Podcasts Business Entrepreneurship the bossbabe podcast 91. From Secretary to Billion Dollar Business Owner: What Ive Learned About Finding Customers, Managing Teams & Economic Uncertainty with Janice Bryant Howroyd

91. From Secretary to Billion Dollar Business Owner: What Ive Learned About Finding Customers, Managing Teams & Economic Uncertainty with Janice Bryant Howroyd

Published: April 26, 2020, 4:03 a.m.

b'We\\u2019re joined by Janice Bryant Howroyd, the first African-American woman billionaire and founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, a multi-billion dollar global enterprise providing workforce solutions. Janice is the definition of an unapologetically ambitious woman who lives by her mantra to \\u201cNever compromise who you are personally to become who wish to be professionally.\\u201d\\xa0\\nWhat started as humble beginnings as a secretary for her brother-in-law\\u2019s company, turned into an opportunity that led Janice on a path of entrepreneurship. We\\u2019re diving deep into the obstacles that she has overcome, including economic uncertainty and global hardships that are relevant now more than ever before. Tune in as Janice shares her entrepreneurial journey and the lessons she\\u2019s learned along the way.\\xa0\\xa0\\nThis episode is brought to you by ELLE, iconic lifestyle brand, and the world\\u2019s largest women\\u2019s fashion magazine. We partnered with ELLE for their 75th anniversary to celebrate women entrepreneurship. Learn more about this partnership at bossbabe.com/elle'