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Amy Schumer, Connie Britton, Brandi Chastain, Meena Harris, Sheryl Sandberg, Tekedra Mawakana, and Tory Burch among the bold name investors committed to Midi’s goal of closing the women’s healthcare gap LOS ALTOS, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Midi Health, the fastest-growing virtual care clinic for women 35+, today announced that a high-powered group of women leaders and icons spanning entertainment, professional sports, media, beauty and fashion, health and wellness, technology, and business have joined Midi’s oversubscribed $63M Series B round via a $5M Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), formed and managed by Midi investor Operator Collective. SPV investors are joining…
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2024 — Diversity Woman Magazine announces its fourth annual ‘ELITE 100’ issue, a tribute to 100 extraordinary Black women leaders. Each year, more and more Black women are undeniably making historic gains in corporate America. To celebrate these remarkable women and encourage those who will be featured in future lists, Diversity Woman presents the annual Elite 100 Class of 2024 list of Black women leaders. Diversity Woman Magazine is the essential business magazine and community for women professionals and executives, with an initiative to support leadership and executive development for all women of all races, cultures,…
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2024 — Operation HOPE and U.S. Bank held a ribbon cutting and celebration of its ‘HOPE Inside’ location at 5760 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA., on September 18, 2024. The award-winning HOPE Inside program, a partnership between Operation HOPE and U.S. Bank, offers access to free financial coaching services and focuses on the economic empowerment of low- to moderate-income individuals, families, and small business owners in underserved communities. U.S. Bank and Operation HOPE extend partnership offering increased access to free financial coaching services at the newly renovated branch in Crenshaw, Los Angeles. A HOPE Inside coach,…
It’s time to #ShopLikeNana. Harlem-based Black Public Media (BPM), the national media arts nonprofit, is spotlighting the environmental crisis caused by fast fashion and promoting sustainable forms of fashion. Launched on Monday, September 9, during New York Fashion Week, BPM’s latest BE HEARD campaign, in partnership with Paramount+ and Big Couch Entertainment, introduces #ShopLikeNana. “BE HEARD: #ShopLikeNana encourages consumers to rediscover style and reduce fast fashion by returning to the “hand me down” form of fashion by shopping in their grandmother’s closet, reusing their wardrobe, or buying pieces from their local thrift stores,” BPM wrote on its website. “The goal…
Happy Hues Company diapers are expanding nationwide with Target. Congrats to The Happy Hues Company, the Black-mom-owned and inclusivity-centered baby essentials brand that just embarked on a national retail expansion with Target. Announced on Aug. 26, the purpose-driven baby brand marked a milestone with its first national retail expansion and introduction of new product offerings. The major retail partnership comes just 18 months after Happy Hues made its launch into the $88 billion baby and toddler care industry with its unisex shea butter-infused diapers designed with hyper-dry absorption technology. Made to offer a snug, comfortable fit, Happy Hues diapers and pull-ups feature a double…
(WBFF) — Governor Wes Moore. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Representative Steny Hoyer, and the U.S. Department of Treasury announced a $10 million federal grant awarded to the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to support small businesses in the community. “Turning an idea into a job-creator takes time, money, and support. By working together across the state and federal levels, we are helping entrepreneurs and small business owners access all three. Maryland is grateful for the strong leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, as we continue moving in partnership to make our state more competitive and leave no one behind,” Gov. Moore said. This…
Even though she works in the bluest of cities in the bluest of states, Taffi Ayodele sees how it’s still a struggle for women and minorities in small companies to demonstrate their financial skills to large asset managers. “It’s actually more challenging than you think,” said Ayodele, director of diversity, equity and inclusion and emerging manager strategy for the Bureau of Asset Management in the New York City comptroller’s office. The bureau handles investments for the five independent pension funds in the $270.5 billion New York City Retirement Systems. “It’s harder than it should be,” said Ayodele, who joined the comptroller’s…
As counsel at Ares Management, Juan Gonzalez leverages his diverse background and immigrant roots to drive success in the alternative investment space uan Gonzalez spent the first year of his life in Cuba before he and his family immigrated to south Florida. His family and community inspired him to excel at every opportunity presented to him—including baseball, an early passion. Gonzalez’s Cuban roots helped plant the seed that would eventually blossom into his successful legal career. “As someone proud of his Cuban heritage and who experienced the law in the US from the perspective of an immigrant and political refugee, I…
Winsome Earle-Sears is looking to make history in Virginia again. Virginia’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears has officially launched her campaign for governor, NBC News reports. Earle-Sears’ documents were accepted by the Virginia Department of Elections on Sept. 4 in order for her to earn the party’s nomination in 2025. The current GOP governor, Glenn Youngkin, can’t seek re-election. The Old Dominion state is the only one that limits governors to run for consecutive terms. As the first Black woman to hold office in the state’s lengthy history, Earle-Sears is the first Republican to officially enter the race for the party’s…
Four of the businesses hail from the Denver metro area. DENVER — Five small businesses in Colorado rose to the top out of thousands of applicants vying to be named best in the nation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Washington D.C.-based business organization announced an inaugural list of 100 small businesses last week that it calls the “best and brightest in America.” The list, dubbed the CO-100 in a nod to the Chamber’s digital platform for small businesses, analyzed 14,000 applications from small and mid-sized companies nationwide. More than half (64%) generated $1 million or more in revenue…