• Markita Samuel: #GenYBG’s Business Coach

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    Markita and I met on Twitter. We live in two different time zones, but still made an awesome connection. She started following me and simultaneously, Twitter suggested that I follow her; I did. We started small chat. That led to us checking out one another’s websites. First impressions mean everything…

  • Frenchye Wilkerson: #GenYBG’s Home Health Provider

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    Me and Frenchye met last year at a business expo hosted by the City of Savannah. It was kind of early in the event, so I decided to take a stroll. I came across her booth and was just blown away by the fact that she was so young, yet…

  • Paris Hatcher: #GenYBG’s Wardrobe Consultant

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    Paris and I attended high school together. It was her smile and style that stood out most to me. I recall reconnecting after graduation. As most recent graduates do, we shared our future plans. We both planned to become attorneys. Well, needless to say, we chose alternate routes. When I…

  • Generation Y: Young, Black, and Gifted

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    I’ve always known that I would someday work for myself. Like my father, I would also become my own boss. I first dipped my toes in the entrepreneurial waters back in junior high, selling Debbie cakes, juice boxes, and candy out of a plastic Wal-Mart bag in my backpack. Next,…

  • I Turned the Money Down–All $10K of It

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    …and don’t regret it. Not even a little bit. I was offered a job making $40,000 per year. Compared to what I currently bring in, that would’ve added another $10K to my account. Problem is, the job had absolutely nothing to do with my passion. I made a promise to…