Author, Journalist, Literacy Advocate, and Mompreneur, Maya Payne Smart is on a mission to help as many children as possible achieve reading literacy and talk. Her book, “Reading for Our Lives” is an action plan that can be implemented in children as early as birth. Maya shares her journey into the business of books, her struggles and unconventional wins with social media, and her passion for helping parents address America’s growing literacy problem.

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Daughter of the legendary Otis Redding digs into what it’s like being a philanthropist, the Otis Redding Foundation, and managing the estate of a music icon alongside her mom!

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Lisa Price, founder of ‘Carol’s Daughter’ hair and beauty company gives us gems about business, family, and mental health. Nancy Redd and Lisa dig into everything from adoption to acquisitions in this special episode.

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Tookie took the internet by storm when her hair braid videos began to go viral, but it wasn’t as simple as it looks. The Mompreneur digs into her journey, struggles, and ongoing mission to becoming a household name, business owner, and full-time mom and wife.

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In this season finale of Mompreneurs, we have a duo who have set out to help other businesses flourish. Erica Duignan and Monique Idlett speaks about how their company, Reign Venture Capital, is helping create generational wealth by investing in start-up companies while being one of the very few investment firms in the nation founded by Black women.Viewers can tune in to Mompreneurs every Monday on MadameNoire’s Youtube channel
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Coming from a musically inclined family, it’s no surprise that this Mompreneur has created a successful career in the industry. Sharaya J shares how her parents influenced her path, how Missy Elliot offered to become her mentor, and the struggles she went through being pregnant and battling cancer at the same time.
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Taking a childhood nickname to inspire her business, Dr. Bobbi isn’t stopping her mission to giving out perfect smiles. From appearing on Shark Tank with her Big Mouth Toothbrush to running her two orthodontist businesses in separate states with her daughter, this Mompreneur is showing us how she is able to handle it all.
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When two mompreneurs come together, they create something super extraordinary! Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon speak about their journey of teaming up to create the book series, Etta Extraordinary, and the challenges they faced of Black representation in their stories.Viewers can tune in to Mompreneurs every Monday on MadameNoire’s Youtube channel
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On a mission to help kids everywhere, Ashley Christopher founded HBCU Week Foundation, to not only just help kids get enrolled into HBCUs, but to also provide scholarship dollars. She chats about how working for the mayor led to her creating this organization and was inspired because of her background of being a two time HBCU alumni.Viewers can tune in to Mompreneurs every Monday on MadameNoire’s Youtube channel
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After leaving the corporate world to become a stay at home mom, Bunnie Hilliard speaks on how she made the decision to become a full time entrepreneur and the journey she went through to open her bookstore and become Atlanta’s premier children’s bookseller.

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