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Do You Treat Yourself Like You Deserve?

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So instead, you just start your own company , which becomes successful within a few years through sheer will and obsessive work ethic. 13, 2018, Walker was cancer-free. Her clients included BET, Interscope Records and FX Networks. The work was tireless, often keeping her up until 4 a.m. She either ate fast food or no food at all.

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The Founder of Bite Toothpaste Is on a Zero-Waste Mission, But She Never Intended to Disrupt the Oral Care Industry

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The job had her flying all over the country to film, but the lifestyle didn’t jibe with her waste-free passions. In 2018, zero-waste bloggers began talking about Bite online, and the product gained momentum. It was like, we need to make this a real company!”. The company also recently announced the addition of a deodorant.

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A Day in the Life With Entrepreneur and Podcast Host Lori Harder

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Harder published her own book, A Tribe Called Bliss: Break Through Superficial Friendships, Create Real Connections, Reach Your Highest Potential , in 2018.) When Harder started her company, she envisioned having women involved in her company. These are the thoughts the old Harder battled. It means they are ready to roll.

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The Evolution of Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s First Black Winemaker

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The Red, White and Black documentary To shine a light on the disparities in the wine industry, he created his own production company to make the 2018 documentary Red, White and Black. And now I get to talk about representation without it being this tense subject.”

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How 3 Female ‘Black Angels’ Are Working to Close the Racial Funding Gap

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Featured on the cover of Fast Company in late 2018, Hamilton gained attention when she announced that Backstage Capital would raise a $36 million fund exclusively for startups founded by African-American women. Her story is shared in her autobiography It’s About Damn Time. Her story is shared in her autobiography It’s About Damn Time.

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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Jordan had a social media presence prior to the pandemic, having joined Instagram in September 2018. Alba launched The Honest Company at age 29. While its print guidebooks and the company itself have evolved, at its height in 2005 the Zagat Survey included 70 cities and reviews from 250,000 diners. The lesson here?

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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

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advises you to write a list of financial and lifestyle goals. You can open your own Roth IRA through companies like TD Ameritrade and invest the maximum amount each year, which is currently $6,000. This article was published in November 2018 and has been updated. and Fuse Mortgage Inc.,

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