April 6, 2022

Earning and increasing capital as a Black woman in business shouldn’t be burdensome. Recent research has shown that Black women entrepreneurs are among the most successful business owners, earning between 25-50% more than their white counterparts. Although Black women entrepreneurs are increasing at unprecedented rates, they also face unique challenges that may prevent them from

You are the sum of your habits. When you allow bad habits to take over, they dramatically impede your path to success. The challenge is bad habits are insidious, creeping up on you slowly until you don’t even notice the damage they’re causing. Breaking bad habits requires self-control—and lots of it. Research indicates that it’s

Language is a challenge when it comes to the words we use to describe race and racism. It’s constantly evolving to become more specific, expansive and inclusive. It’s also constantly being co-opted or weaponized to undermine its effectiveness. Just look at what happened to the word “woke.” The word comes from the phrase, “Stay woke,”

People don’t like to be sold, but they love to buy. It is an undeniable rule that on the surface seems relatively simplistic, but when you dig deeper, you’ll find the complexity lies in uncovering the motive of why people buy. Uncovering buying motives goes against the strategy of selling. Selling implies informing the prospect

Strong relationships are essential to business and career success. Whether it’s your boss, colleagues, mentors, clients or customers, or other people in your professional network, it’s important to actively nurture and build these relationships, as they can see you through all stages of success. One challenge of relationship building in the social media era is

Anyone who has committed to a diet or weight-loss plan—and stuck with it for a solid four or five months—is surely familiar with the plateau phenomenon. At first, you’re making great progress, watching the pounds drop off and feeling really great. But, suddenly, although you haven’t changed your methods or goals at all, the scale