May 9Are Layoffs Coming In 2022?The Great Resignation. The Employee’s Job Market. We have all heard and read the stories of just how insane the job market has become these days. …2 min read
Apr 27Black Women Aren’t Just Tired, They Are Burned OutLast year my father suffered from 4 strokes and a brain bleed that left him on a ventilator for weeks. …3 min read
Jan 15It’s Not The Great Resignation, Americans Are Burned OutWe’ve all seen the headlines over the last several months that the “Great Resignation” had finally arrived but as the statistics show, The Great Resignation is not as great of a headline as one would think. …3 min read
May 16, 2018How Do I Save For Retirement As A Freelancer?I’ve been freelancing part time since 2007 (I first began freelancing as a side hustle in 2007 as a college student) and I can tell you first hand that it can be tough to save money. It can be even tougher to save money for retirement. …Investing2 min read
May 9, 2018Can Self Employment Impact Your Mental Health?’When I first began my journey into full time freelancing I have to admit every day wasn’t pretty. In fact, there were several days that I found myself incredibly sad because I had grown accustomed to constantly being around other people whether in the office, at school or even at…Freelancing3 min read
Apr 26, 2018The Kanye Effect: How One Hip Hop Artist Is Proving Who Really Dominates The MainstreamIt’s 7:43pm/Eastern Standard Time and Mr. West, Kris Jenner, Yeezys, Make America Great Again, College Dropout, Kanye, Sunken Place and Chance are all trending all because of one person, Kanye West. Kanye, who is notoriously known for his lyrical content and candid outspokenness has once again proven that black culture…Kanye West2 min read
Apr 17, 2018How Your Company Can Improve Diversity and Inclusion in The WorkplaceOver the last several months I have met with countless agencies, firms, corporations and companies to discuss the lack of racial diversity in the media, marketing and pr industries and while most have been pretty enthusiastic about fixing the problem many of my encounters have all sang the same song…Diversity3 min read
Apr 15, 2018Does Starbucks Really Care About Black Consumers?Earlier this week a Twitter video went viral after it was reported that two black men in a Philadelphia’s Starbucks had been arrested after an employee called the police on the two men for reportedly not ordering anything. According to reports, the two men were waiting on a friend to…Twitter3 min read
Published in The Whats Her Name·Apr 10, 2018How Can Brands Effectively Reach Multicultural Consumers?If you have been following me for any length of time you have probably seen how much my start up advocates for the importance of reaching the black consumer, a powerful yet often overlooked demographic. …Marketing2 min read
Apr 8, 2018Why Protesting Brands Is A Part of The Problem Not The Solution“Let’s protest the brands,” is a common war cry of sorts that I have continued to hear across radio, tv and internet air waves over the last several months. Consumers of all walks of life have rallied together to protest brands related to everything from President Trump to Bill O’Reily…2 min read
