All posts by Preta Peace Namasaba

Innovation

Ikenna Okezie built a healthcare company worth over $2.5 billion and he’s saving the lives of people with kidney diseases

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 37 million Americans have chronic kidney disease and nearly a million have end-stage kidney ailments. However, the majority of those affected unaware they have the…

By Preta Peace Namasaba March 13, 2024
News

How Bill Spruill created 25 millionaires with the sale of his tech company

Loyalty to a company often pays off in terms of promotions, bonuses or a small salary increment. Most employees don’t envision a million-dollar payout for supporting a business. Yet, that is exactly what Bill Spruill…

By Preta Peace Namasaba March 12, 2024
News

Inspired by a child with autism, Ken Sutton created a voice technology company

With the AI boom, smart assistants and voice-enabled speakers have never been more popular. According to Voicebot.ai, more than 45 million adults in the United States have access to a smart speaker and over half…

Wealth

This father-son duo have closed over $2 billion in real estate transactions

National Standard Abstract, a Black family-owned real estate title insurance firm has emerged as a leader in the industry. Headed by founder and president Osei Rubie and his son and partner Nadir Rubie, the firm…

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Thrive

Top 10 in-demand remote jobs paying at least 100k salaries

The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 26, 2024
Martin Ijaha was inspired by Sou-Sou, a local Western African savings club tradition to found Neyber
News

Inspired by his mother’s pool fund, this Black immigrant founded Neyber, the UK’s largest employee financial wellbeing platform

Ideas and beliefs become traditions after being passed down generations. Traditions capture the essence of a culture, understand their needs and aspirations and manifest innovative measures to build and protect community. They are tested by…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 19, 2024
Famous Amos was a great American success story, and a source of Black pride.
News

The legacy of Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur behind Famous Amos cookie brand who had died at 88

Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Amos cookies has died at the age of 88. His family, in a statement, said Amos died from complications with dementia at his home in Honolulu. “With…

At the age of 21, Figgers became the youngest telecoms operator in the US. His Florida based Figgers Wireless is the only minority-owned telecommunications company in the United States.
Business

Abandoned as child, here is how Freddie Figgers defied odds to build the nation’s only minority-owned telecom company at 21

Freddie Figgers is the proverbial stone that the builders rejected. Abandoned as a newborn next to a dumpster, he was adopted by an elderly couple in rural Florida. His spirit was crushed when he discovered…

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