175: REWIND: Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd: The first African American Woman To Run A $1-Billion Business

Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Janice Bryant Howroyd, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ACT-1 Group, the largest privately held, woman-owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S. I love this episode because Janice exudes confidence, energy, and just makes you want to walk into a room and take up space.  As Auntie Janice (as I now refer to her in my head) likes to say, “knowledge married to experience breeds confidence.” When you have the experience and knowledge you must own that confidence. I listened to this episode twice as I was riding to the Today Show for my appearance in August 2018, and it really did give me confidence.  I often re-listen to this episode whenever I’m nervous about rising to a new level in my business.  I’m excited for you to hear Janice share how she became the first African American woman to operate a company that generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• Act-1 Group
• Project Upward Bound 
• Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) 
• WEConnect International 
• National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
• National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
• The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale 
• As A Man Thinketh by James Allen 

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