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Africa Miranda is an actress, spokesmodel and performer who won the hearts of many across the US and around the globe as the breakout star of Bravo TV's "The New Atlanta". Africa has been named the first ever Brand Ambassador for international haircare company Creme of Nature, and has been nominated for a Shorty Award for Periscoper of the Year. She is a regular guest and panelist for various entertainment and tech platforms marrying her knowledge of pop culture with her considerable tech savvy. She is now the proud founder of lifestyle product line Beauty by Africa Miranda which launched November 2016.

Tonya Rapley is a nationally recognized millennial money expert and founder of the award winning site, My Fab Finance where she helps millennials break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck so that they can become financially free and do more of what they love. She is also the co-founder and CFO of a Chicago based FinTech app, FOAM, that is changing the way students experience and pay for college. Tonya was deemed the "New Face of Wealth Building" by Black Enterprise and she created the #BanishTheBalance challenge, a debt elimination challenge that helped over 4,000 participants pay off more than $210,000 of debt in sixty days.

Mel Burgos is the founder of RockYoRizos.com where she visually shares her lifestyle interests like hair care, health, fitness, fashion and a passion for living life to the fullest. She launched her blog Rock Yo Rizos to create a community and to encourage her fellow Latinos and people all over the world to embrace their natural hair. In 2016, Mel created the #IamlettingGO campaign to empower people going through life transitions. Mel cut her signature shoulder length curls as part of her "letting go" process and shared her journey publicly on social media. Mel has been featured in publications like Refinery 29, Cosmopolitan & LATINA.

Tiffini Gatlin is a former corporate professional turned entrepreneur and digital influencer. She has successfully launched several digital brands, including Atlanta Tastemaker Magazine. In 2015, she became a pioneer in the hair and beauty industry by creating a patent-pending process of pre-curled and looped synthetic hair. Within one year, she built a million-dollar e-commerce beauty brand; Curlkalon Hair Collection. Today, Tiffini has expanded her vision with lifestyle and beauty brand Latched and Hooked. Tiffini resides in Atlanta, GA where she is a wife to her college sweetheart, and mother of 4 children.

Ty Alexander is an award-winning New York based freelance writer penning her musings on beauty, fashion, pop culture, health, and tech. Her powerful words, undeniable beauty and lifestyle savvy led her to roles as HelloBeautiful.com's style and beauty editor and editorial director of Beautiful Texture’s TalkingTexture.com. Ty has built her personal brand, Gorgeous In Grey from a personal blog to an online lifestyle destination with over 100K pageviews per month. Her dedication to authentic living helped garner her an impressive following and now her first book,Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died.

Named "One of the Most Powerful Women In NYC Tech" by Refinery29, Nicole Sanchez is on a mission to democratize entrepreneurship and revolutionize credit, through her startup eCreditHero. With a number of startups under her belt, as a serial entrepreneur she has raised over half a million dollars for her companies and she loves to share her financing knowledge and strategies with other entrepreneurs. As a Harvard College and Harvard Business School alum, Nicole has been featured in publications like Marie Claire, Fast Company, Elle, Essence, Ebony, Lucky, and Inc magazines.

Olivia Dope is a triple threat and a star on the rise. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in a West Indian (Guyanese) household, music was always at the forefront and quickly became her first love. As a classically trained dancer turned DJ, clothing designer and motivational speaker, Olivia Dope lives up to her moniker in more ways than one. From juggling entrepreneurship and motherhood, to overcoming homelessness & hardships to being able to work with the likes of Jennifer Hudson, Lil Kim, Teyana Taylor & Chris Brown to name a few. Olivia's #LivDope mantra is one she hopes to inspire others to live out their dreams daily.

Melissa Butler is the founder of fast-growing beauty brand The Lip Bar. The Lip Bar is a luxury cosmetic bar that caters to consumer’s individuality through highly pigmented and responsibly made products. Her brand aims to encourage self-expression through beauty maintaining the idea that beauty doesn’t have to compromise health. Her lipsticks offer a unique blend of natural ingredients, designed to moisturize, soften and amplify lips all while setting consumers apart with intoxicatingly bold colors. Melissa is a Detroit native and a graduate of Florida A&M University. She left a career in finance to pursue her dreams as an entrepreneur.

Jessica Andrews is a suburban girl who left a quiet New Jersey town to follow her dream of becoming a journalist and somehow ended up in the wonderful world of fashion. The self-proclaimed fashion addict spent three years as an assistant at a major magazine, running errands for her boss (walking dogs, going to the cleaners), returning racks of clothes, packing trunks and dressing models until she nearly drove herself crazy. But nothing would deter her from her pursuit of fabulous. Now that she’s graduated to a full-blown Fashion Editor, on any given day, you’ll find Jessica blogging like a madwoman, adding to her collection of Christian Louboutins and Jimmy Choos, interviewing her fave celebs and sneaking off to as many red carpet events as possible—all while having the time of her life, of course.

Denequa Williams was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She's the maker behind LIT Brooklyn - a 100% soy wax candle company. Her love for candles has always been just that - a love! She's always loved how having a candle LIT can transform the ambiance of any room. She works hard to find only the highest quality ingredients and her candles are scented with the finest of fragrance oils. Each candle is hand poured, packaged, and shipped from her home in Brooklyn. As a new entrepreneur to the beauty scene, Denequa has grown her Brooklyn-based candle company exponentially in under a year. Her products have been featured on the pages of Essence, Teen Vogue, EBONY and more. She's done collaborations with a number of popular influencers in the beauty scene and this is just the beginning. 

Yoli Ouiya is a Global Green and Wellness expert and influencer. After several years as a digital creative and chef in New York, in 2011, Yoli transitioned from her 2009 namesake site to YolisGreenLiving.com, an eco-lifestyle portal. Yoli was dubbed the “Queen of Green” by Black Enterprise Magazine in 2012 for her function as the go-to social media presence for “green” insights. For the past 3 years, she has toured the country as a media personality, consultant, and spokesperson for Toyota’s Green Initiative. Yoli speaks on topics ranging from wellness to environmental sustainability and all the relevant technologies and sub-topics in between. This year, she is launching two brands, African Hippie and Self-Care Solstice, to offer sustainability and wellness lifestyle options to unserved demographics.