“You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” This week will end the first quarter of 2016 and I’ve been busier than ever before. It’s still surreal to me how quickly time has been passing, but more-so how much more quickly it…
One of the best things about my profession is how it ties into my own personal brand. Because I technically build and maintain brands for a living, it makes it easy to tie what I learn in a corporate environment into what I’m establishing for myself. The most effective thing I’ve been having to incorporate…
Shani Carter is currently the Consumer Marketing Manager for Viacom, specific to a TV network called EPIX, headquartered in New York City. I met her shortly before her move to New York but her optimism, wisdom and drive instantly made us lifelong friends. She is the person I relay all of my career questions to,…
Hi, I’m a pretty girl with a lot of Instagram followers and I do not have a sponsor. I don’t know when the sponsor trend became so relevant but I’ll assume it has a lot to do with unemployed Instagram models being able to afford designer shoes and overseas vacations without the financial proof. To…
Another fire mix “SWISH” to start your Saturday right by my favorite, DJ OJ. Press Play: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/248719750″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Follow her on Instagram | Listen to more heat on SoundCloud
We all know that resumes can make or break your job hunting experience. I sat down with a Human Resource Manager to get some insight on 10 ways to help you upgrade your resume. Remove your address – Not only does it take up valuable space but your location can also turn recruiters off. Besides the…
Christin Armstrong started as a photographer, branding her business as Christin Shoots People and used it as an opportunity to fuel what she really wanted to do. After videos and photos of her daughter Riley Elle were circulating in huge publications like Vibe, Huffington Post, and Ebony Magazine, she created Mocha Kid Magazine where she…
“If you want it badly enough, and are willing to make some changes in your life to cause it to happen, you too can take over the world.. or do anything else you really want to do. Yes, you really can have it all. The only things you’ll need to give up are the assumptions,…
My meemaw passed away when I was 5, but one thing she would always say that I remember vividly is “the days may be long, but the years are short”, meaning our days may feel like they’ll never end but in hindsight, you’ll see that time passes eerily fast. She was a living example…
Ciera Rogers has always been good at getting our attention, whether it was her booty or her brand. But what you don’t know is that she used what she learned while pursuing her public relations degree to build the women’s clothing line, Babes and Felines. Since getting started, she’s seen the fruits of her labor on Kim…
I’m quick to throw myself a pity party. I’m so tired, I’m working so hard, I still don’t have a million dollars, I’m so bored, I really want a white Panamera. Why am I not famous? Life is so hard. Can you tell I’m a bit of a drama queen? When I was in college…
I feel like January has had me running nonstop and to be honest, I haven’t had much of a chance to look up and gather my thoughts. Work is going great, the launch of The B Werd has been more successful than I could’ve imagined thanks to all of you and my birthday has come…
I began following Chloe on Instagram a couple of years ago 1) ‘cause she is bad! 2) ‘cause she wasn’t afraid to say what she was thinking 3) ‘cause she was always working and those are the kind of women that I like. At the time she was still teaching full-time as she began to…
“I didn’t always know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the kind of woman I wanted to be.” Diane Von Furstenberg For as long as I can remember, I spent a large portion of my time daydreaming about my future. Authoritatively strutting into a corporate office with a slick ponytail and a…
DJ Orange Calderon is a bomb ass DJ from H-Tahn TX, now residing in LA. Not to mention a gorgeous gal who can rock a pair of 1’s or finesse a form fitting dress – but that’s not the best part; this mix is. I played “Feels” through three times in one day, so now…