CREATIVE EXPRESSION

Winning Woman Feature: Jasmin Forts

Posted on March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 by Shellon Johnson

Encouraging the beauty of gainful employment and career advancement for women of color. Jasmin Forts, MBA, CPCC currently works as Talent Acquisition leadership for a large domestic organization with operations spanning worldwide. She is a Certified Career Coach and a...Read More

Winning Woman Feature: Lakia “LB” Brandenburg, The Wife Coach

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

Wife-to-Derek and Coach-to-Wives, Lakia “LB” Brandenburg is The Wife Coach. She is a two-time author who is committed to helping women (who are married or planning to be) know the difference between being a "married" woman and being a dynamic...Read More

Winning Woman Feature: Christine Michel Carter

Posted on December 11, 2018December 13, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

By day, Christine Michel Carter is a thought leader for marketing to young moms and black consumers. Over the past ten years, she has established her credibility as a global communications strategist and researcher of millennials, forming strategic alliances for...Read More

Winning Woman Feature: Yelitsa Jean- Charles

Posted on November 13, 2018December 13, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

Founder & CEO of Healthy Roots Dolls, Yelitsa never had a doll that looked like her growing up. The one time her parents gave her a black doll, she burst into tears because it wasn’t the “pretty one”. Since then,...Read More

A Lesson In Growth

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

I spent my week replaying the conversation over and over trying to determine what I could have said differently, trying to figure out if I were truly the horrible person that she’d thought I’d been, trying to figure out why...Read More

Winning Women Feature: Rana Campbell

Posted on October 23, 2018December 13, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

Rana Campbell is a master storyteller, marketing strategist, content creator, and host of the Dreams In Drive Podcast - a podcast she launched in January 2016 that teaches individuals how to take their entrepreneurial dreams out of PARK and into...Read More

Winning Women Feature: Koereyelle Dubose

Posted on September 18, 2018December 13, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

“Don’t make excuses, make it happen” – Koereyelle Dubose Koereyelle is a former educator who managed to turn her $32K teaching salary into a six-figure brand. As the Chief Experience Officer of WERKPraySlay-- an Annual 4-day empowerment weekend for women...Read More

Year of Yes

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

For the past year, I have been focusing on my mental health , and one thing that helps to keep my mind off of things that may usually bother me is to read. I used to read nonstop pre college...Read More

Winning Women Feature: Shinese Brathwaite, BK Girls Night Out

Posted on September 11, 2018December 13, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

"Enjoy yourself, despite the rain." -Shinese Brathwaite Shinese Brathwaite is an event planner, blogger, creator, and owner of BK Girls Night Out, LLC - a Brooklyn Lifestyle Influence brand. At just 5 years old, she emigrated from Guyana, South America...Read More

No New Friends

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Shellon Johnson

A few years back, Drake released a song entitled "No New Friends" where he talks about still being down with his old friends and not needing any new ones. I'm not even going to lie, at that time, I loved...Read More