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LaTecia Johnson, who has long worked at the intersection of culture and technology, foundered INGENIUS, an AI-powered operating system that maximizes marketing programs for creators, agencies, and brands such as Reebok

April Showers became the first Black woman to own a licensed character brand that’s sold in major retailers when Afro Unicorn products—which now span 25 categories, from apparel to toys to home décor—launched in Walmart in 2022

The head of the only national organization dedicated to the well-being of Black women talks about the link between business and health

Arana Hankin-Biggers and The Travel Agency, a dispensary with four locations in New York City, are working to change how people view cannabis and to leverage profits from its legalization to benefit the communities most hurt by the war on drugs

Natasha Suber Perry served our country for more than a decade and now serves more than 400 small business clients as the founder of Suber & Company, providing coworking spaces and virtual office services in Southern Maryland

Chef Helene Henderson started by teaching cooking classes and hosting dinners at home. She now has multiple Malibu Farm restaurant locations across California, Hawaii, New York, and Japan.

Maya Smith, the CEO, co-founder, and creative director of multimillion-dollar beauty brand The Doux, talks about how her Mousse Def styling foam has exploded on TikTok with 18 million posts—and what it means for the company.

Kathy Mason founded a real estate brokerage before expanding into construction and, most recently, into agricultural spaces with a 40-acre farm and event venue

Chef Lorious shares how she secured a golden ticket at Walmart’s Open Call to get her line of wine-infused jams into the retailer’s stores in 2025

Shauna Jackson launched Lamore Lifestyle PR in 2017 and ran it for four years as a one-woman show before bringing on a team of employees

Lynnette Dodson and her husband opened a physical home for their tea business, Cuples Tea House, in 2021 in Baltimore and have since opened two more retail stores

In 2023, Zakia Blain, founder and CEO of 12-year-old body-positive lifestyle brand FBF Body, set off on an adult gap year to find the joy in entrepreneurship again

Harlem’s Fashion Row founder Brandice Daniel creates bridges between fashion designers of color and mainstream brands such as Nike, Gap, Target, Marriott, and Coca-Cola

Sisters Alisa Lawrence and Nilaja Young, along with their husbands, and with investment from their mom, bought New England Sweetwater Farm & Distillery from their cousin

Tisha Thompson spent 15 years working on other beauty brands before launching LYS Beauty, the first Black-owned clean makeup line sold at Sephora.

Career coach Octavia Goredema shares how she secured six figures of funding—despite the odds—for her AI-enabled startup, Fire Memos

Serial entrepreneur Eunique Jones Gibson founded The Happy Hues Co., maker of inclusive baby essentials Big Ups training pants and Wipe Me Down wipes

Capital City Mambo Sauce CEO Arsha Jones shares how she continued to run and grow the business after the sudden death of her husband and co-founder

Aisha Taylor Issah represents more than 500 women of color-owned brands in The Sistah Shop, her brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retail platform

Melva LaJoy Legrand, founder of an award-winning events management firm, shares how her approach to business has evolved almost 20 years in

The Curvy Fashionista founder Marie Denee, shares how, 15 years into her business, she got strategic about its growth

Engineer turned handbag designer Sherrill Mosee founded MinkeeBlue, a patented line of bags that blend fashion and function

The Folklore Founder Amira Rasool built The Folklore Connect as the first B2B wholesale platform focused on diversity and sustainability.

Award-winning brand growth strategist Brianna Régine Walston shares tips for building your company’s awareness, credibility, and revenues

Kadisha Phillips created Cecilia’s House, a home decor e-commerce brand, to empower high-achieving Black women to reach their full potential