Kandid Conversations: The Best Moments are Unplanned and Uncensored
Fact:“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.” Silly me caught off guard a couple of weeks ago while interviewing Chef Adjepong for African Restaurant...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Stop Waiting to Be Picked
Getting out of my own way is the biggest challenge I’ve ever faced—and let me be clear, I still struggle. But over the last 2-3 years I’ve learned that surviving the leap from employee to entrepreneur...
View ArticleWhat My Aunts Death Taught Me About Being Unstoppable
Memorial Day weekend my family learned my aunt was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She posed for this picture after she proudly signed the papers to stop all treatment and go home to peacefully...
View ArticleMindset Monday: You Don’t Need Another Degree. You Need Experience.
“You Don’t Need Another Degree. You Need Experience.” Although I’ve talked about this “Kandid” one-liner too many times, I can’t take credit for it. I snagged the title from Chelsea Krost, a 23...
View ArticleKandid Conversations Kicked Off in Brooklyn, NY
So, umm my Kandid Conversations event finally happened at the Brooklyn Wine Yard, in Brooklyn, NY, and I’m not going to lie, I didn’t really know what to expect. But as I watched over 30 guests sit...
View ArticleNYFW: Harlem Fashion Row Honors Multicultural Designers and Influencers
Let me be honest, year after year I vow to stay far away from the NYFW frenzy. But for some reason Harlem Fashion Row events always tug at my heart strings. And this year–the platform dedicated to...
View ArticleAre We Finally Ready To Talk?…Marriage, Career & Fertility Treatments
Here’s a sad truth, fertility, sexuality, mental health, and suicide are taboo topics within the black community. So when I came across the Redbook article featuring the insanely gorgeous, Gabrielle...
View ArticleHow to Take an Idea From Concept to Market in 5 Steps
When it comes to turning your business idea into a marketable service or product, many entrepreneurs struggle with where to start. Maybe you’re struggling with how to sell your product or service? Or...
View Article5 Lessons We Can All Learn From Viola Davis’ Emmy Awards Acceptance Speech
Last night, Viola Davis made history as the first African-American woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series. As people around the nation watched in awe, (and I sat in my bed overcome with...
View Article‘A Day With HIV’: Meet Seto McCoy
I believe wholeheartedly that ALL of us have a responsibility to DO WORK THAT MATTERS. I don’t care if you’re a janitor or CEO you have the power to leave the world in a much better place than you...
View ArticleSwitching Careers? 5 Tips for Reinventing Your Personal Brand
Whether you’re a corporate marketer looking to transition into the non-profit sector, or an employee ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship, changing careers and reinventing your personal brand...
View Article4 Mindsets You Need to Adopt to Make the Switch from Employee to Entrepreneur
It’s a new season people. And the timing couldn’t be better to break free from the mindset that’s preventing you from forging your own path to success–not your parents. Not your husbands’ or your...
View ArticleTBT: I Learned to Cook Tamales in Guatemala…Pass the Lard Please
TBT to 6 months after I quit my corporate job. I went Natural, (because that’s the ultimate form of freedom for anyone who’s lived that corporate rat race) and traveled to Antigua, Guatemala to get my...
View ArticleHow to Have an ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Moment Without Using a Passport
The 2010 movie ‘Eat Pray Love’–One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, set off a burning desire for millions of people to take off on a round-the-world journey to “find...
View Article6 Resources to Help You Achieve Your Goals by the End of the Year
Can y’all believe 2015 is almost over? I’m clearly not ready for Turkey Day, Christmas, or News Years Eve, but hey it’s not up to me. So the other day, I reviewed my 4th quarter goals and I realized I...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Oprah’s Advice on Confidence, Luck & the Best Way to Step Up...
Recently, my trust was violated and I went through an unfortunate situation with a friend. Each day I struggled with the right and wrong way to respond. But one day, in the midst of an epic emotional...
View ArticleThe One Comment That Irks My Nerves
Hopefully, you can tell by now I’m obsessed with anyone and anything committed to breaking society’s rules and carving out their own path to success. So when I got the chance to attend the Revolt Music...
View Article6 Tips for Making a Career Change Without Going Back to College
Think you have to return to college for another degree to change careers? Well, think again. There are several careers you can switch to without going back to college. The simplest way to begin is by...
View ArticleI’m Featured: Can I live?!…
It should come as no surprise that your girl loves meeting other women rulebreakers. So I was beyond excited when Ronnie J, the author of “Can I Live: The Advice Every Black Girl Needs But Doesn’t it...
View ArticleI No Longer Have the Patience for Certain Things…..
“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts...
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