Black Businesses Matter (BBM) Podcast
Black Businesses Matter is a weekly podcast show on the impact of collaborating and advocating for Black Businesses to drive impact. It is hosted by Larvetta L. Loftin. Founder of The L3 Agency, a full service influencer marketing and communications agency. Hear from investors, thought leaders, supply chain leaders, DEI practitioners and business owners on why engaging minority businesses should be a social responsibility when black businesses are the largest employers of black people. Each episode will provide inspiration and actionable tools to help you become culturally sensitive in growing your business or brand. Each episode are about 30 - 45 minutes in length to help you to pledge to support Black businesses EVERY DAY in EVERY WAY and REIMAGINE #blackbusinessesmatter.
Episodes
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A catering company can serve amazing food and still lose the room if the operations fall apart. We sit down with Nicole Jordan-Reed, founder of Nicole Jordan Catering in Chicago, to talk about what actually makes events feel seamless: leadership, systems, and the kind of customer service that guests remember long after the last plate is cleared. Nicole brings nearly a ...
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A lot of products claim to be “game changers," but this one is literally patented. We’re sitting down with Cecilia Towns-Scott, a south side Chicago attorney, founder, wife, and mom who spent ten years building Honor, a sustainable period and bladder leak brief designed for how life actually moves. Her innovation is simple to understand and hard to pull off...
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The work keeps changing, the tech keeps changing, and the expectations on leaders keep rising, but nobody tells you what to do with the human side of it. I’m joined by Laura E. Knights, LCSW, an executive coach and leadership strategist, to talk about what it really takes to lead and grow as a Black professional and as a Black entrepreneur when AI is moving fast ...
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A website can look perfect and still do nothing for your business. That’s the problem we dig into with Lenora Blackamore, CEO of Mecca Marketing Group Incorporated, a Black-owned marketing and web development firm with deep roots in digital technology going back to the 1990s. We talk about what separates a site that simply exists from an online presence that actu...
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The South Side story most people never hear is the one built on ownership, pride, and neighbors choosing each other on purpose. We’re joined by Ghian Foreman , President and CEO of Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative, to talk about what it really takes to generate community wealth in Chicago’s Mid-South Side and why the economic ripple effects ...
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A tiny restaurant can hold a whole neighborhood together if the intention is right. We’re back in the studio for Season 11, and we’re joined by Chef Chloe Gould, the owner of Dixie Pura Kitchen, a Black-owned restaurant tucked into Chicago’s Bronzeville community. Chloe doesn’t just cook, she translates. Her “Southern meets Southeast Asian...
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AI is loud right now, but Kim Rudd is clear on what still wins: imagination, systems, and real service. We’re sitting down with the CEO of Rudd Resources to unpack what it takes to grow a sustainable communications agency, especially when your work is rooted in Black community impact, cultural perspective, and relationship-based client service. If you work in PR,...
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We kick off Season 11 by naming the changes we’re making across our agency and our show, and why pivoting can be a sign of strength. We unpack what sustainable growth really looks like for Black founders, from systems and tools to community support and long-term legacy.
• Season reset and why pivoting yields profit
• L3 Agency evolution, BBM...
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Guest Name: Susanne Mariga
Guest Business: The Mariga Group
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Susanne Mariga, CPA, Fractional CFO, and CEO of The Mariga Group, a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business firm named the 2021 Profit First Professional Firm of the Year.
Growing up surrounded by math and books, Susanne w...
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Guest Name: Dr. Lakeba Hibbler Williams
Guest Business: Fresh Hope Counseling Center
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Dr. Lakeba Williams, Director of Fresh Hope Counseling Center, LLC (FHCC), a multidisciplinary behavioral health practice she founded in 2012 to help individuals and organizations become more ...
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Guest Name: Jannice Newson
Guest Business: Lillian Augusta Beauty
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Jannice Newson, social entrepreneur and Co-Founder & CEO of Lillian Augusta Beauty, a company creating plant-based hair extensions that merge beauty and sustainability.
Jannice takes us back to her childhood on the...
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Guest Name: Marc Alexander
Guest Business: Lite Raise
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Marc Alexander, visionary entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO of Lite Raise, and Founder of Lite Tuition. Through his ventures, Marc is transforming how nonprofits fundraise, engage communities, and expand access to educatio...
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Guest Name: Rachel Bernier-Green,
Guest Business: EJ Consortium
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Rachel Bernier-Green, the Founder & CEO of EJ Consortium, a serial social entrepreneur, and a recovering public accountant who has devoted the past decade to building businesses that create catalytic social an...
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Guest Name: Jayla Head
Guest Business: Advaco Collective Care & Consulting
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Jayla Head, a psychotherapist, speaker, writer, and founder of Advaco Collective Care & Consulting, a mental health consultancy providing compassionate, innovative, and culturally sensitive serv...
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Guest Name: Canetha Amour-Porter
Guest Business: Amour Women Work Community and Amour Women Foundation
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Canetha Amour-Porter, visionary entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of the Amour Women Work Community and the Amour Women Foundation.
Canetha takes us back to her childho...
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Special Episode :
Guest Name: Marc Brooks
Guest Business: Hyde Park Hospitality
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this special live episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we sit down with Marc B. Brooks, CEO of Hyde Park Hospitality, a privately held hospitality company specializing in foodservice management, airport concessions, lounge operations, ...
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Episode 116:
Guest Name: Elzie Flenard
Guest Business: Journey To Mastery
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Elzie Flenard, the Founder of Journey to Mastery, an organization that equips leaders with faith-centered strategies to align mindset, mission, message, and methods.
Elzie takes us on a journey...
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Episode 115:
Guest Name: Larvetta L. Loftin
Guest Business: The L3 Agency
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, host Larvetta L. Loftin kicks off Season 10 with powerful updates and reflections. She shares how the podcast has grown over the past nine seasons, highlights lessons from the recent L3 Agency ...
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Episode 114:
Guest Name: Dr. Carmen Bell-Ross
Guest Business: SP Grace
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Dr. Carmen Bell-Ross, the Founder of SP Grace, a management solutions company dedicated to delivering high-quality, results-driven strategies for businesses, schools, industries, and local commun...
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Episode 113:
Guest Name: Lorè Enjoli
Guest Business: All Butter’d Up
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Lorè Enjoli, the Founder of All Butter’d Up, a luxury skincare brand specializing in oil-based, non-greasy body care products that empower busy women to prioritize self-care through tho...
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