In part one, we looked at Joel and Jeremy’s story, and just like Joel and Jeremy’s unique journeys to becoming businessmen, so is Autumn Oliver’s journey to evolving entrepreneur beginning at the young age of seven. Autumn is a second-generation businesswoman. Her mother initially opened up a bakery called “Baby Cakes.” When Autumn took the reigns of the family business, she renamed it “The Boujie Bakery.” I spoke with Autumn and asked her to share […]
When we think about the future, inevitably we think about the generations that are coming up the ranks. We also make assumptions based on what we think, see, or have experienced with other generations. Labels are placed on tendencies within each era. At its core, fear of the unknown or differences causes negative labels. Optimism and objectivity the positive ones. At the end of the day, every generation has its pros and cons. Regardless of […]
Anika Jackson has been a serial entrepreneur before she knew the meaning of the word, it was ingrained in her DNA from both her European/American family and her family in Asia. Growing up with an immigrant mother in an extremely middle-class household, if she wanted something, she learned the business of how to achieve it, whether going door to door to sell knickknacks or coming up with other creative strategies. In high school, this passion […]
