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Physical fitness is not just a great lifestyle choice in some cases it can increase your marketability and revenue
Physical fitness can be a large part of personal branding & revenue generation. These celebrities…
By Shydel James
Posted: May 18, 2012
Tags: BE Decoded, Big Boy, Celebrity Apprentice, Decoded, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander, Mo'Nique, Nutrisystem, Oprah, People magazine, Raven-Symone, Satan's Sisters, Sparkle, Star Jones, The View, weight loss, Weight Watchers, Whitney Houston
From the unemployment line to online, Patrice J. Williams heads a thrifting blog that's positioned her as a TV personality and budgeting guru
Patrice J. Williams transformed her obsession with thrift shopping into a marketable brand, Looking Fly…
By Starrene Rhett
Posted: May 18, 2012
Tags: BBM, Black Blogger Month, Black Blogger Month 2012, budgeting, entrepreneur, laid off, Looking Fly on a Dime, Nate Berkus, Patrice J. Williams, Savvy Shopper, The Nate Berkus Show, Thrifting, unemployed
Dissecting the business behind the make-up and wigs of RuPaul, a rising media mogul in the making
More than a drag queen, RuPaul is a profitable brand that expands across various media…
By Sirita Wright
Examining the luminous career of the highest grossing actor of all time
The Guinness Book of World Records cemented Samuel L. Jackson as the highest-grossing actor of…
By Shydel James
Posted: May 11, 2012
Tags: Angela Bassett, BE Decoded, Broadway, Captain AMerica, Decoded, Guinness Book of World Records, Martin Luther King Jr., Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars, The Avengers, The Mountaintop
Twins Tai and Tarin Perry preach the importance of saving and budgeting to the person who needs it most—you
With Double Saving Divas, twin entrepreneurs Tai and Tarin Perry provide people of color with…
By Aliya Ewing
Posted: May 8, 2012
Tags: BBM, Black Blogger Month, Black Blogger Month 2012, coupon shopping, Double Saving Divas, extreme couponing, finance, Nate Berkus, Rachel Ray, saving, Tai Perry, Tarin Perry
Was Charles Barkley right? How social media has made today's athletes flaws as a role model more apparent
When Charles Barkley proclaimed that he wasn’t a role model he had no idea that…
By BlackEnterprise.com
Posted: May 7, 2012
Tags: Alec Banks, Charles Barkley, Facebook, Hypebeast, Larry Johnson, NBA, NFL, Nike, Osama bin Laden, professional athlete, Rashard Mendenhall, role model, social media, Todd Haley, Twitter
After a record breaking open weekend for The Avengers, the films that built up the new franchise get their ticket sales dissected
The Avengers breaks box office records with its opening weekend haul of over $200 million,…
By Anslem Samuel
Posted: May 7, 2012
Tags: Ang Lee, Bruce Banner, Captain AMerica, Chris Hemsworth, Disney, Edward Norton, Eric Bana, Harry Potter, Iron Man, Jon Favreau, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr., The Avengers, The Hulk, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, World War II, WWII
From college athlete to multi-millionaire, a NFL rookie's life can change overnight when drafted and hit with a hefty paycheck
From college athlete to multi-millionaire, a NFL rookie’s life can change overnight after being signed…
By Mia N. Hall
Posted: May 4, 2012
Tags: Aaron Curry, BE Decoded, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Darren McFadden, Decoded, Gerald McCoy, Jamarcus Russell, Jason Smith, Lavar Arrington, Mario Williams, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, NFL, Reggie Bush, rookie, Sam Bradford, Tyson Jackson
How different would the world be if the golfing great never existed? Here's a few possible answers
New Forbes print campaign imagines The World Without… key celebrities ranging from Mark Zuckerberg to…
By Anslem Samuel
Posted: May 3, 2012
Tags: ad campaign, BE Decoded, Bill Gates, Brazil, Decoded, Donald Trump, Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg, Ogilvy, The World Without, Tiger Woods