Robert Reffkin is the co-founder and CEO of Compass, a real estate technology giant. He founded a successful company at the young age of 15, steadily climbed the corporate ladder, and eventually built a billion-dollar…
Tinia Pina is the founder and CEO of Re-Nuble, an agricultural tech startup that transforms food waste into organic fertilizer. The company employs technology and biologicals to transform food waste into organic liquid nutrients which…
North Carolina A&T State University recently announced Jordyn Foster as its new director of football operations, the first woman to hold the position. At age 22, Foster is breaking barriers in the male-dominated sports industry…
Femly, a Black female-led organic period care brand has won the 5th annual HI-HERImpact Pitch Competition. Organised by 1863 Ventures and Ford Motor Company Fund, the competition enables women social entrepreneurs to boost their enterprises…
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.…
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…
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…
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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