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After nearly 30 years in tech sales helping others scale and succeed, DeNise decided it was time to invest in herself. “I realized how much money I was spending on high-end candles and fragrances,” she says. “Then it hit me—this is the business I need to build.” And she did just that.

Her clients come to her for more than visuals. They come for alignment—between who they are, what they offer, and how they show up. Whether through audits, coaching, design, or her growing suite of digital products at The Brand & Beyond, Toni provides comprehensive support for brand development at every level.

Like many designers, Chizoba Nancy Uchechukwu-Elekwa began with custom pieces—measuring, fitting, and tailoring outfits for individual clients. But after relocating from Nigeria to England, she noticed something that changed her business model. “A lot here depends on the weather,” she says. “Weddings are seasonal. Events happen mostly in the summer. I needed something that could work year-round.”

If Tamara has a personal mantra, it’s this: do it scared. She doesn’t wait for fear to disappear before taking action. Instead, she moves through it. “I’m afraid and walking right through it,” she says. “When I’m scared, it’s often a sign I’m heading in the right direction.”

Launching a business in a saturated market during personal turmoil is no small feat. Shalinthia's first challenge was financial. Selling her car gave her just enough capital to get started—but she knew she’d need more than money to succeed. She relied on six years of hands-on experience, communication skills, and a strong foundation in customer service. She began with one client at a time, offering more than tax preparation—she offered trust.

Steele’s life reflects a rhythm familiar to many Black women entrepreneurs: working multiple jobs, juggling family commitments, and creating with limited resources. When she’s not on set or behind the lens, she’s working overnight shifts in retail to sustain herself between projects. But instead of hiding that fact, she includes it in her narrative—because it’s real.

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, but doing business nationwide, Shyann manages her enterprises with the precision of a corporate strategist and the heart of a creative. She is deeply involved in every layer of her businesses, from handcrafting skincare formulas to networking at local real estate events to coordinating community food drives.

“I wasn’t just facing a glass ceiling,” she recalls. “It was a box with thorns on the inside.” The same professionalism, directness, and leadership qualities that were celebrated in her white male counterparts were misread as aggression when coming from her—a Black woman. That dissonance sparked the birth of Woman of Wisdom Solutions LLC, where Jackson now helps women—especially women of color—build leadership skills, launch businesses, and reclaim their narrative.

What began as informal help to family and friends became a structured platform dedicated to providing guidance, mentorship, and business setup services in fields where women—particularly Black women—are often underrepresented. The shift happened when she helped her soon-to-be mother-in-law launch a home care business. The experience left Nita both energized and convicted: “This is what I’m meant to do.”

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There are days when the news drains you, when the injustice angers you, when the fight for your voice to be heard exhausts you. But even in those moments, you remain unstoppable. Not because you don’t get tired, but because you rise anyway. Because the fire in you refuses to be dimmed. Because your joy, your healing, your softness—they are all forms of resistance. So, my sister, protect your peace. Nurture your spirit. Find spaces where you are seen, where you are held, where

You are deserving of every ounce of love that is meant for you. You don’t havento settle for less than you are worthy of. Your light shines brighter than you may realize, and you will never be asked to dim it to make others comfortable. Your journey, your story, your voice they are yours and they are powerful. Do not let anyone silence what you were born to say.

BW don’t need to prove their worth; they are more than enough. Time to rest, replenish and renew.

I see you. I acknowledge the unspoken struggles you bear, the weight of pain, disappointment, and trauma that often feels like a constant companion. It’s not your fault. Society has made it all too easy to accept this suffering as just part of life, but you deserve so much more. It's okay to voice your feelings of exhaustion and to admit that you feel like you have nothing left to give.

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