Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Boss Babe: How Beverly Hallberg Built a Thriving Media Company

Beverly Hallberg really is a boss babe. She started her own media training and public speaking company -- District Media Group -- 10 years ago. This week on "Worth Your Time," I speak with her about that entrepreneur life. It hasn't been easy, but Beverly has built an...

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Jewelry for Social Good: Why Sarah Bayot Built ‘Kicheko’

Words have such power. That's why 'Kicheko,' a social good jewelry business founded by Sarah Bayot, elicits happiness. It means "laughter" in Swahili and was born out of Sarah's love for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is there, in Uvira, that over 30 orphaned...

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