Women in Business

Candi Castleberry Singleton is the Vice President of Diversity Partnership Strategy & Engagement at Twitter.

Natalie Bridgeman Fields is executive director of Accountability Counsel...

Lauren Simmons is a motivational speaker and her own brand. A former equity trader for Rosenblatt Securities.

Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc.

Nicole Lynn, a Tulsa, Oklahoma native, attended the University of Oklahoma.

Melissa Hanna, JD, MBA, is co-founder and CEO of Mahmee, a comprehensive.

Dr. Robyn R. Jackson is passionate about building better schools. As the CEO of Mindsteps Inc.

Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable film characters, both dramatic.

Melissa R. Butler is a Detroit native who strategically launched the start-up beauty brand.

When she was younger, Beatrice Dixon suffered with bacterial vaginosis for eight months.

Chioma N. Ngwudo is the co-founder and CEO of Cee Cee's Closet NYC, the go-to destination for fashionable.

Ayana Barber is a producer and filmmaker who also has a background in production management.

Lynn Good is president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy. She also serves as vice chair of the company's board of directors.

Charlene Wheeless is a renowned communications visionary, author, and speaker with more than three decades of experience.

Crystal Martin is a software developer and consultant at Slalom, a co-organizer of the Strange Loop Conference.

Caroline A. Wanga is currently the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications Inc.

Tracy Sun is Co-founder and Senior Vice President of New Markets at Poshmark,

Fifi Bell-Clanton is a co-founder and co-owner of Brooklyn restaurant The Crabby Shack along with her business partner Gwen Woods.

Elayne Fluker is on a mission to remind unapologetically ambitious women that having it.

Gwen Woods is a co-founder and co-owner of Brooklyn restaurant The Crabby Shack along with her business partner Fifi Bell-Clanton.

With two decades of experience in event marketing, design, and production.

Denequa Williams-Clarke is the founder of LIT Brooklyn, a luxury hand-poured soy wax candle company.

Darnell Stalworth is a TV & film editor and a motion graphics designer based out of New York City.

Brittany M. Stalworth is a New York City-based TV and film producer.

Trizonna McClendon is an Emmy Award-winning television producer who has lent her talents to networks such as NBC, Bravo.

An entrepreneur, investor, and speaker, Kelli M. Coleman is multi-hyphenate with a passion for building business and empowering other women along the way.

An astute businesswoman who unapologetically pursues excellence in all she does.

Ashaka Givens is a fashion designer, wardrobe stylist, and milliner. She appeared in the 2019 documentary She Did That, an in-depth look at Black women entrepreneurs.

Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels.

Dr. Janet Taylor is a Community Psychiatrist and Executive Coach in Sarasota, Florida.

From humble beginnings in her Brooklyn kitchen, Founder & President of Carol’s Daughter

Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999.

Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power.

Michelle is an award-winning author and the Founder of Hello Fears, a social movement empowering millions to step outside of their comfort zone and tap into their full potential. She…

Kim Bearden is the cofounder, executive director, and language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. Over 85,000 educators…

Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress. She began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on a few television series, before making her feature film debut in the drama Jolene (2008), and gained…

She is known for the 2010 play Oliver Parker!, the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, and the sitcom New Girl for Fox, starring Zooey Deschanel. Elizabeth Meriwether was…

Diane Guerrero is an actor known for her roles on the hit shows Orange is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, HBO’s Doom Patrol and Sony Pictures' Blast Beat.

Nina Vaca is Pinnacle Group’s Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. Her dynamic leadership over the past 22 years has propelled the company from a niche IT services firm to…

As the Executive Vice President of Forbes Media, Moira Forbes is responsible for driving new business initiatives across the company’s diverse media platforms, and branding Forbes events worldwide.

Sara Blakely is founder and owner of SPANX, Inc.