Bennie Henry – Executive Director & Co-Founder, The Support Group
For almost four decades, Bennie Henry and his 501C3 nonprofit, The Support Group, have been helping to raise the youth of Chicago through a…
Coach Sorsby – Founder & CEO of A Step Ahead Chess
The man known affectionately to all as “Coach Sorsby” is a firm believer that your circumstances don’t have to make you a product of…
Chamille Weddington – Owner, Schweet Foods
Chamille Weddington‘s Schweet Foods business, dubbed “a love letter to Chicago’s West Side,” is more than just a neighborhood dessert shop. It’s the kind…
Christi Love, Owner, With An Eye PR
Known as “The People’s Publicist“, Christi Love is a PR professional with the heart of a creative and a righteous soul that wants to…
Loné Williams – Founder, Love & Protect Wisdom
Loné Williams is a shining example of the adage about turning pain into purpose. After losing her mother to domestic violence in 2023, Williams…
John Graham – Founder, Author and Host – Upfront Marital Technologies Inc.
Having a goal of facilitating one million Black marriages may sound a tad ambitious to most, but through his company, UpFront Marital Technologies, John…
Aloyosius and Kenyetta Howard - Junk Shot of South Chicago
In both marriage and business, being on the same page as your partner is paramount. Chicago-based couple Aloyosius and Kenyetta Howard found themselves with…
Andre “Add-2” Daniels – Chicago Regional Director, Guitars Over Guns
Andre “ADD-2” Daniels is a critically acclaimed and highly lauded rapper in his own right, who has worked with luminaries such as Kendrick Lamar…
Cherrelle éLan – Actor, Creative, Author of ‘Black In The Future’
Since her preteens, Cherrelle éLan has known her path in life would be through storytelling. Over the years, her storytelling would manifest into many…
Dr. Alixis Rhodes – Applied Clinical Psychology Program, The Chicago School
Caring for and helping others is something Dr. Alixis Rhodes has just always done. Although she didn’t know that her innate empathy and concern…
LaShaundra Randolph – Manager of Education Instruction & Deployment, National Society of Leadership and Success
Already a natural empath, LaShaundra Randolph grew up in a home with not one but two educator parents, so her given instincts to help…
Christopher A. Akiwowo, MBA – Executive Director, Ibukun Comprehensive Community Services, Inc.
Throughout his life, Christopher A. Akiwowo, MBA, has been steadfastly committed to making a positive impact in the lives of others. His advocacy work,…