Entrepreneur Follows Her Passion & Finds Ballooning Success
Speller is all smiles at her ballooning business Shanta Speller leads a double life. By day, she is an associate director of program manager for TIME.com. By night, she turns her focus to her side...
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Audrey Boone Tillman manages most of the noncore business functions for Aflac Inc. As executive vice president for corporate services, she oversees operations for the divisions of Facilities and Health...
View ArticleThe 15 Best Companies for Workforce Diversity
Every July, Black Enterprise magazine identifies the “40 Best Companies for Diversity.” In addition, we compile sublists for the “Best Companies for Senior Management Diversity,” “Best Companies for...
View ArticleDuane and Tisha Campbell Martin: From TV & Movies to Opening a Restaurant
Not every married couple can work together, but Duane and Tisha Campbell Martin manage to balance family and career like pros. Since exchanging vows 16 years ago, the Martin’s have slowly been building...
View ArticleAntone Barnes: From Once Designing Music Careers to Home, Interior Design
Working in the music field usually displays creativity and passion surrounded by talent and ability and it showcases, typically, the best the industry has to offer. That’s also usually the case with...
View ArticleLooking to Take the Freelance Leap? Here’s How to Transition
So you’ve made the decision to go from full-time to freelance. You’re ready to take the leap without fear. Well, it’s good to be prepared and know the best place to start so you won’t be shaking your...
View ArticleKeep It Together: Work-Life Balance for Millennials
(Image: Thinkstock) There are thousands of philosophies out there on how much priority should be given to work when compared to all of the things going on in your life. In one corner, you have the...
View ArticleThe Art of the Cold Call: How Mastering It Can Lead to Gigs
(Image: Thinkstock) Oftentimes, just picking up the phone and calling someone you have no personal relationship with but hope to collaborate with or work for can be more than frightening. The prospect...
View Article9 Awesome Certifications to Make You More Marketable
(Image: Thinkstock) It’s always good to find ways to make yourself that much more marketable in today’s business world. And what better way to do that than to gain more knowledge, earn certifications...
View ArticleAflac Sales Leader Finds Rewards in Taking the Wheel
Competitive, self-disciplined, hardworking, the St. Louis born, Chicago raised Lisa Hutcherson had devoted 18 years to retail management at various locations – from big box stores to specialty shops....
View ArticleHow Richard Horton Made the Transition from Musician to Insurance Sales
Author: Tamika Morrison Richard Horton didn’t quite set his sights on becoming an insurance industry professional however, after working in the music industry and coming in contact with entertainers...
View ArticleInsurance Agency Owner Shares 5 Tips for Entering the Business
Written by: Tamika L. Morrison Mandell Smith initially thought he was going to work in the events industry after going to the University of Miami and being immersed in the New York City nightlife scene...
View Article5 Reasons Why You Need Life Insurance
Life insurance is a form of insurance that many young people and those with families seem to scoff at. They think it’s an unnecessary subtraction from their budget. But noted financial and insurance...
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