Urban Business Roundtable Spotlight: Solo Noir Founder Andrea Polk


This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, Joi C. Weathers chats with Chicago entrepreneur Andrea Polk. Polk is the founder of Solo Noir, an organic ethnic men’s skin care line. The company offers cutting edge skin care technologies coupled with all natural ingredients to achieve skin perfection for consumers.

Then, UBR Contributor Samantha Pass M.E.T.A.L. Law GroupCo-founding Partner Richard B. Jefferson, who shares what you need to know to become a master negotiator. Jefferson, who began his legal career at Virgin Records America Inc., co-founded M.E.T.A.L. Law Group in Los Angeles in 2003. With extensive experience managing intellectual property portfolios and protecting brands in music, television, film and fashion, he has represented entertainers, athletes and entrepreneurs in negotiations with companies including Universal Records, Disney, E! Entertainment and NBC Universal.

And finally, every week on UBR, you’ll hear Pepper Miller’s Y.O.U.-TURN segment, get motivation and inspiration from author and educator Dennis Kimbro, a weekly wrap-up of business news from USA Today business correspondent Charisse Jones, and our Patient Investor Report from Ariel Investments.

Pepper Miller is the Founder and President of The Hunter Miller Group and the host of The Urban Business Roundtable, a weekly radio show, sponsored by Ariel Investments, airing CST Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. on WVON-AM 1690, the Talk of Chicago. You can also listen live online at WVON.com. Check back each week for UBR Spotlight, which features additional resources, advice and information from and about the topics, entrepreneurs and experts featured on the show. If you have a question you want answered or a topic you want addressed on The Urban Business Roundtable, connect with us on Twitter @UBR1690.


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