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Tavia Green is a hair and beauty enthusiast and serial entrepreneur. She’s the CEO and  Founder of Climax Hair Care, a revolutionary hair care brand formulated to minimize heat  damage in kinky textured hair. What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting  your business or career?  Gaining traction is difficult for any business owner,  especially if you’re not already an influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers.  Getting our name out there and gaining the trust of our supporters was a difficult but  fulfilling uphill battle. What inspired you to break into your industry? Growing up as a haircare and  personal beauty advocate inspired Climax Hair Care, after experimenting with hair  products for years and still having no luck when it came to my own personal struggles with frizz and heat damage. How do you balance your personal and professional life, or have you been able to find a balance? As a mother ...

Monique A.J. Smith , is a Leadership Strategist that guides Athletics Departments/Sports Organizations and Individuals who wish to advance in Athletics Administration/Sports Management careers through her company, Seeds of Empowerment LLC ®. Smith, a Sports Management veteran of 30 plus years, was Adjunct Faculty at Hampton University teaching Sports Management Courses. In Fall 2023, Monique published her 6th issue of Significance in Athletics and Sports Magazine which features Black Women sharing their ‘Specialized Knowledge’ in the Industry. All issues can be found at www.seedsofempowermentstore.com or Amazon. She is most known for her 10 seasons as the host of the internationally recognized weekly podcast "A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith”, which spotlights Women of Color in Athletics/Sports to her 2.9K Followers. ******************************************************************************** Let's Play I do, but I do not want to play politics. "Politi...

Monique A. J. Smith Leadership Strategist, Athleticpreneur ™ One of my 2022 resolutions is to take time to see what nature is telling me. This is a mindfulness activity that keeps me centered. One must remain centered on hearing the downloads from God. Those downloads allow me to perform in my gift of "Growing Leaders, One Workshop, One Training at a time." One morning, I was en route to conduct training with a State Athletic Association, and I observed several flocks of geese traveling above my head. I found that ironic because the signature workshop I was preparing to give that day was "Getting Gung Ho !" based on the business book "Gung Ho!" by Ken Blanchard. The book walks the reader through the wilderness to observe the work ethic of three species, the Squirrel, the Beaver, and Geese. You will be surprised what you can learn from nature when we just slow down. So again, these geese caught my eye, and yes, I saw the peak of the "V" formation...

I recently finished reading John Grisham's book "Sooley," a college basketball novel that features a Sundan young male basketball player on the campus of a Historically Black College University, HBCU. I loved the concept and was excited to read about an industry I have given 30 plus years of my life, athletics, and higher education. One of the reasons I was so delighted to read about this book was because it featured a University, I was familiar with, North Carolina Central University, located in Durham, NC. I knew the real people in the Athletics Department, including the Director of Athletics (AD), Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree, who has served at the helm for 13 years. I even remember when the Head Men's Basketball Coach, LeVelle Moton was a player at NCCU, and his slogan was "Poetry in Motion." So my elation was downgraded to frustration when I read Moten was referred to by name, but Dr. McCree was not. Even if Grisham didn't have permission to use her nam...