Support is Sexy

Carmen Jones learned very early about how painful stereotypes are. She and her family experienced racism as they moved into certain neighborhoods thanks to her father's corporate job with IBM, with c…

Carrie Sheffield is a "musician brat" who grew up between here and there and went to 17 different public schools while traveling with her family, who were all musicians. So she knows how to adapt in …

As we prepare to say good-bye to 2016 and head into the new year, I have two words for you: THANK YOU!

You are the epitome of sexy support, and I so appreciate you! In this episode I take a moment to…

While most people are focused on resolutions, we're going to do our own bit of reinvention over here for 2017. And I want YOU to be a part of it. Let's have some fun -- help me choose between two opt…

Beverly Stewart has wanted to be a teacher since she was five years old, and she thought she'd be one forever once she started her career in education. But after six years in the classroom, she knew …

Dr. Karmetria Burton has always been gregarious and loquacious, so much so that her family would offer to pay her to be quiet for five minutes. That didn't work -- because Karmetria loves to connect,…

Venettes Cultural Workshop founder, Mary Baird, was a great influence on her goddaughter, Dawn Shedrick, as Dawn grew up attending classes at the workshop and watched as her godmother created a space…

If things didn't manifest how you wanted or envisioned for 2016, do not be discouraged: You gotta keep going!

A little holiday inspiration...

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If you were to ask a five-year-old Amber Aziza what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have told you two words: In charge. For Amber, this didn't just mean having money; it was about having…

When having a conversation with Charreah K. Jackson -- ESSENCE magazine Lifestyle & Relationships Editor and Creator of BossBride -- you will be struck by  her Southern charm as as much as you will b…

Even as a little girl, Lisa Dadd always planned to be a doctor, but she always had an entrepreneurial itch. In university, she realized she was much more interested in knowing about the science of pe…

When Kelly Lynn Adams was a young girl growing up in New Jersey she was considered shy and was diagnosed with a speech impediment. But doing things that pushed her out of her comfort zone helped her …

Who is the woman I have to become to become the woman I want to be?

Yes, this is actually a question I have ask and continue to ask myself. It is my version of a check in and grounds men when I feel …

Ever since I heard author and podcaster Tim Ferriss say “What would this look like if it were easy?” when he was a guest on another show and speaking about his approach to launching his own podcast, …

Kelli M. Coleman grew up in Detroit with her parents as a child surrounded by other successful African-American adults who, by all appearances, had it all. They were successful, had great careers and…

Comparison is death. And so is the numbers game.

As we wrap of the year and look at where we were in our business, how we performed, where we can improve, it may be easy to get caught up in the numbe…

The new year is upon us and you’ve probably already seen articles, posts and news items about resolutions, the “new you” and other forms of pressure that urge you to blow off the rest of 2016 and sta…

You know what you're going to see a lot of in the post for this episode? SPACE.

As entrepreneurs, we can get so caught up in the hustle, in filling every single empty space with a to-do. I get it -…

In a recent interview for the Support is Sexy podcast (episode 109) with Jen Groover, a very successful serial entrepreneur and a mentor in my head, we spoke about this idea of not being limited by t…

Mistakes. If you're an entrepreneur, whether you admit it or not, you've seen plenty of them. Whether those mistakes were your "fault" or not, doesn't matter -- it's your responsibility. What matters…