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🥂 **Cocktails and Connections: Round 2!** 🥂 We are only 4 weeks away from our Signature Event for Austin Black Professionals, and trust me, it’s gearing up to be unforgettable. This is an evening where you can experience Black Excellence at its finest in Austin. Here’s why you don’t want to miss this event…. 🔥 Be in THE room: The city’s top black professionals, the rising stars, and so many people that you’ve wanted to connect with – will be there. 🌟 Who’s Who of Austin: If you’ve been seeking to connect, learn, and grow with the best, this is YOUR moment. Those who’ve made their mark and those looking to make theirs – it’s all happening in that one room. ✨ Spotlight on YOU: We’re opening our doors for you to showcase who YOU are, your passion, your vision, what you do and who you’re looking for to collaborate with. Let’s cultivate connections, foster relationships, and birth strategic partnerships. ⚠️ Ticket Alert! 🚨: With only 4 weeks left, 50% of tickets are already gone. VIP? Just 10 tickets remain. Don’t let this chance slip away. The last event, we sold out weeks before and we had to turn away 50 people. Secure your spot NOW, so that you’re not among them‼️ 🤔 Think Austin lacks diversity? Think again. They say there aren’t many black folks in Austin, but this event proves otherwise. Discover and become a part of this pulsating community. 🎟 Ready to Claim your Seat⁉️: Click the link in our bio or reply with “event”, and we’ll get the ticket link straight to you. Gather all of your friends, grab those tickets, and witness the magic ✨of Black Austin. #CocktailsAndConnections #AustinBlackExcellence #SeeAndBeSeen #blacklifeatx #movingtoaustin #blacksinaustin #austinblackprofessionals #austinblackbusinesses #blackaustin #austinblackbusiness #austinblackbusinessowner #austin100blackbusinessesinitiative

Are you ready to be part of a transformative event that celebrates Black excellence, fosters economic empowerment, and connects you with a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and professionals? Join us as an Exhibitor at Mass Black Expo 2023 and put your business in the spotlight! bit.ly/BECMAMBE2023 In 2022, we proudly featured over 100 vendors in our Exhibitor Pavilion! With over 2,000 attendees, the Mass Black Expo provided a platform for businesses like yours to shine and thrive. 💼 Why Exhibit? ✅ Visibility: Showcase your products and services to a diverse audience of potential customers, partners, and collaborators. ✅ Networking: Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and potential clients to expand your network and opportunities. ✅ Brand Exposure: Elevate your brand's presence and gain recognition among a community committed to promoting equitable economic growth. ✅ Sales and Leads: Generate leads, engage customers, and drive sales during this dynamic three-day event. Become an exhibitor by visiting bit.ly/BECMAMBE2023

Are you ready to be part of a transformative event that celebrates Black excellence, fosters economic empowerment, and connects you with a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and professionals? Join us as an Exhibitor at Mass Black Expo 2023 and put your business in the spotlight! bit.ly/BECMAMBE2023 In 2022, we proudly featured over 100 vendors in our Exhibitor Pavilion! With over 2,000 attendees, the Mass Black Expo provided a platform for businesses like yours to shine and thrive. 💼 Why Exhibit? ✅ Visibility: Showcase your products and services to a diverse audience of potential customers, partners, and collaborators. ✅ Networking: Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and potential clients to expand your network and opportunities. ✅ Brand Exposure: Elevate your brand's presence and gain recognition among a community committed to promoting equitable economic growth. ✅ Sales and Leads: Generate leads, engage customers, and drive sales during this dynamic three-day event. Become an exhibitor by visiting bit.ly/BECMAMBE2023

Check out this article on my new friend LaToya Davis and her business, The Black Opulence Xperience!

TWO Magazines, ONE Aim... On Saturday I went to the UK Black Business Show, an event created to #inspire & #connect #Black #Business #Owners & #Professionals. 👏🏾 Massive thanks to Raphael Sofoluke, Michael Adeniya and the team for putting on a consistently excellent event! If you weren't there, plan to be there next year 📅 We loved seeing old & new friends and meeting people we'd only seen online. One of the highlights for me was meeting Dr Tru Powell and congratulating him and Justice Williams MBE for creating Black Business Magazine to add to the UK's #media landscape. 📣 Having another #magazine alongside Pitch Black Magazine that highlights and shines a spotlight on the #impact & #influence of #BlackEntrepreneurs & #BlackProfessionals can never be a bad thing. There's more than enough room as there's a plethora of stories to tell... Judy & I never want to be arrogant, thinking that we should be the only custodians & curators of this space. Why? ❌ Because, it's not a zero sum game. As #StephenCovey encourages us in #7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople, let's think win-win! ✔ Here's a thought for today, whatever you're doing find ways to encourage each other, #collaborate where appropriate, and grow your market shares while growing the market. ✔This #BlackHistoryMonth, let's start being intentional about collaborating and working #together because if our 'whole pie' grows, we each get a bigger slice of it! 👉🏾 Oh yeah, make sure you check out the stories of the great work that our #entrepreneurs & #professionals are doing. And if you don't get both of our magazines, make sure you get at least one. I'll let you decide which one. 😉 Have an exceptional week! #PitchBlackMagazine #BlackBusinessMagazine #winwin #magazine #blackbritish #blackbusiness #blackenterprise #blackprofessionals #blackowned #buy #buynow #BHM2023 Nicola M. Colette Machado Andrea L Richards Mahari Hay Oli O'Donoghue - MBE Claudine Reid MBE Stefan Johnson Jonathan Stefanni-Machado Dr T.Ayodele Ajayi FRCPsych Nicole Michael

Take a lesson from these two. 🤦🏽♀️ I was heading home after taking a walk around my neighborhood the other day and I noticed a guy angrily ripping something off a building ahead of me. As I got closer, I recognized it. It was the branding for the Titanic exhibit that had been at National Harbor for quite a few months now. I’ve literally walked by this exhibit dozens upon dozens of times. But never once did I even have an inkling to go inside. And unfortunately for them, I wasn’t alone. In fact, I never saw anyone going in or out of that space the entire time the exhibit was here. Contrast that with the last major exhibit in the neighborhood—one on Black Hair—and there was always some level of activity all up and through that place. Now, I have no reason to believe that the Titanic exhibit was anything less than top-notch. But they made the cardinal sin of business decisions.😱 They targeted the wrong customers. 🙈 You see, one of the things I love most about my neighborhood is that it’s a haven for upwardly mobile Black people. And last I checked, the Titanic isn’t exactly one of our burning interests. ✅ So even if the quality of the exhibit was on point; ✅ And the financial capabilities of the potential customers are assured; ❌ The fact of the matter is, we were the wrong crowd for this offer. No matter how good it was, this was never going to sell here. Are you making the same mistake? Are you sure that you’re showing up in front of people or organizations that have a pre-existing need, desire, or even base interest in what you have to share, PLUS significant dollars to spend? If the answer is no, no matter how great your offer is, your sales will underperform. I can’t wait to go into this deeply during Session I of the Seven-Figure Comeback Summer Series. Because it’s not enough to blindly show up anywhere you think that your offer can be sold. It’s about showing up… 👉🏽In the right spaces; 👉🏽With the right offer; and 👉🏽Where the right buyers already reside. Want in? Peep the link in the comments.

Personal branding is the new black. It’s the ASSET that will help you stand out in any niche. It’s the SECRET to attracting your dream clients…. And it’s the one thing that can help you humanise your business. So will you start capitalizing on it? #personalbranding #onlinebusiness #businessmarketing

I am excited to announce that I am one of the featured black owned businesses featured in MAGIC's blog. READ MORE about how Tony Gerald are making waves in Carroll County Maryland #blackbusinessmonth

Did you know that there is a Virginia Black Business Directory that includes Black-owned businesses in the DMV? Additionally, please learn more about an upcoming expo that will be underway during Black Business Month. https://lnkd.in/eh9axeCd ✔️ https://lnkd.in/eW6Tt3y6 #blackbusinesses #blackbusinessmonth #virginia

As a small business owner, it can be challenging to gain exposure and build brand awareness. That's why I'm beyond grateful for the recent KARE 11 News interview on Mind the Crown. Were you able to catch it? #mindthecrown #smallbusinessowner #blackownedbusiness #womanowned #solopreneur #softlife #superwoman #marketing #brandawareness