For Black entrepreneurs, the most visible form of business capital is still venture capital. It is also one of the least representative of where most Black-owned businesses actually get money. Crunchbase estimates that U.S. startups with at least one Black…
Few CIOs are handed the keys to a $26.5 billion defense business. In 2022, Ted Colbert made that unusual leap at Boeing, moving from the company’s top technology role to president and CEO of its Defense, Space & Security division.…
Back in the 1990s, Byron Allen was just a comedian trying to get TV stations to air his shows. His first attempt at building a company ended in bankruptcy. His house nearly went into foreclosure. More than once. So he…
Imagine a freelance designer. They start making $3,000 a month from a home office. At first, it’s simple. Money comes in. Expenses go out. Everything runs under the owner’s legal name. Then, things shift. A corporate client asks for a…
Nobody expected a first-time television creator to reshape Hollywood. Back in the early 2000s, network TV ran on familiar formulas. Writers felt pressure to deliver a hit, and that pressure usually meant playing it safe. Shonda Rhimes went the other…
