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"Five Steps to Get Ready for Enrollment 2016" Dr. Taffy Wagner

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Where did the time go? In less than a month, the enrollment period for 2016 will start.  Are you ready? Or are you the one reading this that is still in shock from the 2015  enrollment period? How do you get ready? Take a deep breath and prepare to be  empowered. Below you will discover five steps to help you get ready for the enrollment  period.  First:  Review your current health insurance plan. Look at your monthly premium,  deductible and what y our co-pays are. Have you been notified by your insurance  company that your rates are increasing or staying the same? If your rates are increasing, what is different in the new plan from the existing plan? Ask the questions. Second: What has changed with your health? Do you take more medications? Do you  take less? Are you eating better and drinking more water or are you going along with the  status quota when it comes to your health? How you take care of yourself from day to day  can affect your overall health. This in turn im

BOSS Spotlight: Meet The "Marketing Innovator" Karen Alston

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Karen Maria Alston , A leader in the marketing industry, Karen Maria Alston has proven to be one of many top innovative and visionary thinkers in the business. Karen began her career at Fortune 100 companies such as JP Morgan Chase, MBNA America Bank and America Online. In 2002, Karen left her career in corporate America & founded Alston Marketing Group  www.alstonmarketing.com Her extensive client list features government & non profit entities in the Mid Atlantic region. Karen has been features in numerous publications  including Black MBA, Essence, DC Modern Luxury, Black Enterprise and many others. TheBOSSNetwork: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of  starting your business or career? Karen Alston :  I was so green. I knew I was well trained from school but unprepared for corporate America. I am so thankful for learning my craft at the hands of some of the best  marketers on Wall Street and in banking. I learned to do any function in th

BOSS Spotlight: Meet The "Motivational Speaker" Makeba Green

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Makeba Green , started her nonprofit OMG Enterprise at the age of 13. Makeba is currently an author, photographer, educator,  media mogul, community activist, she has had the chance to impact the world because of her obstacles she has faced. TheBOSSNetwork: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of  starting your business or career? Makeba Green: Some obstacles that I faced at the age of 13 years old when I started my business are the same obstacles that I face now that I’m 21. People judge me and treat me with less respect because of my age, the color of my skin & because I’m a woman. Unfortunately, many people let that be a determining factor of if they would work with or take me seriously with my nonprofit & my entrepreneurial goals and aspirations. Even with me being a student. I had to constantly prove that I was actually worthy enough for people to even refer to me as an entrepreneur, or student, instead I was always hearing “Oh look at t