Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Karima Mariama-Arthur
Rising Tide Capital Appoints Visionary Leader, Dr. Joynicole Martinez, Its New CEO
BLACK ENTERPRISE caught up with Dr. Joynicole Martinez, the new CEO of Rising Tide Capital (RTC), for an important conversation about how the company’s vision will advance under her extraordinary leadership. RTC is a national nonprofit expanding access to entrepreneurship and building economic resilience through business ownership.
How One Entrepreneur Is Taking The Craft Beer Industry By Storm And Serving Up Excellence
How One Entrepreneur Is Taking The Craft Beer Industry By Storm And Serving Up Excellence Black-owned breweries are undeniably rare within the U.S. brewing industry — but that is slowly changing with craft beer brewers like Christina Thomas. In its 2024 State of Black Brewers report, the National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) noted that of the 9,761 total breweries in the country, less than 1% (approximately 86) are Black-owned and a mere 12 of those operate their own production facilities.
Is Your Money Mindset Strong Enough To Secure The Bag?
Is Your Money Mindset Strong Enough To Secure The Bag? Mindset is a key factor in establishing standards for economic success. It impacts expectations and ultimately, the bottom line. Originally Published Jul. 15, 2015. Certified Financial Planner Michael F.
Here's Why Leaders Are Made, Not Born
Here’s Why Leaders Are Made, Not Born Skills do not materialize in a vacuum—they must be cultivated. Originally Published Aug. 11, 2015. You’ve probably heard this question plenty of times before: Are leaders born or made? The answer: Well, it all depends on who you ask. Interestingly enough, the theories that support either position have evolved over time. The archaic “Great Man Theory” asserts that only some people are born with innate traits that make them capable of leading.
Smart Tips For Delivering A Top-Notch Executive Briefing
Smart Tips For Delivering A Top-Notch Executive Briefing Originally Published Aug. 13, 2015 Get ready. You’ll probably be asked to give an executive briefing at some point during your career. You might as well be prepared for it. Briefings are really common in business, although you may be more familiar with their use in government and military settings. Their purpose is usually to inform, instruct, or facilitate action. Their common denominator?
Listen Up: 4 Ways To Improve Your Listening Skills
Listen Up: 4 Ways To Improve Your Listening Skills Here's how to improve your listening skills, sharpen your conversational skills, and upgrade your personal interactions—and your success. Originally Published Jul. 29, 2014 Are you really listening when someone else is talking? Chances are that you’re not.
Emotional Intelligence Is Crucial to Good Leadership—Here’s Why
Are you a leader? Do you want to be one? Then know this: You will need more than cognitive intelligence and technical expertise to get there and be successful at it. You also need emotional intelligence—maybe even more so than that impressive IQ. And you might be surprised at how vital mastering emotional intelligence, or EQ, in leadership can be to your overall success. Emotional intelligence refers to your capacity to handle internal and external emotions.
No Matter How Busy, Why You Should Always Make Time for Brainstorming
The term “brainstorming,” and new derivatives of it like brainswarming and mind mapping, are tossed around a lot, along with a zillion ways to find the most success with each strategy. It’s been used to combat writer’s block, inspire creative thinking and jump-start problem-solving, but these fields are certainly not the only place you’ll find use in brainstorming—nor should they be.
These 5 Attributes Comprise True Influence
Ever wonder what it takes to command a room, influence perception or get a seat at the table? A striking personal appearance, excellent communication skills, extraordinary competence, clout and rapport are each compelling qualities that immediately come to mind. However, no matter which individual variables you consider, they all point to the same thing: your ability to successfully wield influence through executive presence. But what is executive presence, exactly?
Expose Cognitive Biases For What They Are
How to avoid flawed reasoning and make better decisions. Free Book Preview: Coach ’Em Way Up Discover how to be an influential mentor through tips and advice based on the teachings of respected basketball coach John Wooden. Email Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy November 20, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Fueling Strategic Growth for Minority-Owned Businesses Motivated the Path to Success for this Auspicious Founder
Now more than ever, small businesses need able advisors to help them discover competitive advantages and address the current economic and social challenges. Peeling back the layers of that expertise, the most successful advisors offer strategic growth and operational efficiencies that inspire confidence and empower clients to act.
Loft & Bear Is a History-Making, Artisanal Black Vodka Brand Original
Loft & Bear is the brainchild of Paul Ryan Elliott, an East coast native and one of few Black distillery owners in the country. Elliott learned the art of distilling when his family’s construction company fell on hard times. While unemployed and living in Silver Spring, Maryland, Elliott was faced with the decision to go back to school or continue with his distilling hobby.
Power Doesn’t Always Corrupt: How to Use Your Influence as a Leader
Article by Karima Mariama-Arthur When English politician and historian John Dalberg-Acton said, “Power tends to corrupt,” he was painting with a broad brush. There are many types of power, and while some are corrupting, others can bring out the best in people. When leaders leverage their power effectively, they can improve morale and increase productivity. The proper use of power is to the abuse of power as democracy is to autocracy.
Embracing Diversity, Increasing Inclusion: 3 Ways to Make Your Organization More Welcoming to All
Article by Karima Mariama-Arthur People often speak of diversity and inclusion as if they were interchangeable words, but the truth is they’re very different concepts.
How to Use Your Influence as a Leader
When English politician John Dalberg-Acton said, “Power tends to corrupt,” he was painting with a broad brush. There are many types of power, and while some types are corrupting, others can bring out the best in people when leveraged effectively. That translates into improved morale and increased productivity. The proper use of power is to the abuse of power what democracy is to autocracy.
Diversity Consultant: Racism Is Real and Corporate America Must Teach Its People To Be Inclusive Original
Diversity and inclusion have been hot topics as of late, inspiring an onslaught of reactive commentary, corporate initiatives, and organizations scrambling to behave thoughtfully and with a sense of urgency in response to the current state of affairs. Employing a more proactive approach, especially informed by a seasoned practitioner, generally yields greater returns.
Embracing Diversity, Increasing Inclusion: 3 Ways to Make Your Organization More Welcoming for All
People often speak of “diversity” and “inclusion” as if they were interchangeable words, but the truth is that they’re very different concepts. When we speak of workplace diversity, we’re talking about the presence—or absence—of people from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, age brackets, geographic locations, and religious traditions with an assortment of physical and mental abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and philosophical leanings.
This Is Why Hard Work Is Not Essential to Achieving Success
Everyone thinks that hard work is the secret to success. But is it? What does it mean to work hard anyway? People really struggle with ways to define it. Plus there seem to be more compelling factors at play. And if you neglect those fundamental factors that contribute to your overall success, you’ll end up sabotaging it. Sometimes we forget the things that shape our journey the most are largely overlooked.
Master Domain Knowledge, Not Platitudes, to Cultivate Emotional Intelligence
Be wary of the all-too-common, cursory approach to understanding the nuances of EQ. Karima Mariama-Arthur Published 1:30 pm EDT, Saturday, April 11, 2020 Photo: Andrii Zastrozhnov | Getty Images Photo: Andrii Zastrozhnov | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Andrii Zastrozhnov | Getty Images Ask almost anyone what it means to be emotionally intelligent and they will tell you ... something.
Master Domain Knowledge, Not Platitudes, to Cultivate Emotional Intelligence
Be wary of the all-too-common, cursory approach to understanding the nuances of EQ. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Email Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy Image credit: Andrii Zastrozhnov | Getty Images April 10, 2020 10 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ask almost anyone what it means to be emotionally intelligent and they will tell you...something.
Dr. Joynicole Martinez Debunks Dangerous Myths, Shares Uncommon Insights on COVID-19
Dr. Joynicole Martinez is an internationally esteemed epidemiologist and the founder and CEO of the Alchemist Agency. Through her work, she studies chronic and infectious diseases to understand how they spread and how to control them. “I also work to identify societal characteristics that affect the pattern of disease and health distribution,” she told Black Enterprise.
How to Deal With Unexpected Change
Change is inevitable. When you’re expecting it, the transition can feel easy. When you’re not, it can be devastating. Without question, your perception of change influences your response to it: Will the shift produce a positive or negative outcome for you? Will it be challenging, causing you to stretch and experience some periods of discomfort? Or, will it inspire you to get up early and stay up late, preparing for its new and prominent role in your life?
Supplier Diversity Champion Launches Training Institute at the University of Central Florida
Now more than ever, supplier diversity professionals are a fundamental component of organizations worldwide, interacting with every facet of an organization from procurement and business development to diversity and inclusion and oftentimes even community relations. Stakeholders must not only have a basic understanding of the supplier diversity function, but also the key competencies needed to drive the organization and achieve results.
Sommelier Titus Green is Breaking Barriers in the Wine Industry
Sommeliers possess unique knowledge and experience that allows them to pair food and wine with unmatched skill. While all must undergo rigorous preparation, few become credentialed by the renowned Court of Master Sommeliers, which sets the gold standard of excellence for beverage service within the hospitality industry with integrity, exemplary knowledge, and humility. Even fewer are black. Titus Green is one such extraordinary sommelier.
17 Time Management Strategies to Help You Tackle Your To-Do List
Time management is something most of us struggle with. In a world that certainly has no shortage of distractions, it becomes all too easy to waste hours or even days on activities that are neither useful nor really all that enjoyable. The good news is, you can learn time management strategies. And you’ll gain the most benefits as long as you understand why you’re doing something and then practice the good time management techniques until they become a habit.
The Do's and Don'ts of Data: How to Keep Your Company Compliant in Today's Data-Driven World
Attorney Ambler T. Jackson is a data privacy and protection expert who helps organizations understand and comply with today’s ever-evolving regulatory and compliance requirements. She is a beacon of excellence in a field where black women are few and far between. The scope of her work provides users and consumers with insights that help them to protect their data in the most practical ways possible. BLACK ENTERPRISE caught up with Jackson to discuss all things data privacy and protection.
First African American Woman to Receive Harvard MBA Talks Power of Persistence, Resilience and Courage (Part I)
Lillian Lincoln Lambert is, in a word, extraordinary. Her accolades are certainly remarkable–what you might expect of any truly accomplished professional with an impressive pedigree. However, given her humble upbringing, you might not expect that she’d be a world-class entrepreneur, a brilliant disrupter, and a living legend.
This Genius Process for Prioritizing Reduces Stress and Increases Productivity
President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a simple method for determining what needs your attention now and what can wait. Karima Mariama-Arthur Published 3:00 pm EST, Saturday, January 4, 2020 Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Having lots to do can be a mixed blessing.
This Genius Process for Prioritizing Reduces Stress and Increases Productivity
President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a simple method for determining what needs your attention now and what can wait. Karima Mariama-Arthur Published 3:00 pm EST, Saturday, January 4, 2020 Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Having lots to do can be a mixed blessing.
This Genius Process for Prioritizing Reduces Stress and Increases Productivity
President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a simple method for determining what needs your attention now and what can wait. Karima Mariama-Arthur Published 1:00 pm EST, Saturday, January 4, 2020 Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Pra-chid | Getty Images Having lots to do can be a mixed blessing.
This Genius Process for Prioritizing Reduces Stress and Increases Productivity
President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a simple method for determining what needs your attention now and what can wait. January 3, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Having lots to do can be a mixed blessing. On the upside, it can be energizing to steamroll through your to-do list and get menacing tasks off your plate, creating a powerful sense of accomplishment.
Five Aspects of Body Language That Affect Business Communication
Psychologist Albert Mehrabian’s research revealed the ‘7%-38%-55% Rule’, which illustrates the relative impact of our words, vocal variety, and body language when communicating feelings and attitudes. When attempting to discern congruency, body language seems to govern whether feelings and attitudes are being discussed authentically and consistently. This makes sense, as body language is a critical component of how we communicate and interpret communication by others.
Award-Winning Law Firm Champions Fathers' Rights and Keeps Black Families Together
Janelle Ryan-Colbert stands out in a sea of zealous practitioners as a fierce advocate for black fathers’ rights. She takes no prisoners and through her work, has changed the narrative around the stability of black families. Colbert-Ryan is the founder and CEO of the Colbert Law Center, which specializes in general civil litigation, estate and probate, personal injury, labor and employment matters, as well as family law and domestic violence cases throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia.
4 Ways to Build Grit When You Need It Most
Are you a “goal-getter”—someone driven by achievement who puts your best food forward to ensure things get done? If so, you’re probably pretty familiar with the work ethic required to be successful. But what if you find yourself struggling to grasp the basic motivation, joy or belief in yourself to move forward? What do you do when times get tough and personal difficulty hinders your desire to achieve?
Young Afro-Latina Attorney Talks Leveraging Legal Skills on Capitol Hill
Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities, recently released its list of the nation’s most influential lobbyists and Capitol Hill staffers.
How Agile Leaders Help Organizations Thrive
They're best suited to understand the dynamics of surviving and thriving amid organizational headwinds Karima Mariama-Arthur Published 12:49 pm EDT, Friday, August 23, 2019 Photo: Westend61 | Getty Images Photo: Westend61 | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Westend61 | Getty Images "Agile leadership" is a buzzy term in the professional-services industry, urging leaders to navigate pace of change skillfully, with foresight and flexibility.
How Agile Leaders Help Organizations Thrive
"Agile leadership" is a buzzy term in the professional-services industry, urging leaders to navigate pace of change skillfully, with foresight and flexibility. Because the world is ever-changing and consistently serving up challenges that represent volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), leaders across industries must be able to successfully connect the dots between clients, suppliers, marketplace twists, technology, processes, economics and politics.
3 Strategies to Manage Your Time and Maximize Your Results
Article by Karima Mariama-Arthur Time is a nonnegotiable, nonrenewable resource. Somehow, we all seem to forget this, especially when we become overwhelmed. However, if you learn to remove distractions and prioritize important tasks, you can do more with your time — and live a much happier life, too. Consider this: Do you proactively engage in your day or simply fall into various activities? With so many pressing concerns on our plates, many of us feel we have no choice but the latter.
3 Essential Steps to Discouraging Social Loafing
(iStock/PeopleImages) Have you ever worked in a group where some members contributed and others did not? If so, then you know how frustrating it can be.
3 Strategies to Manage Your Time and Maximize Your Results
Time is a non-negotiable, non-renewable resource, but somehow we seem to forget this, especially when we become overwhelmed. But if you can remove distractions and prioritize important tasks, you can do more and end up a lot happier, too. Consider this: Do you proactively engage in your day or simply “fall into activity”? In many ways, time is always of the essence, isn’t it? So it’s up to you to effectively manage your time amidst a sea of competing interests.
No More Wavering: Do These 3 Things to Become a Better Decision-Maker
Article by Karima Mariama-Arthur Every day, we face challenging situations we must confront. These situations require us to make certain choices, and those choices aren’t always easy. However, our decisions are the foundations of our lives. If you want to create a life you love, it makes sense to try to make the best decisions possible, even when they’re hard. Unfortunately, we aren’t born with the strategies we need to make good decisions.
Want to Be Better at Decision-Making? Do These 3 Things
Every day, we are faced with life situations that we must confront. They require us to make certain choices, and those choices aren’t always easy. But because all decisions are the foundation for creating a life we love—or hate—it makes sense to try to make good ones. Related: Ask These 6 Questions to Make Rational Decisions Unfortunately, the strategies for making good decisions aren’t something we’re born with—but the process can be learned and improved over time with practice.
4 Signs Stress Is Negatively Affecting Your Well-Being
Stress is a normal part of everyday life. Our minds and bodies go through a great deal of it just to execute daily tasks, but this kind of stress doesn’t usually negatively impact our mental or physical health. There are different kinds of stress, some good, some bad. In fact, there are at least three different types: eustress, acute and chronic: Eustress is our body’s response to excitement and euphoria.
5 Ways High-Achieving Women Can Break Through the Glass Ceiling
Article by Karima Mariama-Arthur Whether they’re focused on intrapreneurship or entrepreneurship as a long-term career strategy, high-achieving women have always encountered barriers to success. What’s more interesting is how these women have mustered the courage and determination to secure a seat at the table and the power to effect change in the face of these obstacles. And you can do it, too.
5 Ways High-Achieving Women Can Break Through the Glass Ceiling
High-achieving women have always faced barriers to success, whether they’ve focused on intrapreneurship or entrepreneurship as a long-term career strategy. What’s more intriguing, however, is that these women have always seemed to muster the courage and determination to secure a seat at the table and the power to effect change. But even with a long-standing history of “fighting the good fight,” women can still benefit from new ways to confront the muck and mire of the business world.
5 Core Strategies for Cultivating Executive Presence
Here's how to lead with influence, rather than authority. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Email Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy Image credit: Hero Images | Getty Images March 15, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
How to Define Success on Your Own Terms
A wise person once said, “Nothing has meaning except the meaning we give it.” Pretty simple, yet profound. Fortunately, this idea can be applied to virtually any hypothetical imaginable. Acts or omissions. Unsolicited advice. Unanticipated outcomes. Even how we define success. When Viktor Frankl wrote Man’s Search for Meaning, he did far more than chronicle his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
‘Grown-ish’ and Scholly Partner Up to Pay Off Student Loans
Freeform’s Grown-ish and scholarship app Scholly have partnered up on a program that will pay off up to $125,000 in student loan debt. The program is for anyone who has acquired the debt and is intended to help student loan borrowers pay it off. According to Scholly, the average college student will be $40,000 in debt by the time they graduate.
Should Facebook Still Be Part of Your Social Media Marketing In 2019?
Many small businesses are trying to decide on their social media marketing in 2019. Marketing for most small businesses is often not a priority, but it should be. How else will people learn about your product or services? Word of mouth? Well that might have worked 15 or 20 years ago, but does not work now. Today’s audience does not “talk” to each other; they text, chat, and wave to each other online. Small businesses can compete in the social media realm so long as they have a strategy.
Business Expert On Why Agile Leadership Is Crucial to Ascend the Career Ladder
Eric Wynstin Walton is an expert on agile leadership. As CEO of LEAD360, his organization helps black leaders succeed in complex corporate environments where high-level leadership acumen is a must.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Karima
Contact Karima, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack