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This CEO Flipped Frustration into Shoes Women Can Get From Vending Machines
This CEO proves frustration can be an opportunity for entrepreneurship.
In the News: Minority Retirement Options May Dwindle with Deficit Cuts; MTV Promotes HIV/AIDS Awareness with iCondom and More
See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the web
Letting Go
When corporate downsizing resulted in a job change from manufacturing supervisor to security guard, Mary Parker didn’t complain. Instead, she remained upbeat, embraced the new challenge, and quickly earned the moniker “Officer Friendly†in the building where she worked. N ow as president and CEO of ALL(n)1 Security Services (www.alln1security.com; 404-691-4915), a full-service security firm in Atlanta, Parker imparts that same commitment to compassionate security to the people she employs: eight full-time office staff and nearly 200 people in the field.
Wiz Khalifa, Pete Rock, Jungle Brothers, Karen Civil and More, Join 5-Day Hip-Hop Festival
Watch a conversation with Dame Dash and Marc Lamont Hill, then later that day see Boosie perform? Where else can you go to a Dungeon Family performance surrounded by live muralists, and play video games against De La Soul?