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#40: Building A Million Dollar Startup as a Woman of Color with Denise Woodard, CEO of Partake Foods
In a country where Black women receive 0.0006% of all venture capital funding, Denise Woodard is shattering...
How to Ask for What You Want as an Entrepreneur
As an entrepreneur, how do you answer the question, "what can I do to help you?" I...
#24: How to build a brand internally at work (especially at a law firm)
I used to believe that all people just went to work and came home for 5 days out of the week and then did whatever...
#23: Answering all of your intellectual property questions with Nichole Hayden, law firm partner
When it comes to starting a business, intellectual property (typically patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade...
#22: Three Tips for Becoming an Academic Entrepreneur
There are a lot of folks out here who want to get creative with their careers. Nowhere is this more true than with...
#21: Why you need a tax ID number and how to get one
So this won't be the most exciting episode of the Shontavia Show, but it definitely one of the most important for your...
#20: Finding extra time to start your business
If you've ever found yourself saying, "I'm too busy to work on this business idea!" or, "I wish I had more hours in...
#19: How to Use Conferences to Build Your Business
My little secret is that I’m a strong introvert that feels really, really awkward at conferences. Even so, my...
#18: How to Turn a Viral Moment into a Successful Business with Sherrica Sims
We've all seen a viral post. Someone posts a silly, random, or insightful comment/video/photo, and it racks up...
#17: Copyrights 101 for Content Creators
Do you create social media posts? Write articles/blog posts? Record videos? Take selfies/other pictures? If you do any...
#16: What’s a trademark? How to identify one of most important parts of your business
What's your favorite brand of water? Evian? Aquafina? VOSS? If I put various glasses of water side by side, without...