How I Did It: Photojournalist Lola Akinmade Åkerström
Lola Akinmade Åkerström went from working with computers to building a career in writing and photojournalism. The Sweden-based freelancer shares her career journey with us.
The Moment NPR’s Kenya Young Found Her Calling
Kenya Young risked it all to pursue her calling, even if it meant being older than her bosses.
How I Did It: Heritage Farmer’s Market Founder Myisha Croom-Turner
After 12 years as a corrections officer, Myisha Croom-Turner took an entrepreneurial leap that’s bringing fresh produce to her community.
Andrea Davis Pinkney On Collaborating With Her Husband And Illustrator Brian Pinkney
What’s it like working with your husband? Children’s author and Scholastic VP Andrea Davis Pinkney tells us how she and her husband of 20+ years work together.
A CEO Tells Us What It’s Like to Be the Only Black Woman in the Room
CEO of Ogilvy Africa Nadja Bellan-White describes how she’s handled being the only woman—and many times only person of color—in the boardroom.
How I Did It: Midwife and CEO Shafia Monroe
Shafia Monroe has started a movement to empower the black community, one birth and mother at a time.
