Richelieu Dennis runs a family business.
You could say I was born into entrepreneurship.
Walker Beauty Culture and Nyakio).
I was born and raised in Liberia and came to America to attend college.
It was then that I started Sundial with my college roommate Nyema Tubman, and my mother Mary Dennis.
It results in an ability to build stronger, self-sustaining communities and enterprises.
Take us through a recent workday.
Walker, and Nyakio regarding new creative, community engagement and strategy.
Then I had a mentorship lunch with a group of Black women entrepreneurs.
What apps, gadgets, or tools cant you live without?
iPad, Apple Pencil, Notes App.
Whats your workspace setup like?
Anywhere I ammostly in the car.
Whats your best shortcut or life hack (no matter how small or niche)?
Listening to my mom!
Take us through an interesting, unusual, or finicky process you have in place at work.
Well, an interesting or perhaps unusual process is the way we innovate.
Those conversations (or shall I say debates!)
often spill from the boardroom to the dinner table (and sometimes with mediation from Mom!
How do you handle the longterm effects of incidents like this?
As leadership, we never hesitated to immediately own what happened.
Most importantly, we set out to restore trust.
Weve nearly doubled in size in the last two years.
Everybody and all the time!
Trust me, it takes a village!
How do you recharge or take a break?
I recharge by going to an executive education program every summer.
Its critical to personal improvement and to becoming a more effective leader.
Whats your favorite side project?
What are you currently reading, or what do you recommend?
Whats the best advice youve ever received?
you could do anything in this world if you dont care who gets the credit.
Whats a problem youre still trying to solve?
Wealth creation in the Black community.
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