Black Businesses Matter
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
Episode 85:
Guest Name: Darlene Hill
Guest Business: Rise Strategy Group
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Darlene Hill who serves as the Executive Vice President of Communications at Rise Strategy Group, a public strategy firm. Darlene reflects on her extensive career journey before joining Rise Strategy Group, starting with her move to Chicago where she spent 25 yea...
Episode 84:
Guest Name: Felicia Cotton
Guest Business: Xoxoxo Cosmetics
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Felicia Cotton with founder and president of Xoxoxo Cosmetics. Felicia details her upbringing highlighting her love for all things feminine despite growing up with majority male family members.
Felicia embarked on her entrepreneurial journey in 2019. Her websi...
Episode 83:
Guest Name: Angelique Warner
Guest Business: A Warner Idea LLC
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Angelique Warner, founder and president of A Warner Idea LLC and the visionary behind GoGoVie premium baby carrier. Angelique details her upbringing, describing herself as inquisitive and a dreamer in her childhood. Not only did she dream vividly, but she could also recall her ...
Episode 82:
Guest Name: Dr. Jennifer Matthews
Guest Business: Dr. Jennifer Matthews Consulting Agency
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Jennifer Matthews, who is Founder & CEO of Dr. Jennifer Matthews Consulting Agency. Dr. Matthews comes from a family of law-enforcement as she is the 3rd Generation to pursue a career in this field. Dr. Ma...
Episode 81:
Guest Name: LaTrina Joshua
Guest Business: Bijou Body Spa
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with LaTrina Joshua, CEO of Bijou Body Spa. With a profound commitment to healthcare and a passion for helping individuals look and feel their best, LaTrina Joshua has built a career that bridges the realms of medicine and aesthetics. LaTrina details her upbringing and he...
Episode 80:
Guest Name: Tara Levy
Guest Business: Liberated Arts Movement
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Tara Levy, founder of the Liberated Arts Movement. Tara details her upbringing highlighting her early love for art she recounts the moments in her childhood when she spent hours drawing and journaling. As an adolescent, she worked at the Goodman Theater where she nurtured h...
Episode 79:
Guest Name: Chiquita Hall-Jackson
Guest Business: Blow the Whistle Law and Hall-Jackson and Associates, P.C.
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Chiquita Hall-Jackson, an award-winning licensed attorney and adjunct law professor, the visionary behind the Blow The Whistle Law social justice movement and the founder of Top Employment Law Firm Hall-Jackson &...
Episode 78
Guest Name: Terrence Chappell
Guest Business: Chappell Communications Group
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Terrence Chappell the Principal of Chappell Communications Group, a social media agency that specializes in socializing nuanced messaging among cultural communities. He partners with clients and organizations to tap into the human experience across advoca...
Episode 77:
Guest Name: Abigail Ingram
Guest Business: Polsky Exchange
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I had the opportunity to talk with Abigail Ingram. Abigail Ingram is the executive director of the Polsky Exchange. Polsky Exchange is the core of The Polsky’s Center community engagement with the Southside of Chicago. This gathering space services local businesses owners and entrepr...
Episode 76:
Guest Name: Kyra Rénel Hardwick
Guest Business: The Kyra Company
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Kyra Rénel Hardwick founder and Managing Consultant of The Kyra Company—a dynamic business development solutions firm committed to a comprehensive approach to addressing operational opportunities within organizations..Kyra reflects on her challenging childhood...
Guest Name: Cle Andrea Hayden and Lori Pelzer
Guest Business: Inked Digital Marketing and Girlgobegreat
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I interview Cle Andrea Hayden, Founder and Chief Digital Strategist of Inked Digital Marketing Agency, and Lori Pelzer, CEO of Girlgobegreat, a Professional and personal development company, and GirlgobegreatAI. The discussion delves into AI, defining it as a...
Episode 74:
Guest Name: Lisa Marsh
Guest Business: MsP's Gluten Free
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Lisa Marsh, the founder and CEO of MsP’s Gluten Free, shares insights into her journey. MsP’s Gluten Free specializes in creating nutritious, delicious, and healthy gluten-free snack foods to support a gluten-free diet. Lisa reflects on her upbringing as one of s...
Episode 73:
Guest Name: Nikki Bravo
Guest Business: Momentum Coffee
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nikki Bravo, Founder of Momentum Coffee. Momentum Coffee is an independent coffee shop located in various locations across the Chicago community. Although Nikki is one of the powerhouses behind this coffee shop - her background comes from the P...
Episode 72:
Guest Name: Javon McCain
Guest Business: EGG ROLLS ETC
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Javon McCain, President and Creative Director of Egg Rolls ETC. Egg Rolls ETC is a unique product line that blends delicious flavors in warm wontons that bridge cultural gaps. Javon
is a Clinical Nutritionist and Caterer who lived abroad in Taiwan following the passing ...
Guest Name: Greg Bush
Guest Business: B.I.G.
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter I had the opportunity to sit down with Greg Bush, President and CEO of B.I.G, a management and information systems consulting and services firm. Greg has more than 25 years of experience with large scale information technology projects. After working with KFA,inc. for a number of years, he acquired KFA,Inc. We learn ...
Episode 70:
Guest Name: Ramatu Kandakai
Guest Business: Tutu Brand Strategies
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Ramatu Kandakai an MBA holder from Johns Hopkins, who excels in marketing for both B2B and B2C markets. Her passion for marketing trends and personal branding is highlighted by her brand 'mytutucents' and &apos...
Episode 69:
Guest Name: Dominique Wilson
Guest Business: RiseKit
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Dominique Wilson, Co-Founder, and Strategic Advisor to RiseKit, an economic mobility software, that connects individuals with jobs and non-profit resources, streamlining collaboration among multiple organizations and offering insightful impact tracking for funders. With over 15 years of...
Episode 67:
Guest Name: Larvetta Loftin
Guest Business: The L3 Agency
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I introduce season 6 of the podcast that covers B2B and service-based businesses. I discuss the motivation for starting the podcast, the importance of advocating for black businesses, and their challenges, such as racism. I emphasize my commitment to supporting black businesses...
Episode 67:
Guest Name: Tori Prince
Guest Business: Tori Prince Beauty
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tori Prince Founder and CEO of Tori Prince Beauty. As a beauty lover - Tori has always been within the beauty industry dating back to her childhood. As a cosmetic scientist and Skin of Color expert - Tori made it her mission to educate and create opportuni...
Episode 66:
Guest Name: Samantha Jo
Guest Business: Samantha Jo’s Balm Yard
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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I had the pleasure of speaking with Samantha of Samantha Jo’s Balm Yard a Botanica & Apothecary. Samantha details her upbringing noting that she was unable to get to know her father and the history his lineage held. Samantha shared her personal journey, including her qu...
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