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Unita Blackwell found her life’s purpose during a protestagainst disenfranchisement in the segregated South of the 1960s. Standing outside the door of the county courthouse

I’m a sales professional who has spent most of my career in telecom sales. I had a decent eight-year run with MCI but have since

After several years of working at a Chicago-area manufacturing company, Dee Thomas’ purchasing career seemed stalled. Thomas says that although she discussed her career goals

In 2000, Jennell Jones, currently a managing director in human resources at a commercial real estate firm in New York, had a professional decision to

Title: President and chief operating officer of MGM Mirage’s New York-New York Hotel and Casino Location: Las Vegas Age: 52. Work History: Corrections officer, schoolteacher,

I own a number of properties in New York City. A friend suggested that I consider renting out space on the top of my buildings

There’s nothing like picking up the handset of a ringing telephone, only to be barraged by an unsolicited call from someone who is trying to

Cherrelle Robinson feared the worst. Last August, the Los Angeles resident worried that her cousin Charlene, after years of living below sea level in a

Raymond J. McGuire maintains his cool despite the billions of dollars on the table. Even the slightest miscalculation could be disastrous, but that doesn’t faze

They’re Wall Street’s billion-dollar players. Some raise capital to build or improve schools, hospitals, airports, and railroads from Los Angeles to London. Others have been