On July 31, 2014, I received the official paperwork for The J Agency Communications Group. I had been doing public relations work for two years at that point, with ZERO experience in what it really meant to start or run a business. All I knew was how to do the work. I could pitch a…
Kalilah Wright, the fearless founder of Mess in a Bottle, is no stranger to bold moves. But when she pressed pause on full-time entrepreneurship and stepped back into the 9-to-5 world, she wasn’t prepared for just how messy corporate life could get. After over a decade of building her brand and business from the ground…
**Please note this entire breakdown is via Kasey Brown via FB! ** Thursday July 17, 2025, Diarrha Ndiaye’s beauty brand, Ami Colé, valued at $3 million, announced it was closing its doors via Instagram. Today, her personal brand is worth ten times that. How? She executed one of the most brilliant, strategic PR moves…
Are you one of those people who are doing all the things in your business and still feeling like you aren’t making any progress? Showing up on the socials, reading or listening to the books, attending and investing in the webinars and still no wins? Triggered?! You lack strategy and identity alignment. I’m guilty of…
One of the most common requests I get at The J Agency Communications Group is for media relations support. Everyone wants to be in the spotlight—but before we pitch your story to the press, there’s one important question we ask: Are you media ready? Being media ready means your brand is prepared to make a…
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You’ve decided to take your hobby and turn it to a business, and you have so many questions. Everyone suggests creating an LLC (limited liability company), but how do you know if that is the right way to go? Keep reading to learn about the different types of business structures and what is right for…
2020 is a year we will never forget thanks to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Life as we know it officially changed our way of life forever. We literally had a front row seat to the world collapsing before us. From school closures to businesses shutting their doors for good. However we saw, 4.3 million business…
“Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the country.” She Did That. debuted at the Essence Festival during a private screening in 2018. Renae L. Bluitt, founder of Inhershoes.com and Crush Media, beautifully weaves the highs and lows of black women entrepreneurship. We learn through the lens of the five main story…
