The Roots of a Financial Empire: A Great-Grandmother’s Legacy Teri Williams, the President and CEO of OneUnited Bank, didn’t always embrace the entrepreneurial spirit that now defines her career. In fact, for much of her life, she buried it—along with the lessons of the woman who planted the seed: her great-grandmother. Growing up in Indiantown, […]
The separation from Under Armour and the strategic alliance with Li-Ning position Curry Brand as a global, athlete-driven platform—proving that legacy isn’t just built, it’s owned. For over a decade, Stephen Curry’s name was synonymous with Under Armour, a partnership that redefined basketball footwear, elevated the brand’s cultural cachet, and cemented Curry’s status as one
From a missed $2M opportunity in 2008 to building Market Mondays and Invest Fest, Ian Dunlap shares his framework for long-term wealth—index funds as the foundation, high-conviction tech bets, and the discipline to hold through generations. The 2008 Wake-Up Call: A $2M Lesson in Trusting the Experts Ian Dunlap’s investing journey began with a phone
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Milan Harris turned a childhood dream, a $20 bill, and two sweatshirts into Milano Di Rouge—a brand that merges high fashion with faith, resilience, and unapologetic Black excellence. Here’s the untold story of her rise, reset, and redefinition of success. Milan Harris’s entrepreneurial journey didn’t begin with a business plan, investors, or even a college
From sleeping under a bridge as a teen mom to developing subdivisions named after her children, Terrica Lynn Smith’s journey redefines resilience—and offers a masterclass in turning trauma into generational wealth. Terrica Lynn Smith’s story begins not in a boardroom, but in foster care, where she was separated from her siblings and emancipated at 16.
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From child star to investor, the actress-producer-entrepreneur is rewriting the playbook for longevity—and ownership. Meagan Good’s 30-year career in Hollywood—spanning 40+ commercials, iconic roles in Friday, Think Like a Man, and Harlem, and a #1 box-office hit—was never just about fame. It was about leverage. “I realized early that God gave me this platform for
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The Chitlin’ Circuit Millionaire: How a Shoebox Full of Cash Bought Freedom 2 Chainz didn’t wait for a major label to make him rich. He made his first million on the Chitlin’ Circuit—the network of Black-owned venues across the South where artists grind for direct cash, no middlemen. “I was in a van, doing three
The Military Barber Who Cracked the Code Aristotle didn’t become a millionaire by 23 because of luck, inheritance, or a viral moment. He did it by mastering two income streams—his military salary and his side hustle as a barber—and investing every extra dollar with ruthless discipline. While stationed in the barracks, he noticed a simple
The Myth of the Platform: Why Turo Was Never the Answer Most entrepreneurs chasing passive income turn to Turo, the Airbnb of car rentals, believing it’s the only path to profitability. Yani tried it—and quickly realized the platform was the problem. “I put my first car on Turo, and yeah, I made a couple hundred
The Room Where Decisions Were Made—Without Her Kimora Lee Simmons built Baby Phat into a billion-dollar cultural phenomenon, but when the brand sold for over $100 million, she walked away with less than $20 million. Not because she failed—because she wasn’t in the room where the real decisions were made. “I was in the room,
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