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Aicha Evans
Business

Aicha Evans led the $1.3bn acquisition of Zoox by Amazon – Here is her story from Senegal to the Silicon Valley

Aichatou Sar Evans, professionally known as Aicha Evans, is the CEO of Zoox, a tech company that is revolutionizing the transport system in America and looking to scale over to every part of the world.…

By Oji Ben Ebuka January 12, 2024
business management
Business

Five business lessons to learn from the father of African-American business management

Charles Clinton Spaulding led the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company into becoming America’s largest black-owned business. Dubbed as the father of African American management, he outlined the Four Cardinal Points of Entrepreneurship in his…

By Preta Peace Namasaba January 11, 2024
Billy Vickers
Business

From a cotton farm, Billy Vickers worked his way to building a billion dollar automotive supplier business

Billy Vickers’ success story sounds like the quintessential rags-to-riches tale but if you asked him, he would probably disagree. As President and CEO of Modular Assembly Innovations, he grew his company into one of the…

By Preta Peace Namasaba January 10, 2024
Vivian Reddy
Business

This South African tycoon has created over 19k jobs with Africa’s most luxurious real estate development

Along the scenic coastline of Durban stand the internationally acclaimed $68.5-million Oceans Mall and $52.7 million Radisson Blu Hotel, a remarkable testament to contemporary luxury that have not only added to the opulence of the…

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How Dr. Kofi Smith, an aspiring NFL player became president and CEO of the world’s busiest airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – named after Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta and of any major city in the South, is the busiest and most efficient airport in the world. It generates…

By Preta Peace Namasaba October 26, 2024
Business

Here’s why the country’s largest Black-owned construction firm turned down early investment offer from Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan’s extensive investment portfolio has seen him back numerous ventures, but one offer he made didn’t go as planned. In the early 1990s, C. David Moody Jr., founder of the largest Black-owned construction management…

By Kweku Sampson October 25, 2024
Business

Microsoft’s Pam Maynard named 2024 Black British Business Person of the Year

Pamela Maynard, Microsoft’s Chief AI Transformation Officer for Customer and Partner Solutions, has been named the 2024 Black British Business Person of the Year at the Black British Business Awards (BBBA). Now in its 11th…

By Kweku Sampson October 24, 2024
Business

How George Foreman built a massive $300M business empire after retiring from boxing

Born on January 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, George Foreman first made headlines as a dominant force in the world of boxing before venturing into the world of business. His rise to fame began with…

By Kweku Sampson October 23, 2024
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