Black Entrepreneurs Speak
It’s time to let Black entrepreneurs speak…So, let’s hear it from them.
It’s time to let Black entrepreneurs speak…So, let’s hear it from them.
It’s time to let Black entrepreneurs speak. In a climate that is full of reclaiming the power and voices of Black, Indigenous, and POC people, we also have to look at the inspiring words and valuable advice that Black business owners want to share with us. So, let’s hear it from them.
For more great quotes and words of motivation, check out our blog posts about inspiring quotes from famous Black men, famous Black women, and Black entertainers.
G. Keith Alexander
“I never wanted to be the best DJ because I always felt that if you’re the best DJ, someone is always looking to knock you out. I always wanted to be the most popular DJ.”
“I never wanted to be the best DJ because I always felt that if you’re the best DJ, someone is always looking to knock you out. I always wanted to be the most popular DJ.”
“I feel that it is time to help the small Black business owners.” – G. Keith Alexander
G. Keith Alexander is a New York radio legend and founder of the HarlemAmerica Digital Network, a network dedicated to amplifying Black voices through the production of podcasts and TV shows. G. Keith is an actor, a voiceover artist, an entrepreneur and much more.
Oprah Winfrey
“Every season somebody else was coming out, one talk show, two talk shows, three talk shows, there have been over a hundred talk shows since we started, but every time I would feel like alright gotta step up our game. The way you step up your game is not to worry about the other guy.”
Check out the full video, “5 Business Tips from Oprah.”
Sheila Johnson
“When I was younger there was something in me. I had passion. I may not have known what I was going to do with that passion, but there was something — and I still feel it. It’s this little engine that roars inside of me and I just want to keep going and going.”
Hear more from Sheila in her interview for 2021’s Black History Month.
Aliko Dangote
“I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest Black man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen overnight…In the journey of entrepreneurship, tenacity of purpose is supreme.”
You can listen to his top 10 rules for success here.
Vernon Jordan
“You are where you are today because you stand on somebody’s shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders.”
JAY-Z
“I’m hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That’s what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that’s from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.”
For some more JAY-Z life advice and inspiration, check out this video.
Daymond John
“Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family, and business with expiration dates, and I update them every six months.”
“Every single product, every single brand, you built some sort of a community first.”
Daymond is on podcasts frequently, here’s one of our favorites he’s been featured on recently where he talks about how to be a boss.
Earl G Graves, Sr.
“To have a successful career, you have to approach it as an entrepreneur, even if you are working for someone else. Your career is your own private business. You have to market yourself and your abilities and knowledge just as you would a product or service.”
Madam C.J. Walker
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”
It’s Your Turn Now
HarlemAmerica was built on the idea that its time to let Black entrepreneurs speak.
The HarlemAmerica Digital Network is the Total Black Experience for business, entertainment, and health and wellness. Our dream is to help you realize your business’s potential and to create podcast and TV content that reaches your intended audience.
We are looking for Black small business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches, thought-leaders, attorneys, physicians, realtors, and celebrities who are looking to establish fame, fortune, and followers. Check out our website to learn more about our small business membership packages.