Black Businesses Matter (BBM) Podcast

“I definitely want to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty ” says Susanne Mariga

“I tell my clients, T + F = A. Your thoughts lead to feelings, and your feelings lead to actions,” says Dr. Lakeba Williams

“What’s different about LAB is we have taken into consideration not just data but stories from people,” says Jannice Newson

“Nonprofits are the backbone of the community ” says Marc Alexander

“Are you building yourself into a trap?” asks Rachel Bernier-Green

“If there’s an impact that you want to make that out of yourself, know that you need community, ” says Jayla Head

“Success is not done in a silo it’s done in community,” says Canetha Amour-Porter

SPECIAL EPISODE: Evolution of Entrepreneurship

“Journey to mastery is much more than a business it’s a calling, "says Elzie Flenard

“Why don’t we dig into how trauma shows up in our businesses? ,"says Larvetta L. Loftin

“Inclusive leadership is just good leadership. You cannot lead a team where you don’t recognize that you have a lot of differences,"says Dr. Carmen Bell-Ross

All Butter’d Up mission is to give us practical ways to implement self-care in our daily lives, ”Says Lorè Enjoli

“I just waited for my turn in regards to finding what that unique disruption would be into this industry into this market place,” Says Deida Massey

“Come up with your exit strategy right now so we can put things in place ” says Sanja Noble

“ Deals are not made unless you’re in front of somebody because people do business with people they know like, trust”, says Sarah Ware

“I wake up and go to bed with ‘ how can I move the community forward?’,” Says James Parker

“I don’t create things if I’m not passionate or in love with it” says Kudzai B. Mutasa

“I like to demystify the law, I like to take complex issues and break it all down,” says Katrice Matthews

“We’re not here to win each other over we’re just here to provide a perspective ” says Larvetta L. Loftin

“ We don't measure ourselves by traditional standards why would we I’m not the traditional wine maker” Says Rick Nesbitt

“You have to put goals out there for yourself ”says Melinda Herron

We are not babysitters we are EDUCATORS” Says Tonia Evens and Tamera Fair

“I didn’t know I could be me because I never saw me,” says Yvonne McNair

“Soft skills are all the unsaid things that will dictate a company’s culture,” says Kevin Davenport

Special Episode: The Evolution of Entrepreneurship

“I really wanted to set out to make a digital tool that impacts the majority of the operations in the company” Says Noelle Curtis

“We have to travel outside of our comfort zone to be able to expand our mind, that is where true creativity lives ,” Says Elle Davis

“The common thread between clients is that they are all sick and tired of being tired,” Says Renee Hastings

“Black Businesses Matter is a movement,” says Larvetta Loftin

“Find out what you want to do in life and find a person who aligns with that,” says Dice Granberry

“Whether the mentor is two years older or ten years older it’s about their experience level,” Says Lauryn Hill

“I want to be a part of the platform that celebrates black women,” Says Michelle Metcalf

“It is so important to me to not only work within my community in community health but work in women's health because women are the caregivers,” Says Fallon Flowers

“It’s a fact that diverse businesses contribute to your bottom line” Says Vincent Williams

“Knowing that if I help one person or just put an idea in one person's mind, that's worth it” says Karen Williams

“They have to see that if I don't say anything …that my actions prove to be true,” says Scott L Steward

“People need to understand that mentorship is a pour and pour back,” Says Larvetta Loftin

We are here to amplify diverse voices,” says Larvetta Loftin

“ My vision is to continue to expand it,I wanted to touch every city, every woman I can,” says Char'Nese M. Turner

“The power of the pivot and the power of prayer I was leaning on that,” says Darlene Hill

“I do believe that with any business- whatever you decide you want to do make sure it’s something you like to do,” says Felicia Cotton

“I had all these opportunities passing me with no way of drawing them back in to say that my product is first and foremost a baby carrier,” says Angelique Warner

“You’re better than this. They empowered me to better and encouraged me,” says Dr. Jennifer Matthews

“I am about holistic well-being,” says LaTrina Joshua

“Poetry is very therapeutic because I am releasing something that was weighing on me- I'm liberating myself from that,” says Tara Levy

“I am on a mission through “Blow The Whistle Law” to simply educate,” says Chiquita Hall-Jackson

“That's what I mean by nuanced messaging just because you're dealing with a particular group of people whoever they are however they look like they're not monolithic,”Says Terrence Chappell

“How can we support the economic development in the neighborhoods around us?” says Abigail Ingram

“We’re a partner in the process, we understand that you need to have strong small businesses so you can have strong larger firms,” Says Kyra Rénel Hardwick

Special Episode: AI in the marketing and communications space