The word BOSS is defined as a person who is in control of their own things. Whether it is an organization, a business, or life itself, they run it don’t let anyone stop them. Being a boss isn’t though. It comes with a lot of hard work, time, commitment, and dedication. In honor of #NationalBossDay, here are a few bosses who are currently killing it, respectively.L’Oreal Luchi:
L’Oreal Luchi is an up and coming entertainment personality who brings a sense of uniqueness to her craft. Luchi currently has her own show, where she has interviewed different artists and TV personalities such as singer Nivea, young dancer Ty Cash, ‘Love and Hip-Hop star Tiffany Campbell and many more. You can check out all of her stuff on her website at www.lorealluchi.comKishawna Faulkner:
Kishawna Faulkner is the epitome of a boss. A career woman, mother of two and a wife, Faulkner has to wears a lot of hats. With all of that on her plate, she still found the time to start and run her own business; R.O.A.D.S. Her company stands for Reaching Our Aspirations, Dreams, and Success, in which she plans events for other up and coming entrepreneurs make a name for themselves. Faulkner recently put together a fashion show that only showcased aspiring fashion designers. Faulkner can be found on Instagram @r.o.a.dsuccess and @roadssuccessKorey Browne:
Korey Browne has been creating quite a buzz for himself in the fashion world. The founder and owner of Heart of Lion clothing line, has brought a unique style to his clothing brand, by putting his signature lion head on all of the pieces of clothing. This clothing line includes pieces for the entire family. Visit www.heartofalion.us for more. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @Heartofalion_us.Ayanna Prescod:
Ayanna Prescod is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OurBKSocial. If you don’t know, OurBKSOcial is one of Brooklyn’s biggest digital magazines. Since being founded in 2012, Prescod has been on a non-stop climb to the top by bringing out the positive side of Brooklyn as a whole. She, along with her staff, makes sure that the site provides a little bit of everything that goes on in Brooklyn to its readers. Check it out for yourself at www.Ourbksocial.com. Also, follow @ourbksocial on Twitter and Instagram. Prescod is breaking barriers and paving the way for young girls to follow in her footsteps.
Category: entrepreneur
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Salute to These Bosses on #NationalBossDay
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Anisupe Clothing makes its Debut in R.O.A.D.S Fashion Show.
Tall Male wearing a black and orange suit
Young, Tall male wearing red/pink and white short sleeve shirt and shorts
Robert Henry is wearing a Yellow Shirt and Black jeans
Robert Henry is making a name for himself with his clothing brand, Anisupe Clothing. The up and coming fashion designer debuted his clothing line in its first fashion on Saturday, August 18th.The fashion was R.O.A.D.S presents Positive Energy, Positive Vibes Fashion Show, put together by its founder Kishawna Faulkner. It was also the place for other up and coming designers to display their clothing lines.After the show, Henry shared his thoughts on his line, his progress as a fashion designer, what he expects in the near future and more.UE: How did you feel about you debuting your line in your first fashion show?RH: I believe that show was a success. There are some things that I wish I could’ve done differently but overall the show was successful.UE: When did you start Anisupe Clothing ?RH: I started the brand in 2016.UE: What does Anisupe mean?RH: Anisupe means Anime Supply. Anime is basically a culture, it’s a way of life.UE: What was the driving force behind you going into the fashion world and starting your own line?RH: I always wanted to start a fashion line since I was in highschool, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. When I went to college, I started working at Uniqlo and I became inspired by the Japanese fashion and culture. That’s how Anisupe Clothing came together.UE: How did you come in contact to be a part of the R.O.A.D.S fashion show?RH: Networking. I’m big on networking and going to networking events and it was at one of those events where I met the founder of R.O.A.D.S (Kishawna Faulkner) and we exchange contact information from there. I was also apart of a pop-up shop that they had back in April, which was also a success.UE: What’s next for your clothing line?RH: I see my clothing line going worldwide because that is the vision I had from the very beginning. For now, I am in the process of having my clothes sold in stores soon. I spoke to store owners and they want to work with me so I have that in the works.Robert Henry and Anisupe Clothing is just getting started in this fashion world. Be on the lookout for his clothes being sold in stores very soon. For now, you can connect with him on Instagram @anisupeclothingoffical, and on Facebook @anisupeclothing.
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Kishawna Faulkner, Budding Entrepreneur Focuses on Helping Others.
Kishawna Faulkner wearing a yellow shirt, a blue and yellow skirt, holding flowers and a microphone.
Jonathan wearing red and white suit.
Young female wearing black and red shorts suit
The Kids wearing Heart of a Lion. Pic Cred|Tiana Palmer/Complex Visuals
Have you ever heard of the saying,”it’s better to give than to receive?”, well for Kishawna Faulkner, this more than a saying to her, it’s her mantra.Kishawna Faulkner, a Brooklyn native, states that she loves helping others in a positive way. Wanting to more than she does, she decided to brand herself as an entrepreneur and in doing so, she came up with the company, R.O.A.D.S.R.O.A.D.S, which stands for Reaching Our Aspirations Dreams and Success, is an organization that plans events for up and coming entrepreneurs.Since the start of this company in March 2018, Faulkner has put together pop-up shops, bar-be-ques, and baby showers. Her biggest event to date, took place this past Saturday, August 18th, 2018 in Bushwick at 100 Bogart Street. She put together a fashion show that featured only up and coming fashion designers.The show had a total of five designers, including Anisupe Clothing, RSC, and Heart of a Lion. It also showcased models from kids to teenagers to adults.The show also included a phenomenal dance break by the dance duo Olasheni Emonni Odey.There was also a musical performance by up and coming artist Yung Quinc.For many of the designers, this was their first fashion show and there was a mix of emotions running through their minds from beginning to end.”It was very eventful. At first, it was nervewracking, not knowing what to expect,” said Korey Browne, owner of Heart of A Lion. He continued ” I think after going through it the first time, I think that the other venues are just going to be better and better. Seeing the reception that they were so interested and wanting to know more about the line, it encouraged me to keep pushing forward.””I feel like it was a huge success. I plan on doing a lot more fashion shows, and pop-up shops and other events down the line because today was a success and it shows what I can do with my clothing brand”, said Robert Henry, founder, and president of Anisupe Clothing.Faulkner also shared how she felt about the show. “I feel like I can breathe. I can smile now, I can laugh with everyone, I’m relaxed everything went well. All of the stress, frustrations, and tears were all worth it”. She continued, “I learned that you always have to have a back up for your back up”.
