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How to avoid mistakes when searching for a patent lawyer
Finding patent lawyer you trust and within budget is hard. This article helps you avoid the three most common inventor mistakes.
Increase the odds of getting what you want with goal setting
https://youtu.be/FXYLov9F29s Earlier this year, I was desperate to learn how to increase the odds of getting what you want with goal setting. This started because I randomly clicked on my old, mostly-unrealized list of goals on my laptop. In 2016 and 2017, I set the...
Starting a Thriving Side Hustle in a Pandemic with Anne T. Griffin
Anne T. Griffin, a product professional in tech and founder of Pivot Grow Hustle, shares her experience starting a business during the COVID-19 pandemic while working full time. This conversation was AWESOME! Anne is very open about how she got started, what helped...
#42: How the Founder of Til Death Do You Tweet is Creating Her Own Path to Her Purpose
Stephanie Humphrey, also known as Tech Life Steph, visited the Shontavia Show to discuss navigating her career path, finding her God-given purpose, and knowing when it's time to stay or pivot. Stephanie is currently a technology contributor for ABC News where she...
#41: How women of color can survive and thrive in 2020
Well, it's been a minute. Between the anti-racism protests, COVID, the 2020 election, #ENDSARS, and everything else, life has been one huge, unpredictable roller coaster. Your girl has been watching, waiting, and taking some downtime. Some of it has felt like...
+30 Business and Entrepreneurship Podcasts by Black Women
Black women are starting businesses at a higher rate than any other group in the United States. In a world that won't pay us equitably or treat us fairly in the workplace, this makes a whooooole lotta sense to ME. We are unapologetically changing the entrepreneurship...
Just Get Started With Your Business Idea
Once you have your business idea, how long should you sit on it? What should you do? In this video, I explain why, no matter how unprepared you are or uncomfortable you feel, you should just. get. started.
#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 fundraising records and attracting lots of attention in the process. The first Black woman entrepreneur to raise $1 million for a food startup, Denise started...
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 flubbed on my answer recently on an episode of Hear to Slay with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom, and I've spent some time thinking about what I...
3 Business Marketing Lessons from Cardi B
Listen, standing out in a crowded market is H.A.R.D., even if you already have a big platform. Especially right now, when COVID-19, protests, and presidential elections have all of our attention. Cardi B put on a masterclass for...