This book profiles eleven CEOs of the largest black-owned businesses, devoting a chapter to each CEO; the revision includes updated information on their recent activities and an expanded introduction that emphasizes the how-to aspect of these success stories. The book covers a broad cross-section of companies and industries, including publishing (the founding of Essence and Ebony Magazines), broadcast media (Black Entertainment Television), advertising (Uniworld Group), music (Def Jam Records), the automotive industry, construction, food processing, and banking. The book profiles “young Turks” (such as Russell Simmons of Rush Communications, which owns Def Jam Records) as well as older, established CEOs (like Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television).
Book Details:
- Author: Derek T. Dingle
- ISBN: 9780470256831
- Year Published: 2002
- Pages: 238
- BISAC: BUS000000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/General
About the Book and Topic:
This book profiles eleven CEOs of the largest black-owned businesses, devoting a chapter to each CEO; the revision includes updated information on their recent activities and an expanded introduction that emphasizes the how-to aspect of these success stories. The book covers a broad cross-section of companies and industries, including publishing (the founding of Essence and Ebony Magazines), broadcast media (Black Entertainment Television), advertising (Uniworld Group), music (Def Jam Records), the automotive industry, construction, food processing, and banking. The book profiles “young Turks” (such as Russell Simmons of Rush Communications, which owns Def Jam Records) as well as older, established CEOs (like Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television).
John Johnson, Earl Graves, and Robert Johnson are legends in the black business community because of the huge success of the companies they founded, including the first magazines specifically for African Americans (Ebony, Essence, and Black Enterprise) and the first TV network devoted to the black community (Black Entertainment Television). The book also covers the up and coming generation of black entrepreneurs led by people such as Russell Simmons. The stories of how these individuals achieved their success and how their businesses are having an impact on business in general are compelling and motivating.
The CEOs featured cover a broad cross-section of industries, from advertising to auto sales to publishing and real estate development. * Features both today’s emerging entrepreneurs, such as Russell Simmons of Rush Communications/Def Jam Records, and established CEOs, like Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television. * Black Enterprise magazine is acknowledged as the publication of record for the black business community.
About the Author
DEREK T. DINGLE is Executive Editor of Black Enterprise magazine. For more than a decade, he has covered the B.E. 100s, which profile the 100 largest black-owned businesses, and he recently served as writer for B.E. 100s Exclusive, a newsletter for CEOs of these companies. In addition to his role as the managing editor of BE several years ago, he served as president and CEO of Milestone Media, Inc., which was the nation’s largest black-owned comic book company.