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Urban Marketing Guru and BOSS Teneshia Jackson

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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 boutique urban ma

"Success Never Smelled So Sweet"..... Entrepreneur and BOSS Lisa Price

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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