We will take one trillion photos this year. DSLRs will hang from the necks of professionals and novices alike, a gateway drug to more lenses, more accessories. Our camera phones will continue to convince us a masterpiece is a filter away. Image making has…
Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (acclaimed writer and reigning Supreme of cultural storytelling) stormed through Another Round with a simple quote from Patti Smith, “You don’t need to write about things you don’t love.” (Side note: If you don’t follow this podcast already, take a moment to…
A powerful brand with an authentic voice incites a connection with an audience. But nothing can be sustained on connection alone. Community—when that initial point of contact transitions to a lasting relationship—is the natural extension of great branding. That’s the major lesson of my…
On an unseasonably warm Spring day in New York’s famed Central Park, a young woman paces, cell phone at her ear. She is adorned with two nose rings, hoop and septum, plus an ornate necklace evocative of an artifact out of Nefertiti’s tomb glittering…
Uneku Atawodi is a businesswoman. A philanthropist. A government worker. A world traveler. And an international professional polo player. She’s 25 years old. How has this young woman accomplished so much with such little time on earth? She started with not taking no for…
Most of the barriers holding you back from reaching the same level of professional success as men are in your own mind. That’s the message behind Sheryl Sandberg’s much talked about bestselling memoir/manifesto Lean In. Many Black women are responding with a resounding, “speak for…
Even if you don’t plan to open your own business, you should think of yourself as an entrepreneur. The economy is still in recovery. Traditional resources and opportunities are limited. Successful entrepreneurs thrive during these uncertain times because they are masters of creating opportunities regardless…
For WNBA star, Shyra Ely-Gash, before there was basketball, there was fashion. Her earliest memories consist of her childhood self sprawled out on the floor sketching outfits. Somewhere between then and now, she picked up a basketball. The game took her to the University…