Lili-Anne Brown – Director, “Eureka Day”
Talk to the actors that she’s worked with, and they’ll tell you that renowned artist, director, and educator Lili-Anne Brown has an innate ability…
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams – Actor and Entrepreneur
True to her Capricorn star sign, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams has always been ambitious, dedicated, and has laser-focused discipline when she sets her mind to…
Sabrina Alexander – Educator, Filmmaker and Storyteller
Being both an educator and filmmaker, Sabrina Alexander is a creative who can’t help but use her film projects as a tool to educate…
Terrance Pratt, CEO of Culture Loupe & Creative Director of Memoir Fragrances
Terrance Pratt has built a career at the intersection of culture, creativity, and strategy—transforming insight into impact across industries. As the CEO of Culture…
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…