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Fly Female Entrepreneur: Corvida Raven

Fly Female Entrepreneur: Corvida Raven

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Meet Corvida Raven, the 24-year-old creator of SheGeeks.net and all around social media, gadgets and mobile tech genius. While many of us shy away from the world of technology, Corvida lives and breathes it. The Blockbuster employee-turned-tech savvy entrepreneur has been recognized as an Essence Magazine “Power Player” and is successfully turning her passion into profits. Today on In Her Shoes we’ll find out how Ms. Raven did it, where she’s going with it, and why the sky is not her limit!

Fly Female Entrepreneur: Shenekia Loud

Fly Female Entrepreneur: Shenekia Loud

By Renae | Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

The current state of the health care industry increasingly threatens the quality of patient care and is eroding the patient and health care provider relationship. Shenekia Loud, Founder and CEO of The Kenkou Group is committed to making a difference, one patient at a time

Fly Female Entrepreneurs

Fly Female Entrepreneurs

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Any web series that can hold my attention deserves to be applauded. As a woman who probably averages a whopping hour of television per month, I was pleasantly surprised when my sister introduced me to “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” Issa Rae and her brilliant team of diverse talent serve up the perfect dose of humor, wit, sarcasm, and the ability to laugh at life’s most painful moments. As the show’s tagline reads “We’re all awkward in our own way; it’s natural.” Unlike the typical reality TV story lines, there’s no cat fighting, name calling, or gaining popularity from your “celebrity” boyfriend here. Just raw humor and LOL’s to brighten up even the most stressful day. Cozy up to your computer and get to know Issa Rae and Tracy Oliver, the creative visionaries behind “Awkward Black Girl,” one of the web’s most buzzed about series

Fly Female Entrepreneurs

Fly Female Entrepreneurs

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Philly’s flyest female entrepreneurs, Kijafa Frink and Blair Sandlain of PNK Elephant, swing by In Her Shoes to talk all things accessories!

Fly Female Entrepreneur: Chef Danielle Saunders

Fly Female Entrepreneur: Chef Danielle Saunders

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

With a penchant for breaking barriers, Chef Danielle Saunders is the first Black woman to win The Food Network’s “Chopped” competition, has prepared meals for countless celebs including Oprah Winfrey, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Tom Hanks, yet remains grounded and focused. She may not have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she was raised with a pan in her hand and an everlasting passion for the culinary arts. Get up-close-and-personal with Chef Danielle Saunders as she “chops it up” with In Her Shoes about her auspicious beginnings, a new life in the fab lane, and turning passion into profits

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Any sophisticated style maven worth her weight in gold is wearing Gwyneth Shoes and after reading this interview, you’ll be lining up to snag a pair of your own. Meet fly female entrepreneur, Gwen Frempong-Boadu

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Meet Risha Rox. She is the mastermind behind a number of Brooklyn performing artists’ new personas. While many of us shy away from drawing too much attention to ourselves, Rox is bringing forth a new appreciation for body art and a resurgence of make-up as a prominent form of self-expression for the everyday woman

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Quality products? Check. At affordable price points? Check. Made with love? Check. In a sea of “natural” products that don’t always stack up, Jamyla Bennu and her husband/business partner, Pierre Bennu, have unlocked the secret to launching a successful hair and skin care brand. Known for their creative, quirky, and fun approach to business, the Bennus are appreciating the journey, not just the destination. Get to know the beauty behind one of the hottest natural hair care brands on the market. Introducing fly female entrepreneur, Mrs. Jamyla Bennu

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Jones Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Tracey Ferguson (pictured above) hails from The Lone Star State and is the quintessential southern belle. As a Houston and New York City socialite, mother of two amazingly talented teens, and co-owner of one of the hottest glossies to hit newsstands in years, Tracey is a woman in business you absolutely need to know. Today she allows for a bit of role reversal and chats with In Her Shoes about traditional vs. digital media, balancing parenting with a demanding career, and lessons she’s learned in the publishing industry. Here’s what she had to say

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Equipped with a trinity of beauty, brains and talent Tyger Lilly commands just as much respect as she graciously gives whether on the runway or mixing at some of the world’s hottest events. After less than a year in New York City, Tyger was booked for her first runway show where she introduced herself to Tim Gunn, co-host of Project Runway. That chance meeting positioned Tyger Lilly to take the program and viewing world by storm instantly becoming one of the recurring stars of Project Runway and has since graced the catwalks for such designers as Viktor & Rolf, DSUARED2, Red Valintino, and Marc by Marc Jacobs

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

With a pretty amazing career ranging from modeling to writing to independent designer/illustrator to application developer, today’s fly female entrepreneur is the quintessential Jill of all trades. In honor of the fast-approaching Mother’s Day, I bring you Mrs. Imani Powell-Razat, the effortlessly cool mompreneur and co-creator of the iPad and iPhone application, Drum Circle Kids. With talent beyond measure, Imani’s ability to move seamlessly from one creative career to the next is rather impressive. She sat down recently with In Her Shoes to give us the inside scoop on the rapidly growing world of application development, her thoughts on children and technology, and working with your significant other

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Melanie Marie is a jewelry and handbag designer on the rise! As a self-described accessories junkie, Melane Marie creates pieces that top off the looks of celebrities and everyday style mavens alike. Get to know what inspires this young fly female entrepreneur, how she got her start, and the best piece of advice she’s ever received today on In Her Shoes!

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

The first official day of Spring is just 11 days away, beautiful people! It’s time to lose the gloves, drop the boots and shed a few of those unwanted layers. Let’s face it, many of us neglect our feet from November through April only to expect them to look amazing when we’re ready to rock sandals again. Just in time for Spring, In Her Shoes caught up with LaShunda Davis, the Fly Female Entrepreneur behind Cure Beauty Bar to discuss her journey from publishing to pedicures, getting our feet ready for the warmer temps ahead and what makes her FAB:

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

Here on In Her Shoes, I have the pleasure of chatting up some of flyest female entrepreneurs on the planet and today’s lovely guest is no exception. Get to know Whoop Ash’s founder, Mrs. Sheree Fletcher, a woman who is truly not defined by her A-list celebrity association but by her mission to save the world from dry, scaly skin, one ASH WHOOPIN’ at a time!

Fly Female Entrepreneur

Fly Female Entrepreneur

By Renae | Features, Fly Female Entrepreneurs, In Her Shoes Home

For all of my reality TV junkies out there, Tionna Smalls may be known as the super sassy relationship expert on VH1′s hit reality show, “What Chilli Wants.” Anyone who really keeps up with this Brooklyn-bred go-getter realizes that she’s much more than that. As a true Fly Female Entrepreneur, Tionna is the author of “Girl, Get Your Mind Right,” owner of Bed-Stuy’s hottest jewelry boutique, Lovey’s, and all around boss. I had a great time catching up with Tionna to get the scoop on her burgeoning career, “What Chilli Wants,” and what’s next for her brand