As a Black woman, it annoys me that while I really wish to do business with competent, talented Black businesses, there are quite a few bad apples who seem to spoil it for themselves. I say themselves because they don’t keep me from doing business with other Black-owned businesses. I will ALWAYS do business with the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Digital Marketing + Entrepreneurship + Business
Seven Ways to Think Like A Stripper
I’ve been quiet lately. Really quiet. I know… and I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you. I swear. But I’ve been away for good reason. For the past few months I’ve been deeply engrossed in business development with none other than Erika Lyremark. Lyremark, CEO and Mastermind of DailyWhip.com, has over 25 years of… Continue Reading
6 Kickass Kickstarter (and other Crowdfunding) Campaigns – Feb 2013
Successful businesses don’t just have a quality product; they have a quality why to back their product up. Building a sustainable brand these days has more to do with knowing why you’re in business, what and who you’re in business for, and affecting change in your industry. Here’s the jumpoff of what I hope to be a… Continue Reading
Millenial Serial Entrepreneur Scott Gerber Talks Ramen Noodles, Personal Branding
I know I’ve been so inconsistent with my publishing schedule – however, to be honest, it’s not something that’s going to change any time soon. I push content when I’m passionate about the topic, and I’d rather push an authentic post than create a schedule. Blogs don’t make money. Blogs part of a larger business… Continue Reading
Srinivas Rao Talks Blogcast FM
If Srinivas Rao sounds familiar to you, chances are you’re subscribed to BlogcastFM. Pulling over 70,000 downloads per month, Blogcast FM is a prolific resource of conversations Srini has with successful and nationally known business owners, bloggers, online entrepreneurs, and published authors.… Continue Reading
Win A Copy of Robert Greene’s Mastery – Deadline November 17th!
Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, and The 50th Law. Robert Green’s Mastery is his highly anticipated fifth book. Mastery examines the lives of great historical figures such as Charles Darwin, Mozart, Paul Graham and Henry Ford, then distills… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy Can’t Stop My Dough
This week has been crazy. After Hurricane Sandy went HAM on New York City, we’ve gotten hit with a Noreaster in the Tri-State area. I’ve been in New Haven for the past few weeks (since October 21st, to be specific), so I’m actually blessed to be safe and sound. And wonderfully enough, the citizens of… Continue Reading
By the Power Invested in Me, Stop All These Damn Discounts
Ever since the introduction of daily deal sites like Living Social and Groupon, customers have saved bundles of money on nearly any product or service. However, these discounts usually come steep, largely unspoken costs known as daily deal fatigue. Daily deal fatigue burns the frugality candle at both ends, affecting both customers and business owners. Customers… Continue Reading
4 Hot RockStars Who’ve Mastered Internet Marketing & Business Inspiration
A while ago, I profiled 4 extraordinary women who possess beauty and brains when it comes to marketing and business. It’s time to even things out a bit, so here’s 4 handsome and dashing men who demonstrate distinctive marketing, branding and business inspiration skills. These guys are worth paying attention to, not because I say… Continue Reading