Black Elites

Founders. Visionaries. Industry Leaders.

Discover the people building enduring companies and shaping the future of business. Through in-depth interviews, founder stories, business playbooks, and behind-the-scenes insights, Black Elites Profiles explores the journeys, strategies, and lessons of entrepreneurs and executives creating the next generation of category-defining brands.

In Profile

Meet Peter Iwuh, the Black Visionary Behind the First Black-Owned NIL Marketing Agency

In the fast-changing world of sports marketing, few names embody innovation, representation, and grit like Peter Iwuh. At a time when the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) movement is transforming the...

Stefon Diggs: From Fifth-Round Pick to NFL Star Receiver

Stefon Diggs was born on November 29, 1993, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Raised in a tight-knit family, Diggs assumed responsibility early after his father’s passing in 2008, helping to guide his...

How Terrence J Landed His Breakout Role in “Think Like A Man”

Terrence J’s journey to stardom serves as a reward to taking risks and seizing unexpected opportunities. The media personality, who rose to fame as the host of 106 & Park, transitioned into...

Inside the Rise of Calvin Butler, One of America’s Top Black CEOs

Calvin Butler isn’t just leading one of the largest utility companies in the U.S., he’s reshaping what leadership looks like in an industry at the crossroads of innovation, equity, and environmental...

How Richelieu Dennis Built a Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand by Putting Culture and Community First

Richelieu Dennis is best known as the founder of Sundial Brands, the parent company behind household names like SheaMoisture and Nubian Heritage. But his impact reaches far beyond the beauty aisle. A...

How Foxy Brown Paved the Way for Black Female Rappers in Hip-Hop

For nearly three decades, Foxy Brown has remained one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the hip-hop genre. Born Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand in Brooklyn, New York, the rapper burst onto...

Jon Gosier: The Black Fintech Founder Transforming Film and TV Finance

For decades, film and TV financing has been a world reserved for a select few with deep connections to Hollywood’s inner circle. Jon Gosier, founder and CEO of FilmHedge, is determined to change that...

Regina King: How a Sitcom Teen Became Hollywood’s Queen of Screen and Story

Regina King’s story is the kind of true-life script that young dreamers everywhere need to read. Born in Los Angeles in 1971, Regina’s early life was rooted in modest beginnings, raised by a single...

What Maya Angelou’s Poems Represent

Maya Angelou is one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, and her poems carry a depth of meaning that continues to resonate with readers today. Her works represent far more than just...