This is super exciting! I was featured for the work I do with Human Design 💙 Here's the article if youd like to learn more ✨ https://nyweekly.com/business/diamond-drip-empowers-entrepreneurs/

My name is Ebony Isis Booth. I am a coach, cultural strategist, and catalyst serving Black women in new and emergent leadership roles. I support Black women who are navigating the inevitable unpredictability of change. My practice integrates spirituality, justice, and liberation as pathways toward healing and Self-discovery. With 20+ years of experience in community engagement, award-winning performance artist, television, radio, and podcasting I am a seasoned conversationalist, critical thinker, and compassionate listener. I am a Black feminist scholar who brings an intersectional perspective to discussions, advocating for equity and inclusion. Healing is possible. Magic is real. Love is the answer. Check out my speaker sheet to learn more about me and my brand of Black Girl Magic.🌟https://www.ebonyisisbooth.com/

Hi everyone. I'm Krystal Vernee', serial entrepreneur, speaker, author, business coach & brand strategist. I'm in the DMV area- District Heights, MD. I'm the CEO of Divas & Dolls Fitness, Cirque Sensual, Simply SHE, Krystal Vernee', and CEOGrow. Looking forward to meeting everyone and contributing to the community.

I'm really a private person, but I'm forcing myself to post since this appears to be a very supportive community and I'm determined to do what I need to do. Anyway, I am a psychiatrist and a clinician/coach. I plan to use speaking as a vehicle for exposure for the coaching business and I'm struggling a bit with the different roles. I'm at the start of my Speaker journey and prioritizing how much time to spend on the different tasks involved with marketing, education, coaching, etc is challenging. Does anyone else ever find themselves in this position? Thanks for the opportunity to get these thoughts out of my head :-)

In 1997, after flunking out of engineering school, I started my first business. Writing business plans for entrepreneurs looking for bank loans... Since then, I've been an entrepreneur through and through, having only held one salaried position in my entire life. But don't be misled—I've submitted hundreds, perhaps thousands, of job applications over the past two decades because, let's face it, there are days when I just want to throw in the towel and say, "Enough is enough." We've all been there, right? If not, just wait a few months—hahahaha. Despite receiving numerous job offers that promised higher pay than my business netted, I could never muster the courage to accept them. I've come close, though. With sales experience and a proven track record, landing a high six-figure job with stock options in the tech or financial sectors isn't all that difficult. So why did I keep applying and attending interviews if I had no intention of taking the jobs? Simply put, I was exhausted from doing everything on my own. When you're launching a company, you're not just the CEO; you're the janitor, accountant, salesperson, and wearing countless other hats until you can either secure investor funding or generate enough revenue to hire help. I was fed up with being broke, smiling when I wanted to cry, and answering insincere questions about how my business was doing from people who didn't really care. Seeing imposters on Instagram flaunting rented Lamborghinis or Airbnb mansions while selling bogus courses was infuriating. Being a speaker, coach, or entrepreneur is tough. It often feels like you're trapped in a self-imposed Houdini-style torture chamber, trying to prove you can escape before you drown or get hit by a freight train. You make a bit of money, which feels like progress, only to mess it up again—two steps forward, three steps back. Meanwhile, friends who seek your advice are getting promotions and raises using tips you gave them. They're posting beach vacations with their significant others or school drop-offs with their kids on Instagram.