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Posted by BOSS Member Cheryl Harris I’m going to make this short and to the point. You started this year off saying this is the year of my breakthrough- but you still have doubt! My business is going to prosper-but you’re not putting in the appropriate work!  I’m going to start writing my book or blog-but you put your pen down! I’m going to start working out- but you’re still eating all the wrong foods OR better yet, you are depending on someone else to work out with you so now you’re not doing it!-Uh? I’m warning you –Make a Decision people so you want miss your season AGAIN! I need you to know that you are planting seeds. The seed you plant will determine your harvest. You’ve already received the vision-Make a decision(s). So if you are planting mediocre seeds that will be your harvest. Your work will not go in vain-TRUST Me on that! I felt the same way at one point.  I was crying, sobbing, throwing a pity party and no one wanted to come to my party and just as clear as the ...

Come Celebrate BOSS Founder Cameka Smith  Being Honored At The Conversation Awards In Chicago Wednesday May 11, 2011  Rumba Restauran t from 6p - 10p What is the Conversation?  The mission of the Conversation is to connect and highlight Chicago’s young (21-40) movers and shakers; whether entrepreneurship, politics, corporate-America, non-profit, or the arts, these individuals not only participate in the Conversation, but are the Conversation amongst their peers. It is our vision to create a historic event to highlight these 15 individuals coupled with Afro-Cuban hors d'œuvres, a Power Networking Conversation with 300 of Chicago's best and brightest, all culminating with a keynote speech from nationally renowned Lawyer and Community Servant, Fred H. Bates. 6:00–7:30p: Power Networking – Light Hor’s d'oeuvres served till 7p 7:30p–8:10p: the Conversation Awards Presentation/Round-table Discussion 8:10p–8:30p: Key Note Speech by Fredrick H. Bates, Esq. 8:30p...

Teheshia Jackson CEO & Founder of Egami Consulting Group  Web:  www.egamiconsulting.com Twitter:  @EgamiConsulting Teneshia Jackson’s story has been one of perseverance, diligence, and inspiration. Her illustrious career spans over 10 years and ranges from urban marketing, project management and new product launches. Now CEO of her own boutique marketing firm, Egami Consulting Group, she describes her creative and motivational factors as “L-I-F-E bulb” moments where she makes calculated decisions to pursue new career goals. Teneshia’s career started at IBM Global Services where she served as Project Manager for the high yielding Best Buy maintenance account. During her tenure at IBM, the IBM Global Service Best Buy maintenance account billed over 14 million dollars in revenue. In 2002, Teneshia would also mediate the signing of an additional 4.2 million dollar contract between IBM Global Services and Best Buy. In 2003, Teneshia left corporate America to launch a bou...

Lisa Price   Founder of Carol's Daughter  http://www.carolsdaughter.com/ Twitter - @Carols_Daughter What began as a hobby turned into a lucrative business for Brooklyn, N.Y., native Lisa Price. In the early 1990s, Price began adding oils and fragrances to unscented lotions. She had a good job with "The Cosby Show," and when the show ended in 1992, she continued to experiment with her concoctions and eventually began selling them in flea markets. After the demand for her products like honey puddin' and mango body butter spread via word of mouth, Price founded her beauty-products company, Carol's Daughter, in honor of her mother in 1994. "My mother was the first person to encourage me to sell outside of family and friends," Price said. "I have named the company Carol's Daughter because it is who I am." The business began as just a mail-order operation, but in 1999 she opened the first Carol's Daughter store in Brooklyn's Fort Green...

Lovette Ajayi  Co-Founder of the Red Pump Project  http://www.theredpumpproject.org/ Bloger at  Awesomely Luvvie Twitter - @LuvvieIG   @RedPumpProj Lovette Ajayi is a social media and web strategist. Her background is in marketing, communications, and new media, specifically relating to nonprofits. She’s presented at several conferences on these topics, including the Nonprofit Technology Conference, Chicago Social Media Summit, NeighborWorks Symposium, Tutor-Mentor Conference, BlogHer, Blogging While Brown, and Blogalicious. She’s also passionate about social justice, an admitted social media addict, a blogaholic, and a lover of shoes. She combined all of these loves and co-founded The Red Pump Project < http://www.redpump.org/ > with Karyn Watkins. Their work has earned them a Congressional Record from the U.S. House of Representatives as well as recognition from the City of Chicago Council. Lovette ser...

Posted by BOSS Member  Veronica Young   @vayavero Friendships are an invaluable type of support system that will help move you into your destiny. They’ll be your cheering squad yelling, “You can do it!” Friends will cheer you on no matter what and will reinforce your strengths and talents especially when you’re not completely convinced of them yourself. Are you that type of friend? Or are you the one that prevents your friends from being the best that they can be? Being a good friend – as with any relationship – takes work. It takes a concerted effort to make a friendship better. The list below includes some of the top 10 friendship mistakes people make based on my own observations, spending exorbitant amounts of time listening to others vent and through my own personal friendship inadequacies, all of which became recurring themes in each scenario. So without further adieu, the LIST! 1. You’re not a good listener. You have no problem reaching out to tell your friends abou...