So excited to share that the ‘Hashtags and Stilettos’ podcast was listed by ForHarriet.com as a must-listen after only a few episodes. – – – All advice doesn’t resonate with Black women. While the business advice market seems to be overrun with privileged white men, Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs… Continue Reading
The rules of the job search and what matters most to today’s employers and recruiters has changed drastically. However, you can learn a lot from an email I sent 10 years ago that helped me land my first PR internship. The email is both bold and ridiculous but it worked. If you’re familiar… Continue Reading
Sitting in traffic at a red light the other day made me think about all of the different automated signals we have in our life that enable us to mindlessly go with the flow and how that expectation then seeps into other areas of our life causing us to wait for some type of signal… Continue Reading
![Why and Where You Should Blog About Your Business [Podcast]](https://hashtagsandstilettos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3-175x175.png)
If you’re not already blogging about your brand or business, you should be. In this episode, I talk about the common excuses entrepreneurs and creatives give for not blogging, the benefits of using blogging to become a thought leader in your industry and the many platform options that exist that make it super easy for… Continue Reading
![Saying ‘No’ Without Ruining a Business Relationship [Podcast]](https://hashtagsandstilettos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2-175x175.png)
Mitch, the founder of Boy Beads, a men’s accessory line asked for advice on how to turn down business opportunities and requests that may be beneficial to his business without ruining the prospect for a future business deal. Insights + Takeaways: Learn to identify the moments or circumstances when you should turn down a potentially lucrative… Continue Reading
If you love or are even mildly interested in sports than you know that today’s professional athletes have to worry about far more than just their game night statistics. Starting perhaps most prominently at the tail end of the Jordan era, athletes have become full fledged brands and are subject to living every aspect… Continue Reading
![Done is Better Than Perfect [Podcast]](https://hashtagsandstilettos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1-175x175.png)
Welcome to the first episode of the Hashtags+Stilettos Podcast!This podcast will be an extension of this site in the sense that I’ll be providing business, lifestyle and PR insights, but it’ll also give me a chance to offer more in-depth answers to your questions and shine a spotlight, through interviews, on the people who are doing… Continue Reading
Taking a vacation while running a business is easier when you set clear expectations and boundaries ahead of time or as they arise. Today is the last day of my mini vacation and this trip marked the first time in my four years of being an entrepreneur that I truly felt comfortable putting up an… Continue Reading
Rome may not have been built in one day, but if you have one or better yet, three, to spend in the city, there’s a whole lot that you can see, do and eat while you’re there. I visited Rome earlier this year and I am still in awe of the experience. I’ve always been really enchanted with… Continue Reading
Zim Ugochukwu is the CEO and founder of Travel Noire. When Travel Noire launched a little over a year ago as a digital publishing platform and resource for black travelers, I immediately reached out to her for an interview because I thought what she was doing was both brilliant and necessary. READ: Zim Ugochukwu’s Mission to Make… Continue Reading