Inside This Edition

Emerging Entrepreneurs

Greg and Taniesha Westbrook | Shop Black Fest

Christopher Smith | Bunshine Buns

Mikayla Jones | VenaCava Baking & Co.

Taiisha Bradley| Taiisha Bradley, Inc.

Small Business Resource

MMBC Continuum| Jozelle Booker

Muggin Coffee House | Ken and Mary Olds Corner to Corner

Jackson Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce

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LRB Global Consulting Services - A Series LLC Bruce Law, PLLC Tennessee Minority Business Development Agency (MDBA)

Board Members

Paula Anderson | President + Board Chair

Eric Brinson | Board Member

Lauren Brown | Executive Secretary

Justin Key | Board Member

T. Kevin Bruce, Esq.| Legal Counsel

Eric Brinson is the founder of A & R Development and Acquisitions. Brinson received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). He is a licensed real estate agent and has his general contractor’s license. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Paula Anderson is the founder of Writing by Design Media, Inc. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from LeMoyne - Owen College and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Memphis. She has a master’s degree in Journalism and Strategic Media and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Justin Key is the founder of Black Theorem. He is a graduate of LeMoyneOwen College. Key has a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and entertainment from Mount Saint Mary’s University. He has written a book about his conversations with his mother - “Mama Knows Best” and is the author of “Mind Control - Change The Way You Think So You Can Live a Limitless Life”

Lauren Brown is the founder of LRB Global Consulting Services - A Series LLC. Brown has a juris doctorate (JD) and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA). She is originally from Chicago, IL. She teaches legal and business compliance as a consultant.

Mailing Address: Writing by Design Media, Inc. PO Box 11307 Memphis, Tenn. 38111

Email: writingbydesignmedia@gmail.com | editor@wbdmedia.com

Website: wbdmedia.com

Magazine Layout Designer: AL Chappelle Media, LLC

Photographers:

Singleton and Paula Anderson

T. Kevin Bruce, Esq. earned his bachelor’s of business administration in Finance from Memphis State University (now University of Memphis). Attorney Bruce earned both his juris doctorate (JD) and his master’s in business administration from the University of Virginia. He has served in legal professional organizations including the National Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association.