The Curvy Fashionista is more than a blog. It’s a media brand and is one of the most popular resources for size-inclusive fashion news with the byproduct of its growing being TCFStyle Expo, a weekend of plus-size collections, panels and workshops, plus energetic fashion shows.

When blogging was still a novel concept and when “plus size clothing” meant you shopped on the less impressive side of the store, Marie Denee was ushering in something special. 

11honore.com said this: “She was creating a movement and assembling a community of people of all shapes and sizes who were interested in talking about and wearing really chic clothing."

The proliferation of social media has sometimes made entrepreneurship seem glamorous. A quick glance on Instagram and you'll see an entrepreneur boasting 7-figures while sitting in luxury cars in front of an expensive home.  What they don't tell you about is that while more people are becoming entrepreneurs, one of the most important things new business owners ignore is legal. 

Nicole Page Theodore, Esq., a successful business and entertainment attorney based in Atlanta, dishes on everything business-related in this episode. From simple contracts to the one thing new entrepreneurs consistently get wrong.  

We talk to Joseph Dixon and Paris of RealBlackLove.com The couple is working daily to connect African American singles and help rebuild the family structure within the African-American community. With more than a decade of experience and connecting African-American singles, the matchmaking couple offer a unique approach to building successful relationships. 

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter Movement and the fallout of the tragedy of George Floyd, we speak with Royce Russell, a civil rights attorney who fights for victims of police brutality and false arrest about walking the line of fighting for justice and being an entrepreneur. 

"You should be someone's #1 in search."

That's the mantra of Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, founder of GirlGetVisible.com and the Girl Get Visible Podcast. Akilah, a 15-year IT veteran, works to help female entrepreneurs learn SEO and utilize visibility to grow their businesses. Akilah is the author of My SEO Workbook and the creator of My SEO Writer Saas software. Akilah tours the country speaking about the importance of using your voice to become visible in business and women embracing tech opportunities.

Dr. Stacie NC Grant is an award-winning international speaker, a best-selling author, influencer, producer and the founder of Destiny Designers University®  a transformative training and development platform for Faithpreneurs® - faith-based entrepreneurs. 

Dr. Grant talks about the intersection of faith, integrity and entrepreneurship in this episode of the podcast. 

The latest data tells us that there are more than 89,000 first-generation college students in the United States and of those, less than 10 articles exists on Black first-generation college students. We talk with Monica Britton-West, a pioneer in the space of this largely ignored segment of society, who is working to help Black girls who are or will be first-generation college students succeed on campus. 

The year 2020 has undoubtedly been an interesting year for all of us. But it was in that time of isolation, that podcast host and executive producer Stephanie Arnold discusses why she started the venture.