Since then, she has led the brand to become the top-selling Black-owned spirits globally and one of the fastest-growing American whiskey companies, now valued at more than $900 million.
Meet Fawn Weaver, the 48-year-old CEO and Founder of Uncle Nearest, a Black woman-owned premium whiskey brand that has been making waves in the spirits industry since its launch in 2017.
Meet Zoey Williams, a 27-year-old from Ontario, Canada with four college degrees who has recently made history as Air Canada’s first Black female pilot to fly a Boeing 777. What’s more, she also earned a spot among the Top 20 Under 40 by Wings Magazine.
♻️ @BlackDollarNtwk John Albert Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. He also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges.
...from six countries to receive funding, training and mentoring for projects intended to revolutionize sectors from agriculture and science to women’s health.
A 25-year-old Kenyan innovator has earned global recognition with his invention of a smart hand gloves which are capable of converting sign language movements into audio speech.
Roy Allela, a technology evangelist, says the need to communicate with his 6-year-old niece, who was born deaf, inspired him to build the technology. Allela is among 16 young Africans who have been shortlisted by The Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for inventors...
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Kanye West’s team reported that their Super Bowl ad, shot on an iPhone with a $0 production budget, had huge success. Despite the cost of the 30-second ad slot being $7 million, the minimalist or cost-free production strategy paid off significantly.
Would you rather your 50 family members and friends support you or millions of strangers?
Your friends and family aren’t your target audience/customer/client!
Sometimes they can’t see the vision because they know an old version of you!
Keep pushing! You got that sauce!
But since she always dreamed of establishing her own business, she decided to take a bold step to quit and become her own boss. If you like content like this support us and give us a follow @black_affluence!
At the age of 25, Sinenhlanhla Passcara Mthembu is the proud founder and director of her own law firm. Based in Durban, South Africa, her firm is called Passcara and Partners Incorporated and focuses on family law, personal injury, and more.
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Although she knows that she is much younger than most lawyers who have their own law firm, she did not allow her age to stop her from making history! After finishing law school, she went on to start working.