Black Entrepreneur Experience

BEE 53 – Phylecia Jones, The Budget School   Phylecia Jones, CEO of Keep Up with Mrs. Jones LLC and founder of the Budget School. She is known as the savvy money nerd, and go to expert on budgeting. In this episode, she tells us about her journey from college studying computer science, working as a system engineer for the military, and finally transitioning to her entrepreneurial stage helping other entrepreneurs with their financial growth.     Tools: MeetEdgar     Books: Book Yourself Solid     Connect with Phylecia: Facebook Keep Up With Mrs jones Budget School    

BEE 52 – Bola Sokunbi   Bola Sokunbi, CEO & founder of Clever Girl Finance, a business that helps women become accountable, ditch the debt, save money and build real wealth. She is a certified financial instructor, money expert, business strategist, all-around finance junkie.   Tools: meetedgar     Books: Live it, Love it, Earn it     Connect with Bola: Linkedin com Podcast Facebook Twitter Instagram

Kunbi Tinuoye, Founder & CEO of UrbanGeekz.com, a groundbreaking, video centric, minority oriented, digital news platform. In this episode Kunbi tells us about her journey from London, where she was born, grew up and studied journalism; to Atlanta, the city where she currently lives and where she decided to start UrbanGeekz.com.   Tools: Google Analytics   Books: The Value in the Valley   Connect with Kunbi: com Facebook Twitter Instagram

Kay North, Career Strategist, US. Navy veteran, business coach. In this episode, Kay tells us about her views on leadership, strategy and how applying these concepts allows people to achieve success in their life. Her punchline is: “I build, I develop, I produce results”.   Tools: JotForm     Books: Chess, Not Checkers, by Mark Miller       Connect with Kay: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook kaynorth.com

Tamika Newhouse, self-publishing best-selling author, CEO of Delphine Publications, mother and founder of the AAMB book club. Tamika is a young and energetic entrepreneur. She likes to say she wrote her way to success, in this episode she tells us about this journey starting at 21 when she founded her publishing company, to her present as an established author with 15 novels published and multiple awards won.     Books: "Just like Martin" by Ossie Davis     Tools: Google Suite     Contact Tamika: Twitter instagram Facebook tamikanewhouse.com

BEE 48 – Lauren Wells   Lauren Wells aka LC.Thriva, CEO & Founder of Thrive Abundantly LLC, a company that focuses in helping Women Entrepreneurs attract more clients and increase their profits with ease. In this episode, she tells us all about her entrepreneurial journey, starting 13 years ago in college, going through the navy, working a 9 to 5, and now thriving as a  businesswoman and leader.       Books: The Secrets of a Millionaire Mind The 4 Agreements   Tools: Evernote Leadpages Calendly Scheduleonce Paypal   Connect with Lauren: Facebook

BEE 47 – Tina Wells, Buzz Marketing Group   Tina Wells, author, CEO and founder of Buzz Marketing Group, a marketing agency focused in creating marketing strategies for clients within the beauty, entertainment, fashion, financial and lifestyle sector. She’s also the author of the bestselling Mackenzie Blue book series. Tina started her entrepreneurial journey when she was just 16 years old, in this episode she shares with us her experiences about business, marketing and life.   Tools: Slack Flipboard     Books: Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl     Connect with Tina: Web Buzz Marketing Group Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin

BEE 46 – Brian Fontenot, BLF Foundation   Brian Fontenot, Transformation Specialist, founder, CEO and Director of the BLF Foundation, a nonprofit focused on providing mentorship and scholarship opportunities for minorities. In this episode Brian talks about how, having achieved great success himself, he felt compelled to give back to the community by helping students succeed, mentoring and providing advice at the various stages of their education process.   Boooks: The One Thing, by Rary W. Keller     Tools: Evernote   Connect With Brian: Web BLF Foundation Linkedin Facebook Twitter Instagram

BEE 45 – Ronald Bennett Williamson, Evelyn Brawner Couture   Ronald Bennett Williamson, owner and creative director of Evelyn Brawner Couture, a clothing line that makes evening and wedding gowns for the confident and sophisticated woman. Ronald is a millennial, a 25 years old fashion designer from Milwaukee, currently based in NYC. In this episode, he tells us about his journey, the lessons he learned in the fashion industry, and the importance of research and defining your business to achieve success.       Tools: Inigo   Books: Good Bye to Berlin by Christpher Isherwood   Connect with Ronald: Facebook Instagram Twitter

BEE 44 – Dontae Muse   Dontae Muse, owner of Above Art Studios, a New Jersey based Art gallery that fucuses in dealing pop-urban art and hosting cultural events that revolve around black art, poetry and music. In this episode Dontae talks about his journey from throwing music events and making music to owning and directing a successful Art Gallery.     Books: The Power of Broke The Power of Now The Law of Success in 16 Steps   Tools: ConstantContact   Connect with Dontae: com Instagram Facebook Twitter

BEE 43 – Greg E. Hill   Gregory E. Hill, motivational speaker, author, host of the Minority Trailblazers Podcast, he is on a mission to empower young people to believe in their own genius. On this episode Greg talks about his philosophy on life, going from his early start as a kid selling sodas at school, his time in college starting his first businesses, working on corporate America, and his present as a culture change agent through his motivational speaking and podcasting.       Books: The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale   Tools: Text 2 Group Bitly     Connect with Greg: com Twitter Linkedin Facebook Instagram Minority Trailblazers Podcast

BEE – Rakia Reynolds   Rakia Reynolds, multi-media communications guru, mompreneur and CEO. She is the Founder of Skai Blue Media, a multimedia communication agency that focuses on helping people and products with their business branding and bragging. This self-proclaimed octopus woman tells us about her journey to success and the way she juggles all the different aspects of her life finding the balance she needs to live a fulfilling life.   Links cited in the interview:   The Secret – Rhonda Byrne (2006) - http://www.thesecret.tv/products/the-secret-book/ The Originals - Adam Grant - http://www.adamgrant.net/originals Give and Take - Adam Grant - http://www.adamgrant.net/give-and-take Ava Duvernay - https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ava_DuVernay   linkedin twitter Skai Blue Media

BEE 41 – Jereshia Hawk, Go Getter Group   Jereshia Hawk is a 26 six years old Engineer, Income Strategist and Corporate Dropout. She’s the founder of the Go Getter Group, a business dedicated to help women create alternative income sources while living a purposeful life. This smart and talented young woman is here to tell us about her journey, her goals and how she managed to create growth in her business while living life in her own terms.     Tools: Acuity Scheduling   Books: Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill   Connect with Jereshia: com Twitter Facebook

BEE 40 – Dejuan Burns   Dejuan Burns, celebrity stylist, weave master, former teacher and proud owner of De Glam Shoppe, a mobile salon that caters customers in the DC area. In this episode, Dejuan tells us about her business journey going through struggles and successes and how she finds a way to use her skills giving back to her community.     Books: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by R. Kiyosaki   Contact DeJuan: Linkedin Instagram Facebook salondejuan.info

  BEE 039 – Jabari Holloman     Jabari Holloman, Minneapolis native and professional photographer. He is the founder of Akil Photography, an independent imaging studio that provides photography services. He started doing photography as a hobby with his Instagram account MinneapolisEyes, his first break was when his photos got featured on a Huffington Post Arts article. On this episode, Jabari tells us about his entrepreneurial journey, from working a 9-5 to creating a business around his passion.     Links mentioned on this episode: Gordon Parks Adobe Photoshop Huffington Post article     Connect with Jabari: Linkedin MinneapolisEyes on Twitter MinneapolisEyes on Instagram Akil Photography on Instagram Akil Photography on Facebbok com

BEE 38 – Essynce Moore   Essynce Moore, CEO of Essynce Couture LLC, teen entrepreneur, child fashion designer, author, actress and motivational speaker. In this episode, this amazing young lady tells us about her journey from designing clothes for fun as a six year old, learning from her entrepreneur mother, and then starting her business at ten years old, to the present day as a 14 years old CEO that also attends high school and is expanding her business everyday.     Books: “The 48 Laws of Power” – Robert Greene https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303.The_48_Laws_of_Power   “The Black Law Dictionary” – Henry Campbell Black https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%27s_Law_Dictionary     Social media tools: instagram.com snapchat.com   Connect: https://www.instagram.com/essyncecouturellc/ https://twitter.com/essyncecouture https://www.facebook.com/EssynceCouture/ http://www.essyncecouture.com/        

James Nowlin, 37 old millionaire, author, coach and CEO of Excel Global Partners. He has an amazing life story of hard work and success. Today he tells us about his journey to find not only success, but purpose in life, and how this is the key to living a meaningful life.     Books: Wallace Wattles – “The Science of Getting Rich” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/342504.The_Science_of_Getting_Rich James Nowlin – “The Purposeful Millionaire” jamesonamazon.com Tools: Zoom - https://zoom.us/   Contact: http://jamesnowlin.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PurposefulMillionaire/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKk9JFyTdtFvCzcmYd6tpg https://twitter.com/search?q=%40JamesNowlinTPM https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnowlin1/

BEE 36 – Sophia Antoine   Sophia Antoine, relationship coach, speaker and blogger at Sophia Antoine Coaching & Consulting. In this episode, Sophia tells us about how her marriage made her understand relationships in such a profound way, and how this motivated her to pursue a career as a relationship coach, all of this while raising two kids and working a 9 to 5.     Tools: www.canva.com   Books: The 5 Love Languages – Gary Chapman. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23878688-the-5-love-languages   Connect: ly/coachmesophia https://www.facebook.com/lifecoachsophia https://www.instagram.com/courageous_coach/ https://twitter.com/coach_sophiaa https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachsophiaantoine/

BEE Bonus Episode – Demarra Gardner, Change Agent Consulting     Demarra Gardner is a mother, business consultant, coach, therapist, and CEO of Change Agent Consulting. Her company is launching Black Women About Biz, a program dedicated to inspire change and develop black women entrepreneurs. In this episode she tells us about about her business, her journey, and her philosophy for life.       Books: E Squared - Pam Grout   Tools: https://asana.com/ https://www.webinarjam.com/ https://buffer.com https://www.waveapps.com/accounting/     Connect with Demarra: Change Agent Consulting LinkedIn Black Women About Biz

BEE 33 Ida Bryd-Hill    Ida Byrd-Hill, president of Uplift Inc, a nonprofit Tech Diversity & Inclusion firm focused in reducing the digital talent shortage. As a lifelong entrepreneur, Ida owned a wealth management firm for years, but frustrated with the fact that none of the money she was helping to make was being put into helping her community, she decided to start a nonprofit to help African Americans prepare themselves for the fourth industrial revolution.   Web:   http://www.upliftinc.org/     Her Book:   Invisible Talent Market http://www.upliftinc.org/invisible_talent.aspx   Books:   Think and Grow Rich https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30186948-think-and-grow-rich   Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/822185.Think_and_Grow_Rich