Black Owned Businesses
James Ward
James Ward Co-Owner & Founder , Creative Content OnDemand What is your business/organization name? Creative Content OnDemand What inspired you to join/start your business? Starting my business was inspired by my love of helping companies grow and become successful using our turnkey marketing operation to…
Curtis Myers
Curtis Myers President, Aspire Youth Development What is your business/organization name? Aspire Youth Development What inspired you to join/start your business? What was that moment that gave you a new level of confidence or when the puzzle pieces started to fit together? For me it…
Kimberly S. Reed
Kimberly S. Reed M.Ed., CDE Chief Transformational Officer, Reed Development Group What is your business/organization name? Reed Development Group What inspired you to join/start your business? I wanted to ensure that Women and People of Color always had a trajectory to the E-Suite of Global…
Chantelle Fitzgerald
Chantelle Fitzgerald Founder/CEO, Mindset Strategies, LLC What is your business/organization name? Mindset Strategies, LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? I started my business because I felt that there was a need for better leadership in organization and for people to better leaders. Is…
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…
Hispanic Heritage Month
Douglas Diaz – Archer & Greiner
Douglas Diaz Partner, Archer & Greiner Tell us about yourself and/or your business I am a labor and employment attorney with Archer & Greiner where I help businesses attempt to navigate the increasing maze of labor and employment laws. How do you and or your…
Jason Jimenez – Gasper Roofing
Jason Jimenez President, Gasper Roofing Tell us about yourself and/or your business We are a Hispanic family-owned business. How do you and or your business celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month? We make sure to embrace the independence of our native country Sept 15th. How have you/can…
Rudy Garcia – MBI
Rudy Garcia President, MBI Tell us about yourself and/or your business Rudy has been in politics of for over 30 years. Rudy is a graduate of Columbia University and received a JD from New York University School of Law. Former Assemblyman in Legislative District 33.…
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
Linda Milano from CFB Promotional Products LLC
Linda Milano Owner/President CFB Promotional Products LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? To remind me to always pour my entire heart and soul into every project I work on, I named CFB Promotional Products after my Pomeranians – Creamy, Fudgy, and Bon Bon.…
Marianne Aleardi from SJ Magazine
Marianne Aleardi What inspired you to join/start your business? I didn’t start SJ Magazine, I acquired it. Being able to tell stories about the community I live in and promote the women who live here – that’s a dream job. What challenges have you faced…
Gina Rullo from The Hammonton Gazette Inc.
Gina Rullo Editor-in-Chief The Hammonton Gazette Inc. What inspired you to join/start your business? In May 1997, I was hired to help start a weekly newspaper in Hammonton, NJ. May 1997 was the end of my junior year at Villanova University. More than two decades…