Black To Business

This week is a solo episode with Monique T. Marshall, the Founder and Chief-In-Charge at Black To Business. She’s taking you behind the scenes of how she manages to stay organized and avoid overwhelm as she has grown the business. Do you love the show? Show your support→ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/blacktobusiness    DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to set boundaries in your business Tools to keep you organized Ways to minimize overwhelm by reducing the tools you use in your business Why seasons are important for your business What to do when you can’t afford to outsource How to plan for success in 2023 RESOURCES MENTIONED: Buy Me A Coffee Clickup Loom Zoom Lastpass Undock Calendly   STAY CONNECTED:  Black to Business:  Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn   Thank you so much for listening! Please support us by simply rating and reviewing our podcast!

Name: Katonya Breaux Business Name: Unsun Cosmetics, INC. Current Title: Founder Location: Los Angeles   About Katonya: Katonya B. Breaux is the founder and President of Unsun Cosmetics, Inc. a Los Angeles-based cosmetics company dedicated to providing both beauty and skin protection to women of all skin tones.   Born in New Orleans, Breaux grew up in Los Angeles as the seventh of eleven brothers and sisters but returned to New Orleans where she obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Arts Administration. She stayed in New Orleans for 20 years, running a construction company she started just prior to finishing graduate school. In 2013, Breaux returned to Los Angeles to be nearer to her family and to launch an idea she had been working on, her cosmetics company UNSUN.   “I have worn sunscreen diligently since my twenties,” says Breaux. “Initially it was to prevent the little black moles on my face that were so prevalent with the women in my family. However, as I matured and became more health-conscious, I

Name: Adryanauna Tuggle aka. Marketing By Monrae Age: 28 Business Name: Millionaire Mob University Current Title: CEO Location: Atlanta     About Marketing By Monrae: Marketing By Monrae is the Dean and President of Millionaire Mob University. She’s a 2x Published Author and Digital Marketing Maven.   Starting in 2013 as a Sophomore in College Monrae opened her marketing agency Rare Necessity Brand Management with the intention of assisting them with making marketing simple.   Immediately after opening the agency, she discovered her passion for campaigns and her unique ability to use the combination of data and creativity to make her clients money.   After graduating, she went on to work with celebrities and companies where she continued to develop her skillset for all things marketing and increased their revenue to well over 300% within the first 90 days of working together with implementing her Million Dollar Marketing System.   In 2019 Monrae discovered that CEOs were not equipped with the knowledge to suc

Name: Makhosi Nejeser Age: 33 Business Name: The Royal Shaman LLC Current Title: CEO/Founder, The Royal Shaman, Spiritual Advisor To High Achieving Entrepreneurs     About Makhosi: Makhosi Nejeser, known as “The Royal Shaman”, is the world-leading African Shaman specializing in energetic alignment and human potential. She mentors high-performing individuals to create powerful transformations amplifying their wealth and impact. Called a Spiritual Guide For Empire Builders, Makhosi turns entrepreneurs into conscious leaders.   Teaching thousands in her online communities to connect with their best self, those working with her see incredible growth personally and professionally. Makhosi has been referred to as “The Get Sh*t Done Shaman” and as a "productivity shaman" for her ability to motivate and enlighten.   She is a fully initiated South African Sanusi, Zulu Shaman, and is trained in Ancient Egyptian Spirituality through the Dogon Mystery School. Using integration, expansion, and evolution, Makhosi shows dis

Name: Sarah Monroe Age: 27 Business Name: Impactful Courses Current Title: CEO | Course & Curriculum Strategist Location: Richmond, VA   About Sarah: Sarah Monroe is a Course & Curriculum Strategist that helps her clients get tremendous results. After taking one too many courses that overpromised and underdelivered - it was time for her to be the gap between what her clients wanted to offer, and helping them actually offer that plus more.   Sarah does this by combining her corporate training experience, psychology degree, and 10+ years of design experience to create transformative courses and online programs for her clients. Her agency, Impactful Courses Co., helps established business owners and content creators turn their expertise into a profitable and scalable course. As a result, her clients consistently have more impact and income while being less stressed and saving time.   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to create an online course from start to finish Steps to take before creating a cou

Name: Diana Morris Business Name: Diana Morris Coaching Current Title: Clarity Coach Educational Background: Boston College, B.A. Communication, 2011 Vanderbilt University, M.Ed. Higher Education Administration, 2014     About Diana: Diana Morris is a clarity coach, speaker, and writer committed to helping people make the most of the life they have been gifted. Through her signature Define, Align, Decide framework, 1:1 programs, workshops, presentations, & online courses, she gracefully guides her clients and students to find the clarity and certainty they need to create fulfillment in all areas of their life including work, home, and their relationships with themselves and others. Diana’s coaching style has been described as Oprah meets Iyanla Vanzant, which she finds most flattering.    DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: The impact of mindset on reaching your goals  How to make your own way to success The importance of showing up for yourself How to identify and overcome fears How to make life-changing

Name: Vernon J. Age: 35 Business Name: EquityCoin Current Title: CEO Location: Irvine, CA Educational Background: Seton Hall Univ.   About Vernon: From Brooklyn, New York by way of Los Angeles, Vernon J. is the Founder of EquityCoin, the first digital token on the blockchain backed by affordable housing. Since 2005, Vernon has dedicated his life to community-building through multifamily acquisitions and asset management, facilitating over $180 million worth of real estate transactions around the United States.   Giving back has always been a major part of Vernon’s career. Some of the community programs he co-founded in the last decade are Healthy NYC, Young Masterminds Initiative, NY for Seniors, Mastermind Connect, and EastNewYork.com, all of which are thriving today. With over 15 years of experience in the multifamily real estate industry, five years of immersive global Blockchain exposure, six continents traveled, and a growing affordable housing portfolio, Vernon looks forward to using his contacts and br

Name: Keisha Blair Business Name: Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth Current Title: Award-winning author, economist, entrepreneur, wife and mother-of-three Location: Ottawa, Canada Educational Background: She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa.   About Keisha: Keisha Blair is a trained economist with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 and the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She led events such as the Most Powerful Women Summit in Montreal, Canada, and the Fortune Global Forum. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa. She has been profiled in The New York Times and is a contributor to the New York Observer an

Name: Jourdan Guyton Business Name: Vera Jean Media Current Title: CEO Location: Los Angeles     About Jourdan: Jourdan is a Content strategist & Coach living in Brooklyn, New York! With over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry, her love for content is Indescribable. In 2019 Jourdan sold a comedic web series she co-created to BET and jumped all the way into content creation.    Fast forward to when the pandemic hit in 2020, Jourdan was forced to pivot and created her own business from scratch. Named after her grandmother, Vera Jean Media, specializes in content strategy and social media marketing for small business owners.    Jourdan began teaching other female entrepreneurs her strategy for audience growth and increased revenue. Less than two years later, Jourdan has generated multiple six-figures in the business and has grown her Instagram audience to +75,000 amazing humans.   Her true passion is helping women showcase their true authentic selves through their content to make more money

Name: Rod Johnson  Business Name: BLK & Bold Current Title: Co-Founder Location: Des Moines IA   About BLK & Bold: Being the first nationally accessible/distributed black-owned coffee and tea business not only came with its own victories but it also came with its own set of challenges. Long nights, a lot of trial and error, high expectations, and pressure.   Four years later, BLK & Bold is celebrating their anniversary and rolling out their new cold brew. They have made it through covid, introduced new products, expanded their work environment and employee base, all while making their 5 percent contribution to youth programming a consistent priority. As they move into their fifth year in the industry they look back in reflection with a smile on their face as they know that the road hasn’t been easy but has most definitely been worth it.   Rod Johnson and Pernell Ceszar are two first-generation college graduates that became young black entrepreneurs with a mission in mind—to impact their community.

Name: Dr. Philippe Douyon Business Name: The Inle BrainFit Institute Current Title: Neurologist/Author/Online Course Creator Location: New York Educational Background: Medical Doctor   About Dr. Philippe: Dr. Philippe Douyon is a Board Certified Neurologist. He completed his residency in Neurology at NYU and fellowship in clinical Neurophysiology at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical College. He is the founder of The Inle BrainFit Institute (www.inlebrainfitinstitute.com), a health, wellness, and technology company designed to improve people's health and quality of life. He is the author of the book, Neuroplasticity: Your Brain's Superpower, which speaks to the brain's ability to adapt, learn, and heal. He has created the children’s illustrated series, Nuri The Neuron, in order to teach children about their brains and how the decisions they make and the actions they take impact their brain’s health. Dr. Philippe Douyon is the creator of the online course, Take Charge of Your Brain (https://bit.ly/drphilippedouyon) in

Name: Paul Roberson & Ahmed Jerome Business Name: Sobol BedStuy / Williamsburg Current Title: Owner/Operator Location: Brooklyn, NY   About Sobol: Ahmed Jerome, Paul Roberson and Tony Robinson got together in 2019 with a general purpose to start a business in their beloved Bed-Stuy community. They tossed around a few ideas and all agreed that they wanted to contribute to the community by opening a family friendly spot that provides healthy food.    During their entrepreneurial journey they discovered the Sobol Cafe franchise, a Long Island based company, known for producing their unique Acai bowls. After tasting the product and discovering its many benefits they were all sold on bringing one to Brooklyn. Then COVID struck.  However, they persevered and in October 2020, they opened the chain's first Brooklyn location in Bed-Stuy, with a second opening last month in Williamsburg. The road to success wasn't easy for the trio, as they faced long delays due to the global pandemic, and most recently, an employe

Name: Lamar Tyler Age: 46 Business Name: Traffic Sales and Profit Current Title: CEO Location: Duluth, GA   About Lamar: Using his motto "The Gatekeepers Are Gone," Lamar has leveraged digital marketing to move his online brands from small personal blogs to an international brand with over 700,000 social media fans and 60 thousand plus customers in all 50 states and 43 countries around the world.   Among the recognition received for his work, Lamar, along with his wife Ronnie was named one of Ebony Magazine's Power 100, a list of the top 100 movers and shakers in the black community, finalists for Black Enterprise's Family Business of the Year, finalists for Infusionsoft's Small Business ICON award and winners of the ClickFunnels Two Comma Award.   Additionally, in 2021 Lamar's company Tyler New Media was ranked #2040 on the Inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest-growing private companies and won the ClickFunnels Two Comma X Award for doing over 10 Million in sales using the ClickFunnels software platform.  

Name: Hassan Pierre Business Name: Maison de Mode Current Title: CEO & Co-Founder Location: Miami, FL     About Hassan: Starting as a Parsons School of Design student where he studied Design & Management, Hassan launched his label reinventing high-end vintage fabrics before founding MAISON DE MODE.  As a pioneer of the sustainable fashion movement, he has extended his experience and voice to numerous panel discussions including the 2015 NGO Conference at the United Nations, SXSW in 2018, Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in 2018, Future Sustainability Summit in 2019, Future of Fashion Summit in 2019 and Harvard Business School's Retail and Luxury Goods conference in 2021.  Additionally, Hassan now holds a position on the Board of Well Beings—an environmental and animal conservation NGO, and is also a Member of the CFDA Fashion Awards Guild. Recently, Hassan wrote a thought piece on energy efficiency in the retail space for CFDA.com that can be found here , was a guest on The Glossy Podcast where h

Name: Amie Thompson Business Name: Creative Allies Current Title: CEO Location: Raleigh, NC Educational Background: BS, Business Administration - The University of NC at Chapel Hill MS, Organization & Management - Capella University     About Amie: Amie is a CEO who has stepped out of her comfort zone to become a true leader. She is the President & CEO of Creative Allies, a Black-owned marketing firm that drives unparalleled brand engagement through compelling creative, digital technology, strategic, and social influencer management.    Amie is passionate about connecting with small business owners and entrepreneurs, particularly women and minorities, and helping them flourish. She loves talking about everything from the journey of a business owner to personal branding to sales tips for introverts and non-sales people.    Amie believes that while design and strategy are incredibly important to marketing, the key isn’t just in creating a beautiful logo or in coming up with the perfect slogan…the key is

Name: Paulana Lamonier Business Name: Black People Will Swim Current Title: Founder Location: Long Island, NY Educational Background: B.A. in Journalism   About Paulana: Paulana Lamonier is the founder of Black People Will Swim, a purpose-driven organization working to smash the stereotype that Black people don’t swim. ​ After learning how to swim with the help of coaches in 2009 at CUNY York College, Paulana nurtured her love for swimming and became inspired to teach others how to conquer their fear of water. For over a decade, she has shared her passion for swimming by working with swim clubs, teams, and gyms to build a community with her students. ​ She's also a multimedia journalist who has made a career out of telling compelling stories. She's written for Fast Company, Forbes, Complex Magazine, and interviewed the likes of Queen Latifah, Loni Love, Venus Williams, and more.   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Why it's important to have a brand story Key elements you should have in your brand story Why i

Name: Rita Olds Age: 35 Business Name: Rita Olds & Co. Current Title: CEO & Sr. Copywriter Location: Atlanta, GA Educational Background: BA in English Writing with a concentration in Corporate Communication   About Rita: Rita Olds is a copywriter who helps women develop their signature voice so they can sell more authentically and generate more revenue. Her main mission is to empower Black women & femmes to find, develop, and use their voices to change the world. She helps clients write persuasive science-based web copy with hella personality and have stress-free launches with words that sell.    DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Understanding what copywriting is and why it matters for your business Tips for writing good copy The role that market research plays in creating copy Understanding brand voice and brand personality The secret to developing a brand voice and personality? How to show up authentically in your business For complete show notes and resources mentioned for this episode go to:

Name: Georgie-Ann Getton Business Name: GSD Solutions Current Title: CEO Location: New York Educational Background:  Baruch College | 2014 - 2017 Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Communications with specialization in Graphic CommunicationsBachelor of Science - BS, Business Communications with specialization in Graphic Communications       About Georgie-Ann: Georgie-Ann Getton is a NY-based tech ecosystem trailblazer, Execution Expert, mom of two, and the CEO of GSD Solutions, a business development agency she founded in 2019. She is also a multimedia content creator and speaker for her brand GSD with Georgie. She is the author of "The Art of Getting Sh*t Done", a memoir and entrepreneurship guide, and the host of Doing The Most The Misadventures of Entrepreneurship Podcast.    Georgie is passionate about developing inclusive, innovative, and experience-driven business models. She additionally holds a seat on the NY Tech Alliance and Caribbeans in Tech & Entrepreneurship Boards.   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU

Name: Ebitari Larsen Business Name: Delta Data Services LLC Current Title: President Age: 49 Location: Long Beach, California Educational Background:  Bachelors of Arts, Bowdoin College. Masters of Science, University of Hawaii. Certified Professional Project Manager (PMP) since 2009. 40-Hour Human Resources Training Program (EverythingHR) 2021 LBCEI Business Resiliency Program     About Ebitari: Ebitari founded Delta Data Services in 2009 to assist companies in "Discerning Data!". At Delta Data Services we gather and analyze data for business intelligence & reporting for sales & marketing departments. Ebitari Larsen was named a Wonderpreneur on Medium.com.    She is an award-winning researcher and teacher. Ms. Larsen authored software visual user guides including Zoho and Microsoft. She has successfully worked with numerous federal government agencies including the US Department of Energy. Ms. Larsen has assisted many organizations to reach their goals including Rutgers University, Comcast Programm

Name: Eric Mbakop Business Name: A Swift Connect Current Title: Founder & Chief Designer Age: 27 Location: Chicago Educational Background: Majored in Actuarial Science and a minor in Finance   About Eric: Eric Mbakop is an Entrepreneur, Eternal Optimist, and a Designer for Small Black Businesses. As Founder & Chief Designer of A Swift Connect, the Cameroon native now resides in Chicago and considers himself a Chicagoan who designs strategies and graphics for small black businesses. In consequence, he is a strategic partner for small black businesses throughout their growth journey.   Eric relocated from Cameroon to Chicago 10 years ago and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science and minor in Finance from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He worked as a Consultant for a consulting firm before launching A Swift Connect. He is an avid soccer fan and a Bulls fan!   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Understanding the difference between branding and marketing How to define and understand you