Black Owned Businesses
Claire Riggs
Claire Riggs Managing and Strategic Communication Partner, Riggs Creative Group LLC What is your business/organization name? Riggs Creative Group LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? The business started in 2008, at the start of the recession. Through relationships, we developed a niche in…
Lashaun R Drew
Lashaun R Drew CEO, The Original Hot Dog Factory Voorhees What is your business/organization name? The Original Hot Dog Factory Voorhees What inspired you to join/start your business? I’ve always had a love of food. I wanted to provide a unique restaurant in South Jersey…
Cynthia Cotton
Cynthia Cotton Director/CEO, Professional Human Resource Consultants What is your business/organization name? Professional Human Resource Consultants What inspired you to join/start your business? I was inspired to start my own business due to a request from a Mayor. Is there anything else you’d like us…
Jeanetta Warren
Jeanetta Warren Founder & CEO, JW Professional Writing Services What is your business/organization name? JW Professional Writing Services What inspired you to join/start your business? I wanted to be a resource and provide services for professionals navigating the job market. I want to help them…
Kimberly S. Reed – Reed Development Group, LLC
Kimberly S. Reed, M.Ed., CDE Global Diversity, Equality, Inclusion & Belonging Executive Strategist, Reed Development Group What is the mission of your business/organization? Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging Solutions Firm What is the story behind your business’ success? People! People who have mentored me, people…
James Ward – Creative Content OnDemand
James Ward Co-Owner & Founder, Creative Content OnDemand What is the mission of your business/organization? Our mission is to help businesses grow by maximizing business marketing strategies through access to our turnkey multi-media marketing resources in award-winning video production, digital photography, social media management, public…
Hispanic Heritage Month
Minerva Alvarado – SERVPRO Team Fabiani
Minerva Alvarado Marketing Development Manager, SERVPRO Team Fabiani Tell us about yourself and/or your business I am a dedicated community volunteer and serve on a few boards. My employer provides the opportunity for me to attend meetings and events during company time and also…
Jenny Hernandez from AtlantiCare
Jenny Hernandez Process Management Consultant AtlantiCare Tell us a little about yourself and/or your business. I am presently employed by AtlantiCare Health System, the largest health system in southeastern New Jersey, and I currently serve as a Consultant in the Process Management Office (PMO), a…
Frederick Lopez from M&T Bank
Frederick Lopez Vice President, Relationship Manager M&T Bank Tell us a little about yourself and/or your business. I am a Commercial Lender/Relationship Manager with M&T Bank and am based in Cherry Hill, NJ. I have been with M&T Bank for 3 years but have been…
Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Marya Mazzeo – Members 1st of NJ Federal Credit Union
Marya Mazzeo, CCUFC Marketing | Business Development Specialist Members 1st of New Jersey Federal Credit Union What inspired you to join/start your business? I started at my credit union on a whim but I’m more than happy I stayed. What are your three greatest accomplishments?…
April Ward – Creative Content OnDemand
April A. Ward Co-Owner Creative Content OnDemand & Fruition Life Media April’s experience working in a top 4 market broadcast TV news industry allowed her to formulate unique organizational skills alongside being a great communicator. April worked in the broadcast television industry as a television…
#HERStory of Success
April Ward from Creative Content OnDemand
April A. Ward Co-Owner & Founder Creative Content OnDemand What inspired you to join/start your business? My husband and I were inspired to start our company because we wanted to create a legacy for our family. Creative Content OnDemand is co-owned by my husband James…
Mary Ann Boccolini from Samaritan
Mary Ann Boccolini What inspired you to join/start your business? Having lost my mother due to cancer when I was a young teenager, I was inspired to make a difference in the lives of people who are vulnerable and suffering. Since I joined Samaritan, I…
Nicole Rollender from STRAND Writing Services
Nicole Rollender CEO and Chief Storyteller STRAND Writing Services What inspired you to join/start your business? After being downsized from a publishing executive job in 2017, I decided to start my own writing services firm drawing on the years of editorial, content marketing and media…