Mentorship Is Earned, Not Owed
This past Saturday, I had the great pleasure of moderating the final keynote session at the 2013 Blogging While Brown Conference, held in the Langston Hughes Auditorium of Harlem’s Schomburg Center for...
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Earvin “Magic†Johnson has scored big by creating a business fiefdom that serves urban America. His 22-year-old Magic Johnson Enterprises currently includes ASPIRE cable network; Magic Airport...
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If you are an entrepreneur, I know how you’re living: trying to squeeze 30 hours of work into an 18 hour day, while trying to make a dollar out of 15 cents. But no matter how hard you work or how busy...
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As a young professional, having a mentor is priceless when you’re trying to navigate your career path. Even at mid and senior level positions it’s sometimes nice to have a guidance counselor of sorts...
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Every new business owner should find a mentor for guidance. Ultimately, you’re responsible for your business, but you can always consult a mentor for advice. A mentor is someone who has been down the...
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View Article5 Easy Tips For Finding Your Perfect Mentor
This article originally appeared in www.businesscollective.com. While many people decide to wing it and learn the hard way when building their business, trust me when I say having a mentor in the form...
View ArticleHow to Solve the Sponsorship Gap in Your Career
Image: File While the concept of having both a sponsor and mentor is thrown around when discussing the keys to attaining career success, it’s important to note the valuable, yet distinct role, both...
View ArticleI Need a Mentor: 5 Smart Strategies to Choose the Right One
Mentors have helped me see things differently about what I want to accomplish in life, and how to go after it, both personally and professionally. I truly believe I would not have gotten this far, were...
View ArticleCreating the Perfect Mentorship Process
Businesses have always relied on mentoring to bring new people into the fold and transmit culture, expertise and values from experienced managers to rising talent. It’s only relatively recently,...
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