prospects were right in front of him and never looked back. After 2 years, his agency had more than an 80% referral rate and never had to market in any other way but by using the Chamber.  He now consults with Chamber member as well a Chamber Leaders throughout the US. In addition, he will be releasing an on-line course “Chamber Mastery” which has all of the te

Lisa Love, Co-Founder of Tanoshi, is driven by the belief that every child deserves an equal opportunity to have access to an age-appropriate computer and develop skills that will be essential for future. Tanoshi is the 2 in 1 Kids Computer. It is the best Back to School technology built to help kids with homeschooling. For More Information: https://tanoshikidscomputers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan Thomas released his new book called Defy Gravity: Unleashing Your Greatness Within. It is currently available now on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B39MR8W.    Defy Gravity is a powerful book for entrepreneurs and those who want to rise above mediocrity and missed opportunities towards a life of personal and professional greatness.   As  the President and CEO of Intrigue Media Group, Mr. Thomas has represented people and brands like Xerox, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Nielsen, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Waka Flocka Flame, NBA player Michael Beasley and others. He is highly successful, but he was not always that way. He had to overcome a lack of confidence, complacency and numerous other obstacles to achieve his goals and financial freedom. He is passionate about helping others to do the same. In his book he provides proven strategies, raw truth, personal stories that will help people to face themselves in the mirror, take accountability and become who they were destined to be.    To learn about

CEO and founder of Health:Further, founding partner of Jumpstart Health Investors,co-founder and minority owner of Nashville Soccer Club, welcome Marcus Whitney  In his entrepreneurial career, he has founded two innovative companies in the healthcare space, exited a tech marketing company, and co-owns Nashville’s new Major League Soccer team.   He is about to release his new book Create and Orchestrate (June 30th). In the book, he demystifies much of what keeps people from pursuing entrepreneurship and explains why it’s the only vocation that allows you to control your time by using your creativity.   Website: https://marcuswhitney.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Le

Founder + CEO of ExecOnline, Stephen Bailey. ExecOnline delivers online leadership development programs that solve organizations’ business needs. More than 200 global organizations have worked with us because we understand that impactful leadership development requires top business schools, flexible deployment strategies, and measurable business and financial impact. ExecOnline programs have a 91% completion rate and a 97% application rate. On average, our programs generate a 76X return on investment. Website:https://www.execonline.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Maria Akpotu has been a Registered Nurse for over 40 years and currently works at the Memphis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. While working at the facility, she started to research the trend of limb amputation in Veterans and found that, per the CDC, Veterans were four times more likely to have limb amputations than the general population. The risk was even higher for diabetic Veterans and those with mobility issues." "Akpotu says she believed that Veterans needed an easy to use tool that allows them to check their extremities daily. In that effort, Akpotu started project Comprehensive Diabetic Footcare Bundle. The goal is to help Veterans detect early changes in their feet and extremities so that they can report those changes promptly to get treatment to prevent loss of limbs. The project is expected to reduce the care cost from diabetic foot complications and reduce the number of associated hospital visits." Resource: https://www.memphis.va.gov/features/Memphis_VA_Nurse_Works_to_Save_Life_and_Limb.as

Website: https://www.sistersinbusinessmi.com  Sisters in Business Michigan is an initiative started by 4 Sisters, The Parker Sisters, of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2017. The goal is to create a safe space for women of color entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators, thought-leaders and creatives to network, strategize and build. Mission and Vision The mission of Sisters in Business is to create a space for women of color to connect, collaborate, and build community to sustain, grow and maximize their vision. ​Our vision is to build a community fund that invest in the businesses of the members of Sisters in Business, through pitch competitions, grants, scholarships, and awards. Additionally, we are working to develop the Sisters in Business International Business Exchange. This opportunity will take a group of women of color to a diaspora country to connect with other Sisters in Business internationally.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Website: http://hbcugreenfund.org Felicia M. Davis coordinates sustainability for Clark Atlanta University and is a member of the CAU Sustainability Council. HBCU Green Fund Leads the Way to Energy Efficiency on Campus. With an emphasis on cutting-edge technology and community activism, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can lead the way for American higher education institutions providing a sustainable, Earth-friendly education for their students. Relying mainly on grassroots support and crowdfunding for resources, the HBCU Green Fund will finance campus projects that cut energy and water usage—and thus, energy costs--on HBCU campuses. The Fund will, in turn, reinvest the savings it gains back into its sustainability program to finance additional projects. Our three-pronged approach will help sustain the HBCU legacy for generations to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad c

Website:  https://www.aprtmedia.com   Muyinza Kasirye is Owner of APRT Media, Entrepreneur Musician + Artist. What’s become crucial for any artist or brand at any level in 2020 is consistency. Our goal is to be able to not only write a song, do a photo shoot or produce video with you but to create a story and in turn an audience for what you do. With so much noise on the media landscape, in order for an artist or brand to carve out space, it’s important that their fans and/or prospective fans be hearing and seeing them with some sort of consistency. Nowadays it’s almost a must for an artist or brand to give fans a content driven narrative to follow. With Youtube, Instagram and Facebook video viewership taking over traditional television, as an artist and/or brand, you’re essentially a TV channel. That being the case, you want your viewers to come to your channel and find something new as often as possible. That’s what creates, solidifies and grows the connection between an artist or brand and its fans, audien

Website: iloveblackpeople.com Washington, DC –I Love Black People (ILBP) is a Black tech startup that uses technology to build a global network to protect Black people from racism & xenophobia, especially while traveling and in new environments. ILBP provides safe places for Black people throughout the world by providing Black-owned and Black-friendly businesses. Our goal is to make sure that no matter where a Black person goes, they will be treated with dignity and respect. ILBP could not do what it does without the help of our worldwide network of people. Our people network is currently composed of 400 ambassadors and 40,000 members who have helped to promote and identify over 14,000 businesses throughout the world, spanning over 200 cities. With the launch of “The Global Green Book: A Black Survival Guide” comes an opportunity to globally build upon Victor Hugo Green’s attempts to highlight venues — Black-owned or otherwise — where Black people can receive various services and accommodations with digni

Su Sanni, CEO of Dollaride, and a former guest on your #BEEpodcast.  A successful entrepreneur, CEO, and fundraiser. At the time Su was featured on your show, he was the founder of a company called WeDidit. Since then, Su has successfully sold WeDidit and shifted his attention toward building something even more meaningful to his community, and ones just like it -- Dollaride.  Dollaride is a black-owned rideshare company that aims to make affordable transportation available to anyone, anywhere, starting with those living in transit deserts. We recently launched an investment campaign on https://republic.co in an effort to raise funds while also creating economic opportunities for members of the urban community.   Website:  www.dollaride.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your

Greg Hendricks is a former professional basketball athlete having played overseas in six different Countries, as well as coached in the NBA as a volunteer assistant with the Seattle Supersonics. Greg Hendricks was a great basketball player. He competed at the NCAA Division I level, played professionally for nearly a decade and was the second-leading scorer in Brazil while sharing the floor with several current NBA players.He presided as Head Coach of a High School Basketball team in Washington State. Hendricks was a volunteer assistant, working out with players like Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis and Luke Ridnour. Greg was President and Director of a non-profit based out of Nigeria Africa called the Ejike Ugboaja Foundation. Greg was a member of the Advisory Board of The Olivia Hudson Foundation.  For five years Greg was living out of state in Washington and going to Africa every summer to run basketball camps, and helping kids come to America to get Christian educations and go to college. He has participated in ma

J.B. Lion is an author, and writing a visual novel. The idea for the book series was created by the power of kids’ imagination and a father spending time with his two boys. The book was written due to constant nagging from a loving wife.  The work was a labor of love by an ambitious fool trying to escape the drudgery of the everyday corporate grind.  The finished product is a blessing from the Almighty.   https://www.jblion.com/       View fullsize     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hella Cocktail Co. is a mixology company crafted with integrity and rooted in discovery for everyone who wants to taste more and know more. Hella Gives You Confidence. We equip you with knowledge and comfort in your own mixology journey. You can impress yourself and guests knowing you're doing all the right things.    Website: https://hellacocktail.co/pages/bitters-soda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deidra O'Neal Founder of YBSKids, a nonprofit organization decided it was time for our young children in suburban communities to hear and discover their rich heritage. In today's society, our children are missing the essence of culture and unity, so it is more important than ever to educate our children through diversity, and that is why we ultimately decided to launch We teach children about their rich history and those of different cultures, which helps them become more socially active, an essential part of a child's development. Here at Y.B.S. Kids, your child will gain further knowledge, individual strength, perseverance, and the ability to embrace their own identity. Teaching children about other cultures and their own builds character and enables our children to believe and value the things that make them exceptional, confident, and proud.  Our vision is to inspire children to become who they want to be, but more importantly, influence self-confidence and pride. ​Young, Black, and Suburban Kids.  Y.B.S.

Lucinda Cross a best-selling author, internationally known speaker, TV personality, and energetic teacher of personal and professional development. Activate WorldWide is a leadership services firm that specializes in marketing and consulting those who are considered “the best-kept secret” to building a marketable, brandable and scalable business model.   Lucinda creates and delivers products and services such as seminars, workshops, and training that’s designed for entrepreneurial women, millennials and at-risk youth. Her programs are also captured to enriching the lives of professional women and re-entry citizens seeking personal growth. https://lucindacross.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

Kristin Marquet is a founder and creative director of Marquet Media, LLC http://www.femfounder.co Prior to launching Marquet-Media.com, Kristin served as the Creative Director of the award-winning PR firm, Creative Development Agency. She oversaw the day-to-day operations of the agency as well as directed all client accounts and projects. With a strong eye for creating memorable brands and a diverse range of knowledge, Kristin provided strategic counsel to clients interested in developing successful internal and external communication programs across all media platforms for more than a decade. Kristin has forged successful partnerships with haute couture designer Samantha Giraud; celebrity fashion designer and correspondent NV Nick Verreos; prestige hair care brand Briogeo; French accessory designer Mona Roussette; and many more. She has generated media placements in Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, Seventeen, Glamour, and ELLE magazines, Refinery29.com, and countless other outlets. In 2017, Kristin launc

Bill Perkins, author of the provocative new book DIE WITH ZERO: Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life    BILL PERKINS is the CEO of BrisaMax Holdings and the living embodiment of what he preaches. After training on Wall Street, Perkins made his fortune in Houston as an energy trader. These days, Perkins is recognized for his glamorous lifestyle, high-stakes poker games, and outrageous novelty wagers. He very much lives every day to the fullest. Called “The Last Cowboy” in a recent Wall Street Journal profile he describes himself as a “Z-list” celebrity. But Perkins has somehow been featured in Reuters, Financial Times, TIME magazine, CigarAficionado, BusinessInsider, and appears frequently on CNBC-TV and posts about his exploits--on Instagram (@billperkins) to his 178K followers.         Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad