Written by Katherine Griffin 5 Minutes with Tujuanna Williams Tujuanna Williams grew up watching her mother, owner of four Nashville beauty salons, advise women who wanted to start businesses. Today Williams, who has spent much of her career as a diversity leader for major companies, is vice...
Debbie Roberts: The zone president at a huge global brand learned her love of business working in a corner store By Katrina Brown Hunt When she started really moving up in her career at a certain global brand, Debbie Roberts took time to do one important thing:...
Next Young Entrepreneur: Jessica Scorpio If someone challenged you to come up with an idea that could make life better for one billion people over the next 10 years, what would you do? Jessica Scorpio cofounded Getaround, a company that aims to reduce the environmental impact of...
Men at Work: S. Shariq Yosufzai By Janell Hazelwood At Chevron, diversity is part of the corporation’s core values. One of the world’s leading energy giants, the company has earned numerous accolades, from achieving a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, to...
by Kimberly Olson Nawal Motawi started making decorative ceramic tiles in her parents’ garage studio and selling them at a local farmers’ market. Motawi, who comes from a family of American and Egyptian entrepreneurs, says business ownership is in her blood. Her companies, Motawi Tileworks and...
Three African American C-suite leaders share their stories and offer insights on how women can break through the gender and race barriers in STEM industries by Jackie Krentzman Photography by Eric Marshall When Robin Washington graduated from the University of Michigan, her first two jobs were in accounting...