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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
This Mother-Daughter Duo Created a Book Series to Bring Representation to the Publishing Industry
When Briantria Smocks moved to California last summer to support her two-year-old son’s acting career, she was met with some professional challenges.
August 26, 2020
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
Muslim Designer Latiya Gholar on Her Brand American Umma
The coronavirus has turned face coverings into an everyday necessity, but Muslim designers like Latiya Gholar of American Umma already have years of experience in creating what she calls “dope, covered apparel.”
August 21, 2020
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
This Veteran Found a Better Way to Diagnose PTSD. A New Crisis Makes His Solution More Relevant Than Ever.
TruGenomix CEO Charles Cathlin and his team developed a patented test that can identify individuals with PTSD earlier than ever before — both in fellow veterans and frontline healthcare workers fighting COVID-19.
August 14, 2020
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
The Recipe for Success? Understand the Competition
As a child growing up in the Bahamas, Melissa Darville loved the afternoons when her great grandmother would make ice cream using the fruits from her yard
August 12, 2020
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Traders of Africa Wants to Make Sourcing African Suppliers Easy
For years, Uju Uzo Ojinnaka split her time between a job in the Nigerian banking industry and co-chairing Beniz Group, her husband’s company which sells construction finishing products…
August 10, 2020
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
Can This Slack Integration Improve Employee Retention?
In the nearly two decades that Carolyn Peer worked at human resources giant ADP, she came across the same problem again and again: How do you retain your best employees?
August 5, 2020
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3 min read Actionable Tips
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