Glendale’s Talei Hornback Introduces Coily Clips: Colorful, Textured Clip-Ins for Little Girls

Glendale’s Talei Hornback Introduces Coily Clips: Colorful, Textured Clip-Ins for Little Girls

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Children, Hair Care

When Talei Hornback’s daughter wished for clip-in hair extensions that looked like her own coils, Talei didn’t wait for someone else to make them; she created them for her daughter instead. From Glendale, Arizona, she launched Coily Clips, the first-ever colorful, textured clip-in hair extensions for little girls.

Each Coily Clip is designed with love and intention—featuring colorful, ombré synthetic hair paired with a stylish bow, all fastened to a branded alligator clip. But beyond the vibrant shades and fun designs, Coily Clips are about something deeper: representation. Talei is ensuring that all little girls, especially those with natural curls and coils, see themselves reflected in the products made for them. Because as she puts it, “playtime shouldn’t have limits.”

Coily Clips made its debut at the ABC Kids Show in Las Vegas in May 2025, marking the beginning of a bright journey ahead. Talei’s mission now is to get Coily Clips into beauty shops and salons nationwide—creating space for textured hair joy wherever families shop.

 

As the CEO and President of both Coily Clips and The Black Box, a high-end subscription box that amplifies Black-owned brands, Talei knows the importance of building with both purpose and balance. Her advice for other Black women entrepreneurs?

“Make it a priority to unplug. Even if you’re—especially if you’re—building a business. I experienced clinical burnout in 2020 trying to keep up with growth that outpaced my capacity. Please, please commit to putting your self-care first.”

With Coily Clips, Talei  Hornback is redefining beauty standards one clip at a time; teaching the next generation that their curls, coils, and kinks are worth celebrating, every single day. If you’re looking for representation for little girls in playtime and style, visit coilyclips.com to learn more and discover these colorful clip-in hair extensions.

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Healing, Building, Securing: Dr. LaTanya White Empowers Black Families From the DMV to Tallahassee

Healing, Building, Securing: Dr. LaTanya White Empowers Black Families From the DMV to Tallahassee

by | Oct 9, 2025 | Finance, Professional Services

Dr. LaTanya White, Founder and Creator of Dynastic Wealth® | Concept Creative Group, LLC, is on a mission to change the way Black and brown families think about legacy. After more than a decade teaching entrepreneurship and six years researching wealth in America, Dr. White realized that financial literacy alone was not enough. Communities needed healing-centered strategies to build, protect, and secure wealth across generations.

That vision became Dynastic Wealth®, a trademarked, research-based framework that goes beyond traditional financial education. By addressing five forms of wealth—Financial, Spiritual, Knowledge, Intellectual, and Relational—while confronting financial trauma, Dr. White equips families to stop being the “family ATM,” align their loved ones, and create dynasties that last.

Her services meet families, entrepreneurs, athletes, and organizations at every stage of their wealth journey. Families benefit from coaching, retreats, and the signature Family Workbook, while entrepreneurs and first-generation wealth creators gain strategies to scale without losing themselves. Corporations and HBCUs partner with Dynastic Wealth® for financial wellness training that is culturally relevant, research-driven, and healing-centered.

This year, Dr. White is especially focused on expanding Dynastic Wealth® Financial Wellness Coaching for the “Rich Aunties and Uncles” who feel the pressure of being the one who “made it.” Athletes and student-athletes, who often carry similar burdens—gain tools to heal financial trauma, strengthen decision-making, and protect what they’ve earned. The program moves high-achievers from carrying silent burdens to building sustainable systems of support.

Her milestone moment? Taking the stage at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture, where she shared a vision for wealth and dynasty-building that belongs on the biggest stages.

Dr. White’s advice to Black women entrepreneurs: “Heal. Build. Secure. Our communities deserve more than financial literacy—they deserve dynasties.”

Learn more about coaching, retreats, and organizational training opportunities at DynasticWealth.online, or connect directly with Dr. White at LaTanya@MeetDrWhite.com.

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AI-Powered and Community-Driven: Rolonda Hernandez Redefines Business Support in Wake County

AI-Powered and Community-Driven: Rolonda Hernandez Redefines Business Support in Wake County

by | Oct 6, 2025 | Professional Development, Technology

Rolonda Hernandez, Founder of Advance Wake and the Strategic AF Experience, is on a mission to make entrepreneurship sustainable for underestimated founders. Based in Wake County, NC, Rolonda blends corporate-level operational strategy with community-centered solutions, offering both high-level clarity and culturally aligned support for entrepreneurs who are often left behind.

After years of streamlining operations for large enterprises and government teams, Rolonda saw a gap: Black women and underestimated small business owners needed access to the same systems and support—but designed with real-world, community-rooted strategy. Out of this realization, the Strategic AF Experience was born, offering masterclasses, mentorship, and her signature program: Strategic AF Experience™: Shift. Analyze. Execute. to help entrepreneurs build structure, automate tasks, and organize chaos.

Her second venture, Advance Wake (www.advancewake.com), takes it further by providing an AI-powered digital business partner for Wake County entrepreneurs. The platform delivers real-time startup guidance, operational checklists, and municipal resources 24/7, bridging the gap where traditional programs fall short.

When asked what advice she has for Black women entrepreneurs, Rolonda is clear:
“Clarity is a strategy. Define, design, declare. Stop defaulting to survival mode and start moving with intention.”

Her legacy is rooted in building systems that don’t just demand resilience but create sustainability and ease for Black women and underestimated founders worldwide.

To learn more about Rolonda’s work or access Advance Wake, visit https://beacons.ai/rolonda.

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Maryland-based Nicole Murphy is creating opportunities for Black entrepreneurs to grow, trade, and build wealth together through her platform, Barter Black®

Maryland-based Nicole Murphy is creating opportunities for Black entrepreneurs to grow, trade, and build wealth together through her platform, Barter Black®

by | Oct 3, 2025 | Technology

Nicole Murphy, Founder + CEO of Barter Black®, is reimagining what collaboration looks like for Black entrepreneurs. Based in Upper Marlboro, MD, Murphy created Barter Black® during the pandemic after witnessing how many Black-owned businesses struggled, not from lack of talent, but lack of access.

Barter Black® is the only bartering platform designed specifically for Black entrepreneurs, allowing members to trade products and services using Barter Bucks instead of cash. From legal support and marketing to graphic design and wellness services, members earn and spend Barter Bucks in a thriving ecosystem that protects cash flow while expanding opportunity.

But Murphy makes it clear: this isn’t just a marketplace. With a design patent on its first platform iteration, Barter Black® is building a new Black Wall Street powered by community and technology. Members gain access not just to barter, but also to grants, networking, business support, and wellness resources.

Murphy’s journey hasn’t been linear. She has paused, pivoted, and rebuilt Barter Black® with a trade credit system that finally feels right. Now, she’s preparing to launch the Barter Black® mobile app on February 5, 2026, and has opened a Crowdbartering campaign inviting creatives and professionals to contribute their skills to help scale the vision.

Her advice to fellow Black women entrepreneurs is simple yet powerful: “If your goal is to build a business that outlives you, then you have to start acting like it. Every day or every week, figure out what can operate without you.”

With Barter Black®, Murphy is doing exactly that; laying the foundation for a future where Black businesses don’t just survive, they build lasting wealth. To learn more and explore how you can barter with other Black entrepreneurs, visit barterblack.io.

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From Frisco,Texas to Your Living Room, Jacqueline Greer’s A Hot Mess Candle Co. Honors Black Culture With Every Fragrance

From Frisco,Texas to Your Living Room, Jacqueline Greer’s A Hot Mess Candle Co. Honors Black Culture With Every Fragrance

by | Aug 15, 2025 | Candles, Home & Living, Home Decor

Founded in 2024 by former nurse Jacqueline Greer, A Hot Mess Candle Co. is a home fragrance brand rooted in culture, nostalgia, and unapologetic creativity. Greer has turned her creative outlet during burnout season into a full-fledged sensory movement designed to honor Black stories and spark conversations, one fragrant experience at a time.

Based in Frisco, Texas, the brand offers handcrafted candles, nostalgic wax melts, and culturally inspired resin art holders through its signature collections: No Mess, A Hot Mess, and Hot Luxe. Every product is intentionally crafted to blend scent with storytelling, from candles that smell like grandma’s house to resin art shaped like Africa, to products inspired by iconic Black films and music.

A Hot Mess Candle Co. is fortifying its legacy. Through its “Bless the Mess” initiative, the company is committed to reinvesting in the communities that shaped it—because at A Hot Mess Candle Co. Every design choice is made with cultural meaning and personal connection in mind. They’re about how it feels, what it represents, and who it’s for.

One standout moment? Being named a Top 10 finalist in the Famous Amos Ingredients for Success grant, out of over 4,000 applicants. For Greer, that recognition was a powerful reminder that her vision mattered. Looking ahead, the brand is expanding into incense, room sprays, and car fresheners, building a lifestyle experience that travels with you.

Greer’s advice for other Black women entrepreneurs:
“You don’t have to follow the rules to succeed—you just have to be consistent, creative, and committed to your vision. Trust the process, but bet on you. Every time.”

Visit ahotmesscandle.com to explore a fragrance experience that centers us—because scent, like culture, should be felt, seen, and celebrated.

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