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SIDE BARRE Convos | Why Representation Matters

SIDE BARRE Convos | Why Representation Matters

Black women are no strangers to imposter syndrome, especially in spaces that were created and curated for people that don’t look like them. Nonetheless, there are burgeoning Black woman-owned business owners that are shattering glass ceilings and paving the way for the next generation.  In our ...
Female Founding + Innovation = Excellence

Female Founding + Innovation = Excellence

In the year 2020 women started 1,821 new businesses every day and of those new businesses, 64% of them were created by women of color. Two years later, women of color are still shattering glass ceilings at an unprecedented rate, creating their own lanes in markets that are historically ignored b...
Managing Motherhood and Mental Health: Inc. Press | Nude Barre

Managing Motherhood and Mental Health: Inc. Press | Nude Barre

In this Inc. article, Nude Barre’s founder Erin Carpenter, details her struggles balancing CEO status with family life and mental health. With a successful business incepted from a mere $3,000 in savings, Carpenter details how moving revenue targets and skeptical (mostly white male) investors ma...
Breaking Bias: An Ode to Women's History Month

Breaking Bias: An Ode to Women's History Month

This Women's History Month, Internationalwomensday.com invites you to imagine a discrimination free world, a reality in which all women feel empowered to #BreakTheBias. In honor of this Women’s History Month theme, we have curated a list of exemplary women who have paved the way for future gener...
Shopping as a Catalyst for Change: The Strategist Press

Shopping as a Catalyst for Change: The Strategist Press

In this article, New York Magazine’s, The Strategist, details 198 Black-owned businesses their editors and staff shop from. First created in June 2020, The Strategist’s list of Black-owned businesses was meant to curate support for the demographic of businesses most affected by the Covid-19 pand...