Executive fused business skills with artistic talent for opportunity of a lifetime
Yvette Campbell of the Harlem School of the Arts (Image: Lisa Hancock Photography)
After officially retiring…
By Souleo
Posted: November 28, 2011
Tags: Alvin ailey, ballet, Career Advancement, career change, Career Development, career transition, dance, Harlem, Harlem School of the Arts, professional dance, Yvette L. Campbell
Long love of sports takes woman into international career path
Quina Martin spent years as a corporate hiring professional until one day, she answered the…
By Souleo
Posted: October 13, 2011
Tags: Career Advancement, career change, career devolopment, career transition, international sports, Motivation, soccer, sports biz, sports industry, women in sports
Entrepreneur finds passion, financial freedom -- and a way to give back
After being terminated from a position at a nonprofit, Richard Jeanty decided to take a…
By Souleo
Posted: October 5, 2011
Tags: black authors, Career Advancement, career change, Career Development, career transition, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Job Market, Publishing, publishing industry, Self Publishing
Eco-friendly niche gives entrepreneur competitive edge in the industry
Former model Deanna K. Hains switched gears from the glam world of fashion into the…
By Souleo
Changing careers may seem daunting, but with careful planning you could create the business life you want
Joining the Chrysler Group in the late ’80s W. Alvin Jackson flourished for nearly 35…
By Brittany Hutson
From artist-to-author, the Virginia-based MC explains how God changed his life
Malice of the Clipse shares how his path to God led him to be a…
By Anslem Samuel
Posted: September 13, 2011
Tags: author, branding, Changing Lanes, faith, Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., hip-hop renamed, KiKi Swinson, Malice, Pusha T, religion, Reverb Nation, Social media, Terrence Thornton, the Clipse, Thorn10 Publishing, Twitter, viral video, vlog, Wretched Pitiful Poor Blind and Naked
How a classically trained ballerina moved her career from the stage to the classroom
Ayisha McMillan, who took her first creative movement class at age 2, realized by age…
By Sonia Alleyne
A former hospitality professional’s LinkedIn profile leads to an opportunity with a workforce management firm
In February 2009, Naiema Thomas was laid off from her position as senior director of…
By Sonia Alleyne
Posted: July 1, 2011
With a passion for motivating people, this orator went after his purposeful dream
A former Dell computer salesman, Jonathan Sprinkles took his gift of gab to pursue his…
By Aliya Ewing
Fred Mwangaguhunga went from practicing law to launching the popular gossip site
MediaTakeOut.com founder Fred Mwangaguhunga took aspirations of working for himself to leave behind a successful…
By timmhotep aku
Posted: June 21, 2011
Tags: black celebrity, celebrity gossip, celebrity news, Changing Lanes, Chris Brown, dry cleaning, Fred Mwangaguhunga, gossip sites, Laundry Spa, media industry, Media Takeout, MTO, Rihanna, T.I., Web commerce, Web entrerpreneurs, Wendy Williams