Your Name: Sheila P. Coates Business Name BYOB (Be Your Own Brand!), a service to help develop personal brands Type of Business Coaching & Consulting Business Location Los Angeles, California,…
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How to Be Your Own Brand
Seila P. Coates, Founder of BYOB “People form an opinion of you within 30 seconds of meeting you before you even say a word.” That’s the mantra by which Sheila…
Sheila Burkett and Julia Koelsch of Spry Digital: Web Help for Small Business
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Names: Sheila Burkett and Julia Koelsch Business: Spry Digital, a web design agency for small businesses Industry: High…
What do your clothes say about your business?
Every entrepreneur knows the importance of looking presentable and professional, but do you know how to ‘wear your business on your sleeve?’ According to Sheila P. Coates, founder of BYOB…
Donna Peel, Sheila Pont, & Heena Musabji: Pro Bono Network (Legal)
Your Name: Donna Peel, Sheila Pont, & Heena Musabji Business Name: Pro Bono Network (Legal), a free legal assistant service for those in need Type of Business: Social Enterprise/Legal Aid…
Sheila Duncan: Trouble the Dog–Canine Comfort for All Ages
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Sheila Duncan Company: Larkin Ltd., Trouble the Dog, a stuffed animal made for children Industry: Children’s Goods…
A Small Inventor Turns ‘Granny Thug’ to Take on Counterfeiters
…a laugh. [Related: Share Your Startup Story With Us] She and a colleague, Sheila Torgan, tried about 7 renderings before they had a proof of concept. “It really works,” says…
A Fan Teams With Singer Martina McBride to Do Good
Martina McBride (center) with Team Music is Love founder Sheila Jones (right) and her daughter (left). Sheila Jones discovered award-winning country singer Martina McBride when her 1994 hit song “Independence…
Designing a Huggable Gift for Kids
…full list in our ‘Gifts With a Mission’ Guide. Today we feature: [box_light] Trouble the Dog Product: Plush stuffed dog Price: $39.95 Website: troublethedog.net Sheila Duncan of Marblehead, Mass., created…
Add to Cart: 7 New Memoirs by Inspiring Women
…by Sheila Johnson This is a story about the first African American woman to become a billionaire. Sheila Johnson, cofounder of the network Black Entertainment Television, overcame obstacles to get…
Women Entrepreneurs: How to Dress to Impress
…before you even open your mouth, is the way you’re dressed. Sheila P. Coates, head of Be Your Own Brand (BYOB), says entrepreneurs need to understand that they are the…
Trouble the Dog Loves the Camera
Back in December, we featured Trouble the Dog on our list of socially conscious stocking stuffers made by female entrepreneurs. Sheila Duncan of Marblehead, Mass., created the huggable plush toy…
7 Podcasts to Listen to This Summer
…podcast, hosted by Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates, is a one-stop-shop for answers to both the basic and burning questions you ask yourself on a daily basis. The English comedians…
Nikole Hannah-Jones Says a Powerful ‘No Thanks’ to UNC Amid Tenure Fallout
…institution whose leadership permitted this conduct and has done nothing to disavow it.” In addition to Hannah-Jones, Howard is also bringing on author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates as the Sterling…
The Cost of Dropping a Career for Motherhood
…are a timely reminder that everything in life, like it or not, is a trade-off. One woman, Sheila O’Donnel, had given up on corporate career that at one point earned…