Over a century ago, in the last decades of the nineteenth century, the United States enjoyed a period known today as the Gilded Age. Great fortunes were made and lost, and America rapidly ascended to become the preeminent industrial power in the western world. During
We are looking to the future of innovation. Activists around the world are sending out a call to action to step up and help our world. Here are a few teenagers stepping up to answer that call with entrepreneurial spirit. Shreya Joshi – Project Teal
When you think of Filipino food, most people have a hard time nailing down the tasting profile. Those who are familiar with Filipino cuisine they might describe it as salty or vinegar based. In flipping the script and displaying the expansive world of Filipino cuisine,
Names are quite powerful, so powerful that even selecting the wrong name for your company can set your business back to months. When choosing a name for your start-up, keep in mind this concept that will place your company closer to success and further from
Since the inception of life on this planet, things are in a state of continuous change and improvement. Man has traveled a lot from cave life to skyscrapers and much more. This transition of life always leads to changing needs. Moreover, the journey of needs
When you have just launched your start-up, you may be reluctant to invest in anything else other than your product or expand your business. However, creating a community is crucial as a business in this day and age. Most business owners consider it to be
Happy New Year! It’s officially 2022! Along with a new year come all the resolutions which people hope to accomplish. Whether it’s finances, relationships, career ambitions, or general well-being, it’s a good time to start mentally preparing for those goals. A great goal many people
The art of creating a visual piece, be it a painting, statue, or a film, is dependent on the eyes of the beholder if it grabs their attention long enough. When it comes to this basic fact, filmmaker Jeongwon Lee took this into account and
As I step away as Editor in Chief of GREY Journal, I wanted to take some time to reflect. Before I began here as an intern, I did not have prior experience working for a publication. Even though I had a published book and a
In recent years, with the advent of life goals and heightened expectation for teenagers with regards to education, there has been an influx of self-employed persons, otherwise known as entrepreneurs. Generally, an entrepreneur is defined as a person or individual managing multiple businesses or businesses
Out of the six million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, approximately four million are women. Additionally, it was discovered that women over 60 are two times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than breast cancer. These startling statistics, compounded with other gender-based research, led Maria Shriver
When it comes to being multifaceted, no one takes the cake better than the stunning Brenda Pond. She has worn many hats during her entrepreneurial journey. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. Currently, she has reached into her inner soul and spirit to tap into the Reiki
Nearly one hundred years ago, Henry Ford established the forty hour work week in his factory. That’s right, the dreaded 9-5 has been terrorizing professionals since the 1920s. Cubicles and computer screens may entice some, but not very many others. What we really long for
Meet Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Billingsley, entrepreneurs and founders of Brown Girls Books, an exclusive boutique publishing company committed to providing a voice for the next generation of authors. Murray is one of the country’s top African-American contemporary novelists with over two dozen titles.
Every once in a while we come across things that open us to the world. We define things and put them into structures so that it is easy for us as human beings to make sense out of them. However, every so often one set
Within the beauty community, there is a clear need for more representation. Although there has been some progress, there is still more work that needs to be done. Aurum79 Beauty, a company founded by Black and Latina women, aims to provide products for women of
Historically, Black people and other people of color have struggled to get their pieces published. Just Us Books, a publishing company founded by Wade and Cheryl Hudson, provided a solution. The pair founded the company in October 1988, a time when taking on this feat
Being a first-time entrepreneur can be daunting. This is especially true if someone is from a family whose members have never ventured to start their own businesses. When a person with a steady job and a steady income gives it all up in the pursuit of
