What does it look like to rebuild — not once, but over and over, with intention? Makisha Boothe grew up in Harlem in the 80s, found her footing in Colorado, and went on to launch one of the first small business loan funds specifically designed for Black women entrepreneurs. Her answer to that question is simple and profound: every moment is a second chance.

In this episode, Makisha shares the story behind Sistah Biz, what it really takes to close the capital access gap for underfunded founders, and why the most powerful thing you can do — in business and in life — is choose again.

What We Cover

• How Makisha’s upbringing in Harlem — and her grandmother’s love — shaped her resilience
• The gap in capital access for Black women founders — and what she built to close it
• Why community isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s the whole strategy
• What it actually means to “choose again” — and how to apply it right now
• From solopreneur to sustainable business: the real work of scaling with intention

  
  

This Week’s Guest:

Makisha Booth

Founder and head business coach of Sistah Biz, creator of the Sistah Biz Loan Fund, and a nationally recognized civic innovator. Makisha has spent her career helping Black women entrepreneurs build businesses that don’t just survive — they scale.

www.sistah.biz/

If This Episode Moved You

Share it with someone who needs a reminder that they get to choose again. And if you’re a Black woman building a business, look into the Sister Biz Loan Fund — it exists because of people like Makisha who refused to accept the gaps as permanent.

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