CHELSEA T. PERNELL Chelsea is a successful businesswoman. She is a multi-million-dollar top producer at Dream Team Realty (Cleveland, Ohio), serves as the Founding Pastor of Kingdom Keepers Church, and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at South University, while concurrently completing her fourth Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit inContinue Reading
FATIMAH JACKSONFatimah is a Registered Nurse, Nursing Instructor, Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and Digital Entrepreneur. With a passion for education and innovation, she combines her expertise in healthcare and technology to help others navigate the evolving digital landscape. Through her business, “Templates to Success,” Fatimah teachesContinue Reading
Most non-profits are started by everyday people: A mom who wants to help her child; a father who wants to make sure that no one else suffers like his child did. Non-profits are born from people who want to make a difference. But the business of starting, running, and fundingContinue Reading
ORLANDO GRANT Orlando Grant is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in nonprofit management, community development, and grassroots organizing. His career highlights include serving on various boards and successfully leveraging millions of dollars to support impactful initiatives. As Board Chairman of the BLO Foundation for IotaContinue Reading
Throughout the history of Blacks in America, the one thing that seems to always hinder progress is the lack of credit. As Blacks work to recover the momentum from the lost time due to slavery, the lost opportunity of the great migration West, and the stolen opportunity to get fortyContinue Reading
SHARRI ROPER COMERNISKYSharri has been a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority since 1980. She pledged at Kent State University and currently serves as an active member of Delta Sigma Theta, Cleveland Alumnae Chapter. Sharri is a human resource executive and a certified executive coach, who has held variousContinue Reading
One of the first things that young people learn as they climb into adulthood is that money is necessary to survive. The pursuit of money is critical to success, and where you put your money can mean the difference between losing it or protecting it. If you are lucky, youContinue Reading
At one point or another, everyone has thought about turning their hobby into a career. But doing so requires some risk, some guts, and some talent. Luckily, for Sylven Lamar, he has all three. Lamar has always had a passion for taking pictures. In 2007 he went to DODD CameraContinue Reading
DIANA D. JONES Diana Jones is a Business Development Specialist with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Jones certifies firms as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) for the Ohio Unified Certification Program. Her career spans over 25 years including service with a transportation, regional utility, non-profit, and financial banking institution.Ms.Continue Reading
There are moments in time when everyone gets to experience something incredible. They can feel something different in the moment, but they cannot quite put their finger on it. It is usually where the fork comes in the road. They know that the moment they just had will change theirContinue Reading
