The Blackology

As an entrepreneur, we often times have questions concerning our style. If our style is representing what our brand is saying. Our hair, our clothes our overall projection to the world does it say what our brand represents. Our experts today, Sasha Earnest a colorist and licensed cosmetologist and Adrienne Russell a fashion stylist join us in a Q & A session and overall good sense advice on hair, style, black business and more. Giving so much knowledge to ensure we are good inside and out.

Black Oak Society is a community of Black writers, journalists, and artists of all mediums based in the greater Raleigh area. We come together to celebrate the City of Oaks as we know her: the City of our ancestors, our elders and our children. Join  us with the founder Courtney Napier, who brings insight to her organization, the magazine and publishing the stories we all want to see. 

If energy was worth billions, these ladies would be billionaires. Enjoy the conversations with Alexia Doumbouya, Tei Pearson & Erica Cotton the ladies of Coco Life. These ladies are changing the narrative of black moms, pre - post pregnancies. They are the resource, the organization that helps us though education, support not just for moms but for the entire family. Amazing chat and so much information. All mom's and dad's should listen. 

The Achilles heal of small business.. Marketing, listen to Mr. Freaking Amazing himself Remiah Trask, discuss his entrepreneurial journey. Share Marketing types and advice to the entrepreneurs. A best selling Author, whose goal is help entrepreneurs reach 6 figures. 

"Fresh. Funky. Fascinating. That’s what a fro is, in our eyes. When you see a woman rocking her afro in all its glory, you instantly know that she’s all about expressing her individuality and standing out from the crowd. Pardon My Fro is an exclusive lifestyle brand of clothing, accessories, and chic home decor crafted specifically for that kind of woman."

Meet Dana Bly the founder of Pardon my Fro, the designer, artist creator of beautiful Art representing US. Her style and vision makes us proud as black women to see ourselves represented in all shades, shapes and sizes. She illustrates the beauty in our blackness, uniqueness in differences of our beautiful hues.

A conversation with Charlene Forde owner of Melanated Vegan. She shares her vegan journey and her entrepreneural journey as a gourmet vegan chef with a Caribbean flavor. A multifaceted entrepreneur: caterer, meal planning, classes, merchandise and a 9-5. She is the Melansted Vegan Superstar!

Creating Wealth in our Black Community. Our guest Joel Bernadin, CFA, CIPM, MBA shares a wealth of information and how to become debt free and begin to create generational wealth in our communities. He is a testament to being debt free because, HE IS DEBT FREE, hence the name DebtFreeJoel. We love when black people walk it like they talk it and share their knowledge and experiences with us. A expert in his field in finance, he discusses debt, savings, personal finance,  and investment.

The Creative Director. The Marketing Strategist. The Content Coach, Ms. Candice Denise. Candace is a visual storyteller and digital marketing strategist who is passionate about working with entrepreneurs and small businesses that are driven to create some of life’s best moments. Her clients are purveyors of style and taste in the fine arts, hospitality, beauty, & fashion industries that are seeking to promote brand awareness and build community through intimate in-person experiences and within digital spaces. With a refined aesthetic, Candace provides art direction and cohesive marketing strategies that are designed to build strong brand recognition.

Not just a photographer meet Benni Black. Michael ‘Benni Black’ Capel is a visual storyteller whose artistic eye and imaginative mind give birth to work that commands attention. As a photographer and graphic designer, he possesses a deep understanding of both the art and science of creating compelling visual works. His creative spirit has allowed him the opportunity to share his art with a diverse audience over the course of more than two decades of photography and design experience. Benni’s work has been published on MTV, GQ Middle east, Netflix, and other major media outlets. He is proud to have worked with clients that range from brands like Nike, ESPN and Adidas to musical artists like Linkin Park, Cee Lo Green, and Lil Uzi Vert. His work captures the unique essence of his client’s brand and vision turning it into a gripping narrative that speaks directly to their audience. Benni is highly-skilled in brand building, but his true passion is expression through art. He is grateful for the opportunity to bring these concepts together and to continue creating exceptional works for exceptional people.

This is in our DNA, natural healing. Being grounded, herbalist, self taught alchemist. Melanated people have passed this down generation to generation.. Going back to our roots for natural healing. This is not anything new to us! Mairo Roy from Botanically Blended, shares her story and natural wellness with herbs, teas and concoctions.

More than just a brand. Cali Rashad shares his story, his brand, his movement. A young man with a BIG Brand dropping diamonds on marketing, starting and sacrifices, we must be willing to take as entrepreneurs. MINDING OUR BLACKOWNED BUSINESS!

Sometimes you run into a business, that you may not think you need. Because you have 5000, 10000 or more followers, on Social Media you think you are good right? Wrong, unless those followers are translating into sales or are being monetized. Do you have 100's of like on a post but only translating to a few sales. The Black Storehouse is what you are looking for. Our guest today discusses how she helped her teenage son not only achieve 100,000 instagram followers but how he monetized it for more than some new business owners are making, in a full fledged business. She discusses, the pitfalls and what we all need to be planning as our future goals. Did I mention her energy was EVERYTHING.

She was born to style. A wife, mother, IT professional, blogger, stylist and entrepreneur. Her perspective on generational wealth is EVERYTHING. Meet Kelorn Francis. 

Entrepreneur's from the DMV share their stories and business advice. 

Boutique owner and Brand Stylist Adrienne Russell, shares her story on why she opened her boutique and how her styling services caters to everyone. Her success, as a professional, wife, mother & entrepreneur and always dropping black "diamonds".

Unpretty Cookie Company, a small batch boutique cookie curator Ayana Edwards. She turns her side hustle into her family cookie business. Loving our black owned business, sharing knowledge.