Successful Black Entrepreneurs

[ShoePrincess]

We all have it in our blood we just need to hone in on what we love and make it successful. Here are some successful Black Entrepreneurs. Please add to the list.

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Renetta McCann

Starcom MediaVest is the media communications agency for those who abide by the principle that image is everything. McCann heads up the U.S. and Canadian operations for one of the world's top five media agencies. Her company buys about $18 billion a year in media time for companies like Coca-Cola and General Motors. McCann is also on the board of Publicis Groupe Media, which directs the media networks of Publicis Groupe, the owner of Starcom. A recipient of numerous media and industry honors, McCann is also a board member of Chicago United, which aims to improve race relations and business opportunities for minorities.

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Robin Wilson is the voice behind RobinWilsonHome, founded in 2000 and based in New York. She has earned the moniker "The Efficiency Expert," assisting clients in home redesigns, project management and architecture/contractor selection.

Robin and her team ensures that clients can look past the day-to-day issues in their renovation projects, although they are involved in the process at every step. This allows their vision to be realized with a clear plan, clear estimates, and management of interruption to their business or home life.

Working with clients prior to the start of their project to develop the Scope of Work, assisting with the selection of contractors, coordinating the expediting projcess for the building department are some of the key areas of expertise.

As well, the firm utilizes a unique project management software that allows the client to track the project through various functions, thus empowering the client with the contractor, and ensuring accurate communication of expectations, timing and budget.

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Telecommunications analyst, researcher and consultant with expertise in wireless air interfaces and network architectures including WiMAX, LTE, Backhaul, and IP Multi-Media Subsystem (IMS). Other areas of expertise include wireless spectrum.

Also accomplished wireless and wire-line telecommunications manager with exceptional qualifications in network design, engineering, budget, matrix, and project management. Exceptional ability to create and communicate vision and strategy. Ability in assessing customer requirements and developing plans to address customer’s needs. Strong commitment to professional development as exemplified in my education and roles as Vice Chair of the Service Provider Action Council in the International DSL Forum, Executive Board member, Community LINC, member of WiMAX Forum and Toastmasters International. Exceptional communication skills, capable of producing high quality documentation and a special talent for delivering technical presentations that are accessible to audiences from any background.

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Kamoru Lawal is the chief financial officer and senior vice president of CAMAC International. Mr. Lawal manages CAMAC’s investment portfolio and directs the mergers and acquisitions activities for the holding company. He has responsibility for the company’s oil trading activities in London and oversight of the majority shareholding in a South African corporation. Mr. Lawal formerly served as the controller for Baker Kase Investments, a real estate mortgage and investment company. He holds a bachelors degree in accounting from Texas Southern University and is a graduate of the Rice University Executive Management program.

[ShoePrincess]

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Dean Seavers has been named President of SimplexGrinnell, a business unit of Tyco Fire & Security and the North American leader in fire systems and services. In his new role, Seavers will be responsible for defining the strategy, goals and objectives that will drive growth and profitability at SimplexGrinnell. He succeeds Michael Buchanan, who retires this month after a distinguished career spanning 36 years.

Seavers will be based in the worldwide headquarters building for Tyco Fire & Security, which is located in Boca Raton, Florida. He will lead a team of more than 12,000 employees dedicated to providing world-class fire detection and alarm, fire sprinkler, fire suppression, and integrated systems and services.

Seavers was promoted to the position of president from sister business unit ADT North America, where he most recently served as Vice President for the West Region.

Tyco Fire & Security President David Robinson is impressed with Seavers' talent, leadership skills, and many achievements. "We interviewed extensively externally and internally to find the world's best candidate to be the next SimplexGrinnell president. We found that person in Dean Seavers," says Robinson. "He brings an impressive track record, not only as an individual, but also as a team leader and team player."

Seavers joined Tyco in 1999, serving as ADT Regional Vice President of Operations for the state of Florida. His talents were quickly recognized and he was promoted to Vice President for the Southeast U.S. Region in 2001. Under Seavers' leadership, the Southeast Region moved up the ranks to be one of the top-performing regions at ADT. Seavers was also instrumental in the launch of Six Sigma, a process improvement program. He was responsible for pilot testing Six Sigma in the Southeast Region, which generated considerable savings.

Before joining Tyco, Seavers served as Director of Operation Planning for Burger King Corporation and as Regional Manager for PepsiCo. He was also a founding partner of a company that provided subcontracting services to major telephony corporations.

Seavers graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business from Kent State University in Ohio and earned a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University in California.

In 2001, the National Eagle Leadership Institute (NELI) presented Seavers with the CareerFocus Eagle Award, its highest and most distinguished honor. The Institute places particular emphasis on leadership, the ability to triumph over adversity and a strong commitment to community.

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Born Cedric "Ricky" Walker in Baltimore; son of Frank Walker (Air Force master sergeant) and Alma Walker (homemaker); married to Cynthia (comptroller and vice president of UniverSoul Circus); children: one son.
Education: Attended Tuskegee Institute.

Founder and chairman, UniverSoul Circus; Music promoter, Commodores, 1971; Kool Jazz Festivals, 1978; Fresh Festival, 1984. Theater producer, A Good Man is Hard to Find and Mama Don't.

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Omar Wasow

is an internet analyst who appears frequently on radio and television. Wasow tutored Oprah Winfrey in her first exploration of the Net in the 12-part series Oprah Goes Online. He is co-founder and strategic advisor for the social networking website, BlackPlanet.com.

In 1995, Wasow was proclaimed by Newsweek as one of the "fifty most influential people to watch in cyberspace."

Wasow is currently working on his doctorate at Harvard University in African-American Studies and political science.

Wasow is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City.[1]

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Lisa Price

Creator of Carol's daughter. Carol's Daughter is a line of beauty products, including products for: hair, skin, hands, and fragrance. It was designed by Lisa Price. Price named the company in honor of her mother, Carol Price. Though the store has only three locations, one in Fort Greene, Brooklyn ,in Harlem, New York, and one in Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, New Jersey, its products are available in hundreds of other stores, such as Nordstrom, and it has received an enormous amount of press coverage for its size, including an appearance on The Tyra Banks Show [1] and Oprah.[1]

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As a child growing up in Michigan, Dr. Robert S. Shumake quickly learned to deal with adversity. However, despite dealing with poverty and homelessness at such a young age, Shumake used his plight to make him stronger.

Now as the founder and president of Inheritance Investment Group, a Michigan based real estate investment and development firm, the Detroit native has more than carved his own niche in the business world.

Dr. Shumake also founded the real estate and business corporation, First Equity Holdings in 1996. Since then, First Equity Holdings managed and sold 85% of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) inventory in the state of Michigan with sales of approximately 80 million dollars.

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Omar Wasow

is an internet analyst who appears frequently on radio and television. Wasow tutored Oprah Winfrey in her first exploration of the Net in the 12-part series Oprah Goes Online. He is co-founder and strategic advisor for the social networking website, BlackPlanet.com.

In 1995, Wasow was proclaimed by Newsweek as one of the "fifty most influential people to watch in cyberspace."

Wasow is currently working on his doctorate at Harvard University in African-American Studies and political science.

Wasow is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City.[1]

Hmmm

[ratid]

Omar was there at the start when the web was coming of age and BlackPlanet
was clean and holdsome. One of the first social networking sites before migente
etc. and a decade before myspace.

[cleargreenice]

^^^ It certainly was. Good info on him.

[STAX]

This woman got her syrup in a bunch of store she tells her story on Oprah

http://www.michelefoods.com/michelle.html

[spingod]

great thread, very informative

[fahiym7allah]

Now this is a great thread,thank you Princess for this great info!

[DymeWarrior]

Omar was there at the start when the web was coming of age and BlackPlanet
was clean and holdsome. One of the first social networking sites before migente
etc. and a decade before myspace.

From what I've heard, there were some asians behind all 3 of those sites: blackplanet, migente, and asianavenue. Omar was just a front man for the black version. He happened to go to Harvard with the right guys.

[STAX]

From what I've heard, there were some asians behind all 3 of those sites: blackplanet, migente, and asianavenue. Omar was just a front man for the black version. He happened to go to Harvard with the right guys.

you mean he was just the facelike it wa their vision or did he have the Asian cats do the techincal aspects of the site?

[YAPOYAPI]

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