Paul Cartwright and I grew up together in the same neighborhood. We played outside together when we were young and remained “family.” In 2009, he was a part of Ujima Magazine’s father’s day issue. It also featured Heath Muhammad and my nephew Damon Miller. In the issue, Paul spoke about his role as a new father. He is the father of two children who were … Continue reading Motivating Others Through The Story Selling Advantage
In 2008 my sister and I needed a place to meet and work on Ujima. We had to decide on stories, interviews, plans for the future and writing. We have always lived on the opposite sides of town but I was willing to drive to Pflugerville because we found the ultimate coworking space. Blue MARBLE Java !! We sat at Blue Marble Java Coffee Shop, which is now a donut shop, at least five days a week. It was our perfect coworking space. We worked from 10:00am 2:00pm, ate breakfast and lunch and had coffee all day with refills. We met people who were regulars that came as much as we did and discovered they were other business owners. The owner and the staff became part of our daily work routine it was fun and a very nice place to work. We worked at Blue Marble Java for the first three years of Ujima. We did our best brainstorming, polite disagreements about content or photos but we always made sure the issue was on point. When Blue Marble Java closed it was sad for many different reasons. Not only did we have to find another working community we missed seeing the regulars and the staff. We did not find another work space like that for a long time. We hope everyone that worked there with us are … Continue reading Coworking Before Coworking Was Cool…
In order to make an event more successful than most, a lot of individuals & businesses hire the services of a professional where the Event Planner turns your visions, desires and dreams into a spectacular reality. On September 9, 2006 almost nine years ago Event Planner Adeyinka A. Babatunde had a vision to explore the Event Planning Industry in which has turned into a a … Continue reading It’s All In The Plan By A Fabulous Event Planner
If you are a new entrepreneur or you been in business for a while, you have heard about the importance of networking. There are people that find networking to be intimidating and difficult to master others find to be an open door to connecting to new people and prospects. The bottom line is if you do not network, at some level, your business will not … Continue reading Networking Like A Pro with Anthony Abron – The Magnetic Networker™
Austin Mobile Concierge is a business that fits Angel perfectly. Anyone that knows her understands that she is all about giving back to others and her community. This is what she had to say about her business and her philosophy on life. Austin Mobile Concierge was born because I was on a job for ten years and I was tired. It stressed me out and … Continue reading Austin Mobile Concierge Serving The Community
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