May 12th, 2021

First NY Black Woman Owns Spring Water Bottling Company

Some things are essential, like having access to clean drinking water. Paulla McCarthy undoubtedly feels that way too and as a new owner and operator of a water bottling plant, WaterWorks, in New York she champions this human right and goes above and beyond in doing so, Black Enterprise reported. McCarthy is also the CEO … Continued

May 12th, 2021

Pancakes & Politics Overdrive Episode 2

May 5th, 2021

The Suite Life: Black C-Suite Execs and the Diversity Workforce Game

According to USA Today reports, it might not be surprising that fewer than 2% of top executives in the nation’s 50 largest companies are Black. When C-suite executives look around, they don’t have to be told the statistics about the lack of diverse representation because they live it every day when they go to work … Continued

May 5th, 2021

Build up Your C-Suite Presence and Grow to Become a CEO

Being a C-suite executive, as many know, requires a lot of work that pays off when reaching the executive level — but competency alone is not enough to mark that professional spot, according to Black Enterprise.   Working your way up the corporate ladder ranks also takes crucial soft skills like how one carries themself … Continued

May 5th, 2021

Black Media Executive Brings Creative Dimensions to Corporate Ladder Climb

Melissa Ingram wanted to be a high-profile music and entertainment attorney since she was young, the BLACK ENTERPRISE reported. According to the article, the University of California, Berkeley School of Law graduate, though, did not realize that she would eventually become a high-powered cable TV executive who would “change the face of television,” according to … Continued

April 28th, 2021

Mayor Duggan: “I Want Us to Build a City for the Long Run”

Imagine Detroit as a city where children don’t have to grow up next to abandoned buildings and blight. That is a vision Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan hopes to turn into a reality if he is re-elected as mayor. During a recent Real Times Media (RTM) Pancakes & Politics Overdrive with Mayor Mike Duggan at RTM … Continued

April 28th, 2021

Race, Politics, and Business: CEOs and Their Responsibility to Corporation and Community

In 1967, Detroit was in ruins due to the economic, social, and racial tensions unfolding across the city. One of the country’s most volatile and devastating riots, the Detroit Rebellion lasted five days. It resulted in over 40 deaths, 300 injuries, and hundreds of buildings and businesses lost to fire and destruction. At the time, … Continued