I started as an NBC Page. The program has always been competitive but now it’s another level. I remember going to the site, uploading my resume, and sending it to the Universe. I honestly forgot about it. A few months later got a phone call from their recruitment office and the rest is history. I…
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My father was a business owner. He owned two restaurants and he was also a car salesman. When I was in high school, I worked at the restaurant. I helped my mom and I understood everything she was doing. Some things I would point out, like, “Hey Mom, I think you missed that” or even…
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My name is Tamu Green and my company is Lux Pad Interiors. I started the firm in 2013, actually, but I just went full time for myself at the beginning of 2016. I’ve been in New York for four years. I worked at another design firm and then branched out on my own. It’s been…
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I started the Grillz and Granola Trap Aerobics because I have an anxiety disorder and I have a lot of panic attacks. Thank god I have an amazing team [at work]. They know that I’ll write on a sticky note when I’m about to have one and I’ll go dip out and then calm down. One…
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It’s a chilly, rainy day at a coffee shop in Greenwich village and the Colored Girl Campaign founders, Victory Jones and Tori Elizabeth, are laughing it up with a few fans of their latest photo campaign series, Rebirth. The rain kept a few people home from the meet and greet, but the ladies decide the…
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Creating Beauty Atlas has been a dream of mine since my first trip overseas. After traveling throughout Europe and beyond nearly 10 years ago, I knew that I wanted to find a way to blend my passions for fashion and beauty and international studies. Initially, my hope was to land a job in the style department of…
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I’m Brande Victorian from Toledo, Ohio and I’m 31 years old. I’ve been in New York City for 9 years now. Toledo is a small city, and a lot of people don’t leave. It’s very much the get married, get a good job type of place. I remember telling people I wanted to move to…
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A candid conversation with the beauty mogul. You started Eden Body Works at 11, which is amazing and crazy at the same time. What were the kinds of sacrifices that you realized you were gong to have to make being a child entrepreneur? Well, I would say the hardest sacrifice I didn’t know I was…
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My name is Karisma Jay and I’m from Brooklyn, New York. More so the Clinton Hill, Fort Greene area, but I’ve pretty much lived all over. I’m a performer, artist, teacher, and choreographer. I’m now getting into directing and writing scripts. But more than anything, I’m the proud owner and founder of AbunDance Academy. It’s…
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I’m Africa Miranda, giver of life [laughs]! Well, you do so many things! It’s funny because I think the challenge, especially when you’re a creative, is to get to do the things you want to do. But the problem is when you start getting the chance to do a few of them, every time you…
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