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Mick UnpluggedDream Bigger: Janice Bryant Howroyd’s Success CodeJanice Bryant Howroyd is a pioneering entrepreneur, global business leader, and fierce advocate for equity. As the founder and CEO of the ActOne Group, she became the first African American woman to own and operate a billion-dollar business, transforming a $900 loan into a multibillion-dollar global workforce solutions company operating in over 47 countries. An innovator in staffing and technology, Janice credits her family and humble beginnings in Tarboro, North Carolina, for shaping her values of resilience, ethical entrepreneurship, and the power of culture. Her personal mantra—never compromise who you are personally to become who you wish to be professionally—has...
2025-11-2435 min
Acta Non VerbaJanice Bryant Howroyd: “The Art of War”, Work, Love and Business (Replay)Finding opportunities to exercise gratitude allow us to keep growing through Adversity. In this episode Janice Bryant Howroyd shares her life-altering experiences of disfigurement, segregation, and family illness and how she has learned to seek moments of gratitude in each. During this conversation Janice teaches how deprivation breeds appreciation, why vulnerability leads to clarity, and how you can create an impact with your company by helping the individuals within it. Janice Bryant Howroyd is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Act One Group, a global leader providing customized cutting-edge solutions and the human r...
2025-07-1657 min
From the Ground UpJanice Bryant Howroyd talks about acting upAt last year's Inc 5000, editor-at-large Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan spoke to The ActOne Group CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd about her new book, Acting Up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom. Janice touches on her life and the importance of self-care for entrepreneurs.We also have a special custom segment in partnership with Chase. A third-generation homebuilder, Jake Jorgensen built Jorgensen Builders, a residential and commercial construction and remodeling company, on his own terms. In episode 2 of Redefining Growth, a miniseries by Inc. and Chase, Jorgensen shares how he went from “broom-pusher” to dream-maker, helping customers build the home...
2024-03-0539 min
TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®Janice Bryant Howroyd: The First African-American Woman Billion Dollar Company Founder [Episode 466]
According to American Express, Black women start businesses at six times the national average. Black women also hold more advanced degrees than any other group of women. In this episode, Dr. Karen celebrates the life and journey of Janice Bryant Howroyd, a remarkable and inspirational African-American woman who was the first to create and operate a multi-billion-dollar company.
Janice Bryant Howroyd’s parents raised her with the admonition to “Turn challenges into opportunities.” Her lifelong personal motto is “Never compromise who you are personally to become who you wish to be professionally.”
Dr. Karen shar...
2024-03-0427 min
The Voice of LeadershipJanice Bryant Howroyd: The First African-American Woman Billion Dollar Company Founder [Episode 466]
According to American Express, Black women start businesses at six times the national average. Black women also hold more advanced degrees than any other group of women. In this episode, Dr. Karen celebrates the life and journey of Janice Bryant Howroyd, a remarkable and inspirational African-American woman who was the first to create and operate a multi-billion-dollar company.
Janice Bryant Howroyd’s parents raised her with the admonition to “Turn challenges into opportunities.” Her lifelong personal motto is “Never compromise who you are personally to become who you wish to be professionally.”
Dr. Karen shar...
2024-03-0427 min
Plucking Up with Liz BohannonReplay Episode: Janice Bryant Howroyd on Being at the Forefront of ChangeCheck out this episode very close to my heart, as we go down memory lane!Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, an award-winning company in the human resources industry. The ActOne Group is a multi-billion dollar business she started with just about $1500 in savings. But Janice is more than an incredible businesswoman with tons of accolades and accomplishments under her belt. Janice has lived a phenomenal life that, while filled with challenges, can inspire anyone in pursuit of changing the course of their own history. In this episode, she talks to...
2024-01-0452 minPlucking Up with Liz BohannonReplay Episode: Janice Bryant Howroyd on Being at the Forefront of ChangeCheck out this episode very close to my heart, as we go down memory lane!Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, an award-winning company in the human resources industry. The ActOne Group is a multi-billion dollar business she started with just about $1500 in savings. But Janice is more than an incredible businesswoman with tons of accolades and accomplishments under her belt. Janice has lived a phenomenal life that, while filled with challenges, can inspire anyone in pursuit of changing the course of their own history. In this episode, she talks to...
2024-01-0452 min
Ask JBHAsk JBH #74: LoveLogiq - Creating Waves of Change Through Authenticity, Community, and ClarityEfram “LoveLogiq” Bryant is an R&B singer, songwriter, poet, MC, & social activist. His love of music extends to all genres, particularly Soul/Neo-Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, and jazz. LovelLogiq has performed with world-renowned musicians recreating songs from legends such as Gil Scot Heron, Earth Wind & Fire, and Al Green. He has written for major R&B artists such as Noel Gourdin and has been featured as a vocalist in the hit FOX TV series “Empire.”
2023-12-201h 26Ask JBHAsk JBH #55: Angelina DarrisawAngelina Darrisaw is the founder and CEO of C-Suite Coach, a firm that offers expertly designed professional development and coaching programs for working professionals and small business leaders. C-Suite Coach has staffed coaches and provided training programs for Google, Major League Baseball, NYU's Veteran Lab Accelerator, Zendesk, Oscar Health, Year Up, Omnicom, SEO, THowardF and many others.
2023-04-031h 01Ask JBHAsk JBH #54: Wendy DiamondInternationally Renowned Social Entrepreneur, Impact Investor, Animal Advocate, Humanitarian, Best Selling Author, TV Personality and DO GOODer! Wendy Diamond is the CEO and Founder of Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO), a non-governmental volunteer organization and global initiative celebrated in 144 countries and universities/colleges worldwide with the mission to economically empower WOMEN in business to alleviate poverty.
2023-03-271h 30
Ask JBHAsk JBH #53: Wendy FitzwilliamAn entrepreneur, lawyer, philanthropist, mother, author and Miss Universe 1998, Wendy Fitzwilliam has forged a career that spans television production, entertainment, social activism, fashion, radio broadcasting, government and law.
A native of Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago, in 1998, Wendy became the third woman of colour and the second Trinidadian woman to win the Miss Universe Crown, two months prior to her final examinations at law school. She was admitted to the Trinidad and Tobago Bar in 2000.
Her work with government includes, Vice-President of Business Development and Investment Promotion with eTecK (a Trinidad and Tobago Industrial and...
2023-03-131h 51Ask JBHAsk JBH #52: Nana GecagaNana Gecaga is the chief executive officer of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), a state corporation in the Kenyan government under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. KICC is the largest convention center in East Africa and the fourth-largest in Africa. Gecaga is a single mother of three young boys. On any given day, she interacts with heads of state from around the world or gives motivational advice that plays a strong role in uplifting youth. She is seen as one of Kenya’s biggest role models because she openly talks about how she overcame her alcohol addiction an...
2023-01-301h 18Ask JBHAsk JBH #51: Keion HendersonBestselling author and treasured spiritual leader Keion D. Henderson is Founder, CEO, and Senior Pastor of The Lighthouse Church and Ministries, one of America’s fastest growing churches headquartered in Houston, Texas. His ministries and initiatives are fueling the explosive growth and far-reaching impact of The Lighthouse Church, whose congregation continues to blossom with more than 15,000 dedicated members and over 900,000 unique weekly viewers worldwide across all social media platforms.
With over 26 years in active ministry, Pastor Henderson is known to educate, nurture, and equip his congregants with life-changing lessons to navigate their faith with sound values and bib...
2023-01-231h 28Ask JBHAsk JBH #50: Shaun RobinsonEmmy Award-winning journalist, television personality, author, producer, philanthropist and girls’ empowerment activist, Shaun Robinson is a true role model.
She has won the respect and admiration of millions of daily television viewers throughout her career, including her work as co-host of the entertainment news show, Access Hollywood. Shaun has interviewed Hollywood’s biggest stars and covered the red carpets and hosted the official pre-shows for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmy’s and Grammy’s, in addition to hosting NBC’s coverage of the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.
Coming from a strong background in television...
2023-01-171h 12Ask JBHAsk JBH #49: Chevelle FranklynWhen one thinks of an artist whose music career spans over three decades, has made stops along world tours in South Africa, the United Kingdom, The Middle East, Europe, Australia, the US, Nigeria, Ghana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Kenya, and has collaborated with renowned artists like Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, Micah Stampley, Lionel Petersen and, in her secular career, Shabba Ranks and Beenie Man – all this while winning multiple awards - then the name has to be none other than Chevelle Franklyn. Chevelle has had a long and outstanding career in music and is still going strong.
The...
2022-12-211h 14Ask JBHAsk JBH #48: Michael ColesDeeply involved in the community, Michael Coles is a transformational leader, accomplished entrepreneur, education advocate and motivational speaker. He is living proof that there are no limits to what we as individuals can accomplish. He brings his story to life in his book “Time To Get Tough” How cookies Coffee And A Crash Led To Success In Business And Life.
After a successful 19 year career in the clothing business Michael tested his entrepreneurial skills in 1977 when he co-founded Great American Cookie Company with an investment of only $8000. Shortly after starting the Company, he was involved in a near...
2022-11-071h 23
The Traffic Sales and Profit ShowBest of TSP | How to Go From Solopreneur to Entrepreneur with Janice Bryant HowroydDo you feel like you are always stuck chasing the money? In this episode, you will learn how your relationship to wealth may be holding you back from exponential growth. Today, we are blessed to speak with one of the wealthiest black women in the world. Janice Bryant Howroyd, created ActOne in 1978 , which is now a billion dollar staffing agency. Once she understood that you should never chase the money but instead let the money chase you, she grew her business from 100 million to a billion dollar international empire.
When you are building your business it...
2022-11-0411 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #47: Candi CarterCandi Carter is a media executive who has produced award-winning broadcast television for over 30 years. In her most recent role, Carter was an executive producer/showrunner for ABC and had a first-look development deal with ABC Entertainment. In 2020, she became the executive producer and showrunner of the Tamron Hall Show. Under Carter’s supervision, Tamron Hall received three nominations for the 2021 Daytime Emmys, as well as an NAACP nomination. Prior to joining Tamron Hall, Carter served as executive producer of the iconic daytime TV show, The View, for five seasons. During her tenure, The View was inducted into the Br...
2022-10-1055 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #46: Rebecca SchwarzloseRebecca Schwarzlose is a cognitive neuroscientist studying the developing brain at Washington University in Saint Louis. She earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from M.I.T. and served as the editor of the scholarly journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences for three years. She has been obsessed with both writing and the mind since she was a girl. She now finds beauty in the brain’s capacity to represent and distill the big, wide world.
2022-10-031h 14Ask JBHAsk JBH #45: Vaughn WilliamsVaughn Millard Williams III has an extensive career in the area of Community Programming with an emphasis on Human Resource Management, Supplier Diversity, Procurement, Operations and Social Services.
Having worked in the area of Social Services and Supplier Diversity for the last 20 years, Vaughn is able to attest to the pitfalls of any industry, yet he knows that the end result is what you make of it. Receiving all formal education in the Los Angeles inner-city schools, Vaughn is a testament as to the success of perseverance and goal setting. Each day he is compelled to challenge...
2022-09-2634 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #44: Paul AshleyPaul D. Ashley is a seasoned procurement executive with over 20 years of Industry Experience. Paul is currently Director Strategic Engagement within the Global Procurement group at Bristol- Myers Squibb. In his role, Paul is responsible for strategic advising on global category strategies, performance management, professional development, communications and Market Intelligence.
Diversity and Inclusion has been a passion of Paul throughout his career. At BMS he is on the Leadership Team of BOLD (Black Organization for Leadership Development), the People and Business Resource Group (PBRG) where he helped to develop their strategic business plan as well as leads...
2022-09-1921 min
Ask JBHAsk JBH #43: A'Lelia BundlesAuthor and journalist A’Lelia Bundles is the author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker – a New York Times Notable Book about her entrepreneurial great-great-grandmother – that is the inspiration for Self Made, the fictional four-part Netflix series starring Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer that premiered in March 2020. She is at work on her fifth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, a biography of her great-grandmother, whose parties, arts patronage and international travels helped define that era.
A’Lelia is brand historian for MADAM by Madam C. J...
2022-06-211h 24Ask JBHAsk JBH #42: Pinchas KrasAs a successfully recovered addict, Pinchas Kras is the Founder & CEO of a sobriety platform called Soulber, an app that assists in the journey of sobriety and better reintegration into society.
"Over time, throughout every center I went to, I found significant gaps in how they prepared clients for post-treatment. Two of the most important elements of recovery are re-establishing trust between clients and their family members and the maintenance of sobriety as an outpatient. After failing to see the centers integrate these elements into their treatment, I started to consider better ways to prepare people for...
2022-06-131h 01
The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥Ep.545 ~ The 38th Richest Self-Made Woman ~ Janice Bryant HowroydI love incredibly successful people that still have the down-to-earth human touch. It is really enjoyable to talk with them and understand why they are who they are. Today’s guest is one of those people and yet so much more. Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder The ActOne Group and she is the very first African-American female to found a billion dollar company, and yes you heard me right, a billion dollar company.
What is even more impressive about Janice is that speaking with her was like talking to an old friend. She is incre...
2022-06-0152 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #41: Scarlett LewisScarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement in honor of her son, Jesse, who was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. Shortly after his death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society -- that also caused the tragedy -- and turned it into an opportunity to build a culture of love, resilience, forgiveness, and connection in our communities at a time when it is needed the most.
Scarlett became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development...
2022-04-041h 18Ask JBHAsk JBH #40: Kathey PorterKathey is a nationally recognized small business strategist and award winning supplier diversity expert. With a career spanning nearly two decades in marketing, small business development, supplier diversity and entrepreneurship. A sought after subject matter expert, Kathey is a frequent keynote speaker, panelist and workshop facilitator at conferences and events focusing on supplier diversity, small business development/entrepreneurship, women's entrepreneurship and empowerment and diversity and inclusion. Kathey is the founder and principal of Porter Brown Associates, a certified veteran-owned, woman-owned, DBE training and professional services consultancy that advises and works with corporations and public entities on how to build...
2022-03-2957 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #39: Christine DimmickChristine Dimmick is the Founder/CEO of The Good Home Company Inc., author of Detox your Home, and a public advocate for health and wellness. Her work in environmental sustainability is solution based, connecting the inventors in the private sector with governments worldwide – bringing innovation to the public in a broader, more efficient way. She is a notable speaker on regenerative agriculture, ocean pollution and environmental toxins, educating on the effects of both on our land, waters and health. Christine has lectured at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, the 92Y in NYC, Canyon Ranch in Le...
2022-03-1451 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #38: Eddy MoratinEddy Moratin is president of Lift Orlando, a nonprofit that works with residents, business leaders, and community partners for neighborhood revitalization in The Communities of West Lakes. The organization, recently given the Floridian of the Year award by Florida Trend, strengthens the historically African American communities near Camping World Stadium by providing mixed-income housing, cradle-to-career education, a health and wellness center, and economic viability opportunities. Orlando Business Journal recognized Eddy as a Power Player in 2021 and CEO of the Year in 2019. He serves as a board member and advisor to various organizations such as the Federal Reserve Jacksonville Branch...
2022-03-071h 13
To Dine ForJanice Bryant HowroydJanice Bryant Howroyd – Founder & CEO – ActOne Group Janice Bryant Howroyd Is one of the most accomplished and resilient self-made women in America, with an incredible life story. She was born in Tarboro, North Carolina to a family with 10 siblings, and she was the first African American student to attend her town's previously segregated high school. In 1978 after working for her brother-in-law at Billboard Magazine, Janice took a $900 loan from her mother to start a staffing agency called the ActOne Group. Since then the ActOne Group has become one of the largest and most successful staffing agenci...
2022-02-2845 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #37: Sigal AtzmonSigal Atzmon left a successful career in the financial sector to pursue her entrepreneurial ambitions and her passion for healthcare.
Born and raised in Belgium, Sigal climbed the ranks in the finance industry in Geneva, Switzerland, which led to a series of appointments to executive management roles. Sigal’s last role before starting her business was the Head of Private Banking at UMB, where she managed a portfolio of over US$4.5 billion. In 2006, Sigal founded Medix Global, a leading provider of innovative, high-quality health management solutions. Medix has since expanded to serve millions of insured customers across 90 coun...
2022-01-241h 02
Building Black BizJanice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne GroupOur Building Black Biz Podcast features Helen Little in conversation with Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group, a global multibillion dollar staffing company and the largest woman and minority owned workforce solutions company in the world. In Partnership with @DriveToyota
2021-12-1635 min
TheLifeXTimesofEricJanice Bryant Howroyd (Her story of creating a Billion $ Staffing Agency)In our weekly edition of
What it do? What it do? Wednesdays
We will discuss Janice Bryant Howroyd and how she created a Billion $ staffing agency.
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2021-12-1511 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #36: M AbeoM Abeo (they/them) is a Mental Health Advocate, Speaker, Podcast host, Producer and Photographer + Creator of the Faces of Fortitude movement, which began as a series of portraits documenting the healing for those affected by suicide - providing a safe, stigma-free space both virtually and in person for mental health and suicide to be discussed. After losing their brother over a decade ago to suicide, and surviving their own severe attempt as a teen, M started this movement initially for their own healing. The portraits caught fire online and they quickly saw a need for others to have...
2021-12-061h 13Ask JBHAsk JBH #35: Rob AndrewsRob represents a new post-partisan generation of political figures: the “service generation.” At a young age, he realized that bettering his community mattered more than fame on the football field or in Washington, D.C. As a native Coloradan, Rob understands the need for community unity. He is a problem-solver, concerned with identifying the key issues that confront our community and developing long-term, community-based strategies to address them.
Rob has also served on boards and commission such as: Judicial Performance Commission, Colorado Springs Pride Center, Armed Services YMCA, Southern Colorado Black Barber Association, African American Voice Juneteenth Fest...
2021-11-291h 13Ask JBHAsk JBH #34: Ami KassarAmi Kassar, founder and CEO of MultiFunding and author of The Growth Dilemma, has earned a national reputation as a thought leader in business finance.
An in-demand speaker and trusted advisor to growth-focused business leaders, Ami has helped thousands of business owners achieve ambitious growth goals through creative and personalized funding solutions. His work has helped create tens of thousands of jobs.
For more than 20 years, Ami has challenged executives to think differently about how they capitalize growth. Regularly featured in national media including The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur...
2021-11-2248 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #33: Dr. James DeutschDr. James Deutsch is an emergency medicine physician in Torrance, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance and Torrance Memorial Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
2021-11-151h 24Ask JBHAsk JBH #32: Sara T Brand, Ph.D.Dr. Sara Brand is the Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led companies improving environmental and/or human health. She is also the co-founder of (512) Brewing, the largest draught-only, self-distributing microbrewery in the U.S. before COVID, after co-founding it with her husband with the mission to be a green and clean brewery (e.g., organic grain, spent grain to local farmers).
Sara is an active member of the entrepreneurial ecosystem to support gender diversity (e.g., founding investor in the Rising Tide Portfolia Fund, advisor to DivInc, Founding S...
2021-11-0858 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #31: Michele KajiwaraMichele Kajiwara is the senior vice president of premium seating sales for STAPLES Center and Microsoft Theater, two world-class venues owned and operated by AEG, the largest sports and entertainment company in the world. STAPLES Center is the home of four professional sports franchises – the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks – and hosts over 250 events and over 4 million guests annually with events ranging from professional sports, live music, family shows, boxing and special events, including the GRAMMY Awards, NBA All-Star Games and NHL All-Star G...
2021-11-031h 21Ask JBHAsk JBH #30: Shuchi SarkarShuchi is an accomplished marketer with broad experience in different roles and numerous categories across many geographies at HP, Compaq, Motorola and Ogilvy Advertising. Prior to joining Creo, she was the Global Head of Marketing for HP's digital printing business and the recipient of many industry awards including EFFIEs, Cannes Lions, "Innovative Marketer by Economic Times," and "WIM Digital Marketer of the Year 2017."
2021-08-161h 40Ask JBHAsk JBH #29: Dr. Randal PinkettDr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author and scholar, and as a leading voice for his generation in business, technology, diversity and inclusion. He is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of his fifth venture, BCT Partners, a multimillion-dollar research, training, consulting, technology, and data analytics firm headquartered in Newark, NJ. BCT’s mission is to provide insights about diverse people that lead to equity. The company has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms and has been named to Black Enterprise’s BE 100 list of the nation’s largest African Ame...
2021-07-051h 37
BriteVibe Podcast: Live Brite, Live Bold, and Share BriteVibesJanice Bryant Howroyd on Winning in Business & LifeJanice Bryant Howroyd, or “JBH” as her inner circle often refers to her, learned early in her life that it does take a village to raise a child. Her commitment to working to ensure educational opportunities for all and to supporting women in business are central to how she leads, and to how she lives. JBH couples community service with business service, saying “One cannot effectively lead without passionately serving.” JBH insists on the quality of service, innovation and staying true to company values.
2021-06-2957 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #28: Shay GillespieAs the Founder and CEO of Color Coded Kids (CCK), a computer programming firm geared towards kids, Shay is responsible for overall strategy and expansion of CCK’s current national footprint. In addition, Shay also founded Color Coded Kids Foundation (CCK Foundation), a 501c3 aimed to provide financial assistance for CCK’s courses. In the past 3 years, CCK Foundation has awarded more than $40,000 in scholarships and workshops to students in underserved communities.
And finally, Shay also founded Color Coded Kids Money, a financial literacy organization, with a mission to teach junior high and high school students money managem...
2021-06-281h 13Ask JBHAsk JBH #27: Sanford D. GreenbergSanford D. Greenberg is Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Johns Hopkins University's Wilmer Eye Institute, the largest clinical and research enterprise in ophthalmology in the United States.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a Trustee Emeritus of The Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, which incorporates the School of Medicine and the Hospital.
Dr. Greenberg lost his eyesight to disease during his junior year in college, yet graduated with his class the following year, el...
2021-06-222h 07Ask JBHAsk JBH #26: Jay RudermanJay Ruderman has focused his life’s work on seeking social justice by advocating for people with disabilities worldwide, and educating Israeli leaders on the American Jewish Community. As President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, his ambitious approach has led the Foundation to become a leader in inclusion and disability rights advocacy both nationally and in Israel. Jay’s emphasis on philanthropy has been instrumental in the Foundation creating programs around the world, raising awareness on social media and the creation of the Foundation’s often cited White Papers. He has never shied away from controversy, consistently challenging Hollywood and th...
2021-06-141h 23Ask JBHAsk JBH #25: Chris DensonChris Denson is an award-winning innovation advocate, marketer, host, and humor-inspired content creator. As both a storyteller and practitioner, he is an expert at uncovering unique business insights, cultural touchpoints, technological applications, imaginative thinking, and the emotional intelligence required to bring groundbreaking ideas to life. From Fortune 50 brands to startups to government entities, he has applied his expertise to help individuals and organizations increase their innovation potential. He is the author of the 2018 Amazon #1 bestseller, "Crushing the Box: 10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules," creator and host of the Innovation Crush podcast series, and currently serves as the first-ever US...
2021-06-071h 42Ask JBHAsk JBH #24: Elizabeth A. VazquezElizabeth A. Vazquez is the CEO and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world. She is a world leader in women’s economic empowerment and global supplier diversity and inclusion. As the head of WEConnect International, Ms. Vazquez is responsible for mission delivery and measurable impact. WEConnect International identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women’s business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women, and then connects them with member buyers. The WEConnect International WECommunity supports and promotes women-owned businesses based in over...
2021-05-311h 41Ask JBHAsk JBH #24: Elizabeth VazquezElizabeth A. Vazquez is the CEO and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world. She is a world leader in women’s economic empowerment and global supplier diversity and inclusion.
As the head of WEConnect International, Ms. Vazquez is responsible for mission delivery and measurable impact. WEConnect International identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women’s business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women, and then connects them with member buyers. The WEConnect International WECommunity supports and promotes women-owned businesses based in ov...
2021-05-311h 41
Women Who Own It (Video)Shattering the Ceiling: Janice Bryant Howroyd’s Journey to Becoming the First African American Women to Build a Billion-dollar CompanyHow does a woman entrepreneur take a company from zero and transform it into an industry-leading global enterprise? Today, we’re answering the billion-dollar question… In this very special episode of Women Who Own It, we sit with Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, a WBENC-Certified employment, workforce management, and procurement solutions company operating in more than 30 countries across the globe. Janice has been recognized as one of the top 50 leading women entrepreneurs in business today and is ranked as the second wealthiest self-made African-American woman in the world. In...
2021-05-091h 08Ask JBHAsk JBH #23: Francine A. LeFrakFrancine A. LeFrak is the President of the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation and the Same Sky Foundation Fund. A successful social entrepreneur, women’s rights advocate, and philanthropist, Francine founded a trade initiative, Same Sky, to help women who were invisible become visible through the dignity of work. Her work with Same Sky began with survivors of the Rwandan genocide and continued in the US with women who were recently released from prison and needed a second chance.
As a social entrepreneur, she has helped hundreds of women and girls to use their talents to find opportunities for...
2021-04-121h 05Ask JBHAsk JBH #22: Dr. J. Chris FordDr. J. Chris Ford is an experienced serial entrepreneur, researcher, and expert in building inclusive innovation ecosystems and programs for intellectual property monetization for Federal agencies, universities, corporations, and investors. Currently, Dr. Ford is Principal Scientist and Research Faculty at Florida International University and University of Houston, respectively. Additionally, Dr. Ford is CEO of M2M Ventures, a firm specializing in patent monetization, grant capture, and venture capital services. From 2012-2017, Dr. Ford was Technical and Technology Transfer Advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Key results were analysis and valuation of DOE’s patent portfolio for nov...
2021-03-081h 27Ask JBHAsk JBH #21: Benita FortnerBenita Fortner is the recently retired director of supplier diversity for Raytheon Company where she concluded her forty-seven-year career in the aerospace and defense industry. During her career, Fortner served on many government and industry councils, boards and chaired the National MED Week Planning Committee from 2002–2004. She was named Chair Emeritus in 2005. She is a past chair of the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s Chairperson’s Committee and WBENC - Women's Business Enterprise National Council’s Board of Directors. Fortner has received a myriad of awards and recognition including the Clarion Award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council...
2021-03-011h 30Ask JBHAsk JBH #20: Adrienne TrimbleAdrienne Trimble is the President and CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). She is a known thought leader for advancing corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Trimble brings to this position the same executive vision and record of achievement that defined her remarkable career at Toyota Motor North America, where she served as General Manager, Diversity & Inclusion.
2021-02-221h 13Ask JBHAsk JBH #19: Laurie DowlingLaurie Dowling is President of The Dowling-Woo Company, a woman and minority-owned small business. Laurie is a consultant who works with non-profit organizations and for-profit enterprises on strategic issues including diversity, general management, fundraising, executive search, strategic planning, management development, and Board development. As a consultant, Laurie is Executive Director for the National Utilities Diversity Council, a national non-profit organization that conducts research to educate, develop best practices and guide efforts that will promote diversity in the utilities industry in the areas of governance, employment, procurement, language access/customer service, and philanthropy. Among her clients have been the Greater Los Ange...
2021-01-051h 45Ask JBHAsk JBH #18: Mayank ShahMayank Shah is the Founder & CEO of Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK). Before moving to the UK from India in 2000, Mayank ran a successful business for 16 years procuring steel and hardware for some of the largest OEMs and infrastructure projects in India. Mayank has an MBA from Leeds University and has conducted his doctoral research on supplier diversity; based on his vast business experience and passion to advocate for diverse and inclusive supply chains, Mayank founded MSDUK in 2006 and has now become a globally recognized supplier diversity advocacy network that is making a positive difference and promoting inclusive economic...
2020-12-291h 28
How I Built This with Guy RazActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)In the late 1970s Janice Bryant Howroyd moved to Los Angeles and began temping as a secretary. She soon realized there were many other young people in situations similar to hers. So with $1,500 in her pocket, Janice rented an office in Beverly Hills and created the staffing company ACT-1. Today, ActOne Group is an international workforce management company, making Janice Bryant Howroyd the first African-American woman to own a billion-dollar business.Order the How I Built This book at: https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...
2020-12-2845 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #17: Denise GreggDenise Gregg is the COO of AppleOne Canada. She has over 30 years of client care experience in sales, training, operations and client relations.
Talent Champion, Trainer, Motivator, Activator, Leader, Change Agent, Writer and Coach. Denise has also worked as a Business/Life Coach and has a Degree in Journalism.
2020-12-141h 192020-12-0854 min
Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon#21 Janice Bryant Howroyd on Being at the Forefront of Change and Taking Control of Your DestinyJanice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, an award-winning company in the human resources industry. The ActOne Group is a multi-billion dollar business she started with just about $1500 in savings.But Janice is more than an incredible businesswoman with tons of accolades and accomplishments under her belt. Janice has lived a phenomenal life that, while filled with challenges, can inspire anyone in pursuit of changing the course of their own history. In this episode, she talks to me about living in a Bible-based community in the Deep South and the supportive environment...
2020-12-0747 minPlucking Up with Liz Bohannon#21 Janice Bryant Howroyd on Being at the Forefront of Change and Taking Control of Your DestinyJanice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, an award-winning company in the human resources industry. The ActOne Group is a multi-billion dollar business she started with just about $1500 in savings.But Janice is more than an incredible businesswoman with tons of accolades and accomplishments under her belt. Janice has lived a phenomenal life that, while filled with challenges, can inspire anyone in pursuit of changing the course of their own history. In this episode, she talks to me about living in a Bible-based community in the Deep South and the supportive environment...
2020-12-0747 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #15: Cedric & Kim ShinerCedric and Kim Shiner are an African American husband and wife team in Inland Southern California who have started a ranch to bring organic farm fresh eggs and meat to the community. Their five acre farm in Barstow, California is a dream realized for Cedric, a retired corrections counselor and peace officer who grew up visiting his uncle’s farm in Texas. Kim currently serves as Associate Vice President for Philanthropic Giving at Cal State San Bernardino has spent more than 22 years in educational advancement and hopes to use the ranch to create hands-on learning experiences for kids to sha...
2020-11-231h 04Ask JBHAsk JBH #14: Adriana GascoigneAdriana Gascoigne is the Founder and CEO of Girls in Tech, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization devoted to empowering, educating and engaging women in the tech industry across 47 chapters in 33 countries. No stranger to growing brands and building amazing companies, Adriana has worked with tech companies like Indiegogo, Oracle’s Involver, and Change.org. She has also served in executive roles at Ogilvy & Mather, Interpublic Group of Companies, Social Gaming Network (SGN), and SecondMarket.
Adriana holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Organizational Studies from the University of California at Davis, and received a ce...
2020-11-1649 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #13: John Hope BryantAmerican Banker magazine 2016 “Innovator of the Year”, Inc.’s “The World’s 10 Top CEOs” (honorable mention), and one of Time magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future” named in 1994, John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity. Bryant is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, Inc. the largest not- for-profit and best-in-class provider of financial literacy, financial inclusion and economic empowerment tools and services in the United States for youth and adults; chairman and chief executive officer of Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Homes Compa...
2020-10-0959 min
Behind Her Empire#18: How a $900 Loan Turned Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Business with Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder of ActOne GroupJanice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of the ActOne Group, a multi-billion dollar global business providing workforce solutions. Janice’s entrepreneurial journey started with very humble beginnings. As a temporary secretary for her brother-in-law’s company, Janice saw an opportunity in the market where other executives were looking for quick and effective clerical help. She decided to branch off on her own and start an employment agency with only $1,500 in her pocket - $900 of which she borrowed from her mother. 40 years later, the company earns over a billion dollars in sales and is in 19 count...
2020-10-051h 03Ask JBHAsk JBH #12: Timothy Alan SimonTimothy Alan Simon, Commissioner Emeritus, (Simon) was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on February 15, 2007 ending his term on December 31, 2012. During his time as commissioner, Simon served on the Board of Directors of the University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley Energy Collaborative ( BERC) and the Energy Imbalance Market ( EIM) Regional Taskforce. Prior to this appointment Simon served as Appointments Secretary in the Office of the Governor, the first African American in California history to hold this post. Simon also served as Adjunct Professor of Law at Golden Gate University School of Law and the Univ...
2020-09-181h 59Ask JBHAsk JBH #11: James H. LowryManagement consultant and entrepreneur James H. Lowry was born in 1939 to Chicago postal workers Camille and William Lowry. Lowry graduated from the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, and went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Grinnell College in Iowa. Lowry served in the Peace Corps in Tanzania and Puerto Rico before he returned to school to earn his master's degree in public international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1968, Lowry became McKinsey Consulting's first African American recruit. At McKinsey, Lowry convinced corporate clients of the value of investing in minority communities and sought to increase the f...
2020-07-172h 13Ask JBHAsk JBH #10: Reverend JL ArmstrongRev. JL Armstrong is an Associate Minister at First African Methodist Episcopal Church (F.A.M.E.), the oldest African American church in Los Angeles. Rev. Armstrong began his ministry under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, Senior Minister in 1990 and continues under the leadership of Rev. J. Edgar Boyd.
Rev. Armstrong became a student minister at F.A.M.E. in February 1990. In April of that year, he was appointed chairperson of Dr. Murray’s Rites of Passage Man Child Program which targeted young African American males ages 9 through 18.
In 1992, Rev. Armstr...
2020-06-211h 41
FranklinCovey On LeadershipEpisode #106 Janice Bryant HowroydSee the Potential All Around You | Join author and business titan Janice Bryant Howroyd as she shares her delightful wisdom and insight into seeing who you really are and understanding the potential of those around you.
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What’s Your Prize? After nearly 150 On Leadership interviews with highly accomplished people, Scott Miller explores the common thread that unites them all, a work ethic that continues beyond success. https://resources.franklincovey.com/blog/whats-your-prize?ut...
2020-06-0935 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #9: Rodney SampsonRodney Sampson is heralded as the leading inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem builder in the world, particularly given his mission to ensure that everyone, everywhere, particularly socially disadvantaged communities, have equitable access to the new multi-generational wealth creation opportunities afforded in the future of work and fourth industrial revolution as definitive paths to reducing poverty and the racial wealth gap everywhere.
In 2013, Sampson cofounded Opportunity Hub (OHUB) as a follow up to the highly successful Kingonomics’ book release and large-scale conferences in Atlanta, GA and Washington, D.C. OHUB scaled quickly to become the leading multi-campus coworki...
2020-06-011h 08Ask JBHAsk JBH #8: John Hope BryantNamed as one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Most Admired CEOs” in 2018, American Banker magazine 2016 “Innovator of the Year”, Inc.’s “The World’s 10 Top CEOs” (honorable mention), and one of Time magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future” named in 1994, John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity. For the past two consecutive years, Bryant has been named in the "100 Most Influential Atlantans" listing developed by the Atlanta Business Chronicle that spotlights Atlanta’s top business and civic influencers. Operation HOPE is acknowledged as one of (No. 34) "Atlanta's 75 Larg...
2020-05-2559 min
Mark Metry Show299: Janice Bryant Howroyd | First African American Woman To Run A $1-Billion BusinessGrowing up in the segregated South in a family of eleven children and nurtured by a loving mother and father, Janice Bryant Howroyd faced racism and sexism in addition to the challenges faced by every new business owner. None of that stopped her from becoming the first black woman to own a billion-dollar business.Janice Bryant Howroyd, a North Carolina native, left her hometown in 1976 armed with $900. Two years later she founded ActOne, which she grew into a multibillion-dollar global organization that now leads the human resources industry. With 2,000+ employees across more than twenty countries, ActOne Group is...
2020-05-2549 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #7: Dr. Greg McLeodDr. Greg McLeod took office as president of Edgecombe Community College in August 2018. He is the fifth president of the College, which was founded in 1967. A native of North Carolina, Dr. McLeod grew up in the small town of Raeford near Fayetteville and Lumberton. After graduating from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in 1989, he earned a bachelor’s degree in math education at UNC-Chapel Hill as an NC Teaching Fellow Scholar. After college, he taught middle school and high school math before working briefly in corporate marketing. Later, he earned a master’s degree in training and de...
2020-05-181h 03Ask JBHAsk JBH #6: Pamela Prince-EasonPamela Prince-Eason is President and CEO of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, a role she assumed in 2011. She was previously Vice President of Worldwide Procurement for Pfizer Inc. and held various leadership positions at Texas Instruments, GSE Systems and Warner Lambert, as well as Co-owner of RMR Associates.
https://www.wbenc.org/
2020-05-1135 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #5: Dr. Tomás D. MoralesDr. Tomás D. Morales was selected as the president of California State University, San Bernardino in May 2012. He is the university’s fourth president since it opened in 1965. Previously, Morales was president of the College of Staten Island, The City University of New York (CUNY), since 2007.
A staunch advocate of this university’s commitment to student success, he has championed the importance of access to higher education and preparing young people for collegiate success throughout his extensive career as a dedicated educational leader.
During his tenure at CSUSB, Morales has overseen sustained growth in overal...
2020-05-041h 15Ask JBHAsk JBH #4: Brittany SaloneBrittany Salone is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Salone Studios, developing and designing solutions in the FinTech sector, Film, and Sound. You can find her online at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittsalone/
2020-04-2651 min
the bossbabe podcastFrom Secretary to Billion Dollar Business Owner: What I’ve Learned About Finding Customers, Managing Teams & Economic Uncertainty with Janice Bryant HowroydWe’re joined by Janice Bryant Howroyd, the first African-American woman billionaire and founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, a multi-billion dollar global enterprise providing workforce solutions. Janice is the definition of an unapologetically ambitious woman who lives by her mantra to “Never compromise who you are personally to become who wish to be professionally.” What started as humble beginnings as a secretary for her brother-in-law’s company, turned into an opportunity that led Janice on a path of entrepreneurship. We’re diving deep into the obstacles that she has overcome, including economic uncertainty and global hardships t...
2020-04-2657 min
The BossBabe PodcastFrom Secretary to Billion Dollar Business Owner: What I’ve Learned About Finding Customers, Managing Teams & Economic Uncertainty with Janice Bryant HowroydWe’re joined by Janice Bryant Howroyd, the first African-American woman billionaire and founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, a multi-billion dollar global enterprise providing workforce solutions. Janice is the definition of an unapologetically ambitious woman who lives by her mantra to “Never compromise who you are personally to become who wish to be professionally.” What started as humble beginnings as a secretary for her brother-in-law’s company, turned into an opportunity that led Janice on a path of entrepreneurship. We’re diving deep into the obstacles that she has overcome, including economic uncertainty and global h...
2020-04-2555 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #3: Dr. John KimJohn J. Kim L.Ac., Ph.D. has a diverse and wide-ranging practice in acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qi gong, Zen Meditation, and several other disciplines of Eastern Medicine. He holds a Master’s degree in acupuncture from Emperor’s College, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree from SAMRA University and also a Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine from Yuin University.
Since the beginning of his professional career in 1987, he has researched and published numerous articles on various aspects of holistic healing and traditional Oriental Medicine. From 1994 to 2000, he was an active member of the Acupuncture Board of the...
2020-04-1551 min
Two Black Guys with Good CreditFinancial Superhero -Janice Bryant HowroydTBGWGC is closing out Women's History Month with a bang, or should I say a billion! America's first female African-American Billion Dollar Business Owner, Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder of Act One Business Solutions is on the mic. JBH gives up the keys to her success, her thoughts on how Covid-19 will change the future of work forever, as well as, how to prepare today for careers of tomorrow. Click in and Pod'up because gems like these don't get dropped everyday. A financial S-Hero is in the building....Let's go!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/2bg.
2020-03-271h 02
Dan Lok ShowJanice Bryant Howroyd – ActOne FounderJoining Dan today we have Janice Bryant. JANICE BRYANT HOWROYD, a North Carolina native, left her hometown in 1976 armed with $900. Two years later she founded ActOne, which she grew into a multibillion-dollar global organization that now leads the human resources industry. With 2,000+ employees across more than twenty countries, ActOne Group is the largest privately held, woman-owned workforce solutions company in the world
2020-03-0359 min
Dan Lok ShowJanice Bryant Howroyd – ActOne FounderJoining Dan today we have Janice Bryant. JANICE BRYANT HOWROYD, a North Carolina native, left her hometown in 1976 armed with $900. Two years later she founded ActOne, which she grew into a multibillion-dollar global organization that now leads the human resources industry. With 2,000+ employees across more than twenty countries, ActOne Group is the largest privately held, woman-owned workforce solutions company in the world
2020-03-0359 min
SideHustlePro175: REWIND: Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd: The first African American Woman To Run A $1-Billion BusinessToday’s episode is a REWIND episode with Janice Bryant Howroyd, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ACT-1 Group, the largest privately held, woman-owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S. I love this episode because Janice exudes confidence, energy, and just makes you want to walk into a room and take up space. As Auntie Janice (as I now refer to her in my head) likes to say, “knowledge married to experience breeds confidence.” When you have the experience and knowledge you must own that confidence. I listened to this episode twice as I was riding to the...
2019-11-2746 min
Side Hustle Pro175: REWIND: Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd: The first African American Woman To Run A $1-Billion BusinessToday’s episode is a REWIND episode with Janice Bryant Howroyd, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ACT-1 Group, the largest privately held, woman-owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S. I love this episode because Janice exudes confidence, energy, and just makes you want to walk into a room and take up space. As Auntie Janice (as I now refer to her in my head) likes to say, “knowledge married to experience breeds confidence.” When you have the experience and knowledge you must own that confidence. I listened to this episode twice as I was riding to the...
2019-11-2746 minAsk JBHAsk JBH #2: Kristie PittmanRecorded while Kristie was transitioning into her role as Janice's new Executive Aide.
2019-11-1419 min
Experience The Immersive Full Audiobook Now, Busy Professionals!Acting Up by Janice Bryant HowroydPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/8301to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Acting Up
Author: Janice Bryant Howroyd
Narrator: Janice Bryant Howroyd
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
Release date: 11-14-19
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 51 ratings
Genres: Women in Business
Publisher's Summary:
In Acting Up, Janice shares the model she lives by and continues to represent: that of a leader who works for good, for growth and innovation, for her family values, and for the same ideals upon which she founded her company. Janice will help you discover the leader inside yourself and show you how to use your uniqueness...
2019-11-146h 06Ignite Your Ears To A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook.Acting Up by Janice Bryant HowroydPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/8301to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Acting Up
Author: Janice Bryant Howroyd
Narrator: Janice Bryant Howroyd
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
Release date: 11-14-19
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 51 ratings
Genres: Women in Business
Publisher's Summary:
In Acting Up, Janice shares the model she lives by and continues to represent: that of a leader who works for good, for growth and innovation, for her family values, and for the same ideals upon which she founded her company. Janice will help you discover the leader inside yourself and show you how to use your uniqueness...
2019-11-146h 06
Curse Free GaryVeeUnlocking the Relationship Between Parents and Kids w. Educator and Businesswoman, Janice Bryant HowroydParents, this is a great episode with a different vibe than you might be used to and I think you're going to LOVE it! Thought leader and educator Janice Bryant Howroyd stops by to talk about admiration for our parents, how adversity shaped her and details and insights from her life\. Parents and kids, take some ideas here and tweet me @garyvee with what you thought about today's episode. TIMESTAMPS: 1:00 Intros 4:40 It’s All Context 9:40 Admiration for Parents 11:00 What’s your story? 15:10 Osmosis and Living It 16:30 It’s Your Attitude, not Your Aptitude 17:20 Don’t Make it About Yourself 18:20 Adversity...
2019-09-2821 min
Wide Open with Tony GonzalezJanice Bryant Howroyd on Race, Millennials, Marriage, and the Real Value of SleepJanice Bryant Howroyd has learned so much on her journey from growing up in the south in the 1960s as one of eleven children, to becoming the first female owner of a billion-dollar business (ActOne). She’s done so while navigating personal and physical trauma, raising kids, and leading thousands of employees who are continuing to change how people find jobs. On Wide Open Podcast, Janice and I got real on everything from sleep to racial identity, marriage, must-read books and so much more.
2019-09-231h 08
garyveeUnlocking the Relationship Between Parents and Kids w. Educator and Businesswoman, Janice Bryant HowroydParents, this is a great episode with a different vibe than you might be used to and I think you're going to LOVE it! Thought leader and educator Janice Bryant Howroyd stops by to talk about admiration for our parents, how adversity shaped her and details and insights from her life\. Parents and kids, take some ideas here and tweet me @garyvee with what you thought about today's episode. TIMESTAMPS: 1:00 Intros 4:40 It’s All Context 9:40 Admiration for Parents 11:00 What’s your story? 15:10 Osmosis and Living It 16:30 It’s Your Attitude, not Your Aptitude 17:20 Don’t Make it About Yourself...
2019-09-1521 min
Masters of Craft#226: Janice Bryant Howroyd - Billionaire Girls ClubJanice Bryant Howroyd is often touted as the first African American woman to self-start a multi-billion dollar business. As the founder and CEO of ActOne Group, Janice created her business in 1978 -- almost by accident -- while on vacation from her job as clerk for the Red Cross. A few decades of dedication later, she has racked up close to 17,000 clients in over 19 countries, worked with 4 sitting U.S. Presidents, staffed several Fortune 50 companies, and launched many verticals like AppleOne, All's Well, AT-Tech, ACT-1 Personnel Services, Agile-1, ACT-1Govt, and her latest, AllSTEM focused on diversity hiring and talent...
2019-09-1053 min
Ask JBHAsk JBH #1: Sharice MercerJanice sits down with Sharice Mercer to discuss what she learned from her time working as Janice's Executive Aide.
2019-07-1732 minThe Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥Ep.392 ~ The First African-American Woman to Found a Billion Dollar Company, The 39th Richest Self-Made Woman ~ Janice Bryant HowroydJanice Bryant Howroyd ~ Founder of ActOne Group
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I love incredibly successful people that still have the down-to-earth human touch. It is incredibly enjoyable to talk with them and understand why they are who they are. Today’s guest is one of those people and yet so much more. Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder The ActOne Group and she is the very first African-American female to found a billion dollar company, and yes you heard me right, a billion dollar company.
What is even more i...
2019-03-1350 min
How I Built This with Guy RazActOne Group: Janice Bryant HowroydIn the late 1970s Janice Bryant Howroyd moved to Los Angeles and began temping as a secretary. She soon realized there were many other young people in situations similar to hers. So with $1,500 in her pocket, Janice rented an office in Beverly Hills and created the staffing company ACT-1. Today, ActOne Group is an international workforce management company, making Janice Bryant Howroyd the first African-American woman to own a billion-dollar business. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," how Ofer and Helene Webman developed a device that can change the way an acoustic guitar sounds without bulky pedals and...
2018-12-0351 min
I Am Black Success®Give Yourself Permission To Build Your Billion Dollar Brand | Janice Bryant HowroydOur featured trailblazer is Janice Bryant Howroyd. She is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, author, mentor and Presidential Special Appointee.Janice is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group, a global leader providing customized cutting edge solutions in the human resources industry.She's currently listed at #54 in the Forbes 2018 list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. In 2014, she was recognized by Black Enterprise as the first black woman to own and operate a billion-dollar company.In May of 2016 Janice received a key Presidential appointment by President Barack Obama as a me...
2018-09-1044 min
SideHustleProEp 104: Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd: The first African American woman to run a $1-billion businessToday in the guest chair is Janice Bryant Howroyd. Entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, businesswoman, author, and mentor. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ACT-1 Group,the largest privately held, woman owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S.The Act-1 Group also holds a Minority ownership status, and is a multibillion-dollar (USD) award-winning international Talent and Talent Technology enterprise with multiple divisions operating in 19 countries with over 17,000 clients and 2,600 employees worldwide. Howroyd is most well known as being the first African American Woman to build and own a billion dollar company. On today’s episode, you wi...
2018-08-1746 min
Side Hustle ProEp 104: Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd: The first African American woman to run a $1-billion businessToday in the guest chair is Janice Bryant Howroyd, entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, businesswoman, author, and mentor. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group, the largest privately held, woman owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S. The ActOne Group also holds a Minority ownership status, and is a multibillion-dollar (USD) award-winning international Talent and Talent Technology enterprise with multiple divisions operating in 19 countries with over 17,000 clients and 2,600 employees worldwide. On today’s episode, you will learn how Janice grew to be the first African American woman to operate a comp...
2018-08-1746 min
She's Got MoxieJanice Bryant Howroyd – How a Visit to Her Sister in LA and a $900 Loan Changed the Course of Her Life ForeverI’ve been secretly ‘stalking’ Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & CEO of The Act One Group, for nearly 30 years. Her name kept coming up everywhere I looked. Janice took $900 from her mom and turned what is now known as The Act One Group into a billion-dollar company, and she talks all about it on today's show. "Never compromise yourself personally for who you wish to be professionally.” - Janice Bryant Howroyd. Learn more about this episode of She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff at www.JoyChudacoff.com/42
2018-06-2730 minShe's Got MoxieJanice Bryant Howroyd – How a Visit to Her Sister in LA and a $900 Loan Changed the Course of Her Life ForeverI've been secretly 'stalking' Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & CEO of The Act One Group, for nearly 30 years. Her name kept coming up everywhere I looked. Janice took $900 from her mom and turned what is now known as The Act One Group into a billion-dollar company, and she talks all about it on today's show. "Never compromise yourself personally for who you wish to be professionally." - Janice Bryant Howroyd. Learn more about this episode of She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff at www.JoyChudacoff.com/42
2018-06-2730 min
Follow the LeaderBillion-Dollar business mogul Janice Bryant Howroyd of Act * 1 Group"The award is not the reward."There might not be a better guest for "Follow the Leader" than Janice Bryant Howroyd. For decades she's been synonymous with entrepreneurship and women leadership. She credits her business success to another woman in her life: her mother. She's also not afraid of the younger "millennials" in the workforce, calling herself the most mature millennial there is. Janice talks about how to hire, why skills are less important than attitude, and how she does her best not to give back, but to "give forward."Learn more about Chanel Christoff Davis...
2018-06-1527 min
Follow the LeaderBillion-Dollar business mogul Janice Bryant Howroyd of Act * 1 Group"The award is not the reward."There might not be a better guest for "Follow the Leader" than Janice Bryant Howroyd. For decades she's been synonymous with entrepreneurship and women leadership. She credits her business success to another woman in her life: her mother. She's also not afraid of the younger "millennials" in the workforce, calling herself the most mature millennial there is. Janice talks about how to hire, why skills are less important than attitude, and how she does her best not to give back, but to "give forward."Learn more about Chanel Christoff Davis...
2018-06-1527 min
The Power ProfileJanice Bryant Howroyd - CEO and Founder of Act 1 Talent & TechnologyJanice Bryant Howroyd is the first African American woman to run a billion dollar company. She is also a warm, thoughtful, inspirational speaker and thought leader. Janice and Cristina chat about her business, the Act1 group and how she stays creative while running a global company.
2018-05-1833 min