Maleeka Hollaway

Lesson one: You need a silent business partner—a therapist
Lesson two: Immerse yourself in new physical environments
Lesson three: Build a thriving relationship with total rest
There is an old cliche that says, “Health is the ultimate wealth.” Like me, many have heard this and agreed with it, even if we let it go in one ear and out the other. I thrived off being the “it” person. I enjoyed others looking to me to be “it” and do “it” all—whether “it” was being a parent, serial entrepreneur, tra...

The law of attraction is real. What you think about, you bring about. And you only get what you prepare to receive. Do these 3 things to help you find your dream companion in no time.

From establishing credibility to creating consumer trust, demonstrating every interaction matters.
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Brand awareness.
Social clout.
Online presence.
Offline networking.
Each one of these concepts has a place in entrepreneurship and points back to visibility, and visibility as an entrepreneur is golden.
Being an entrepreneur requires you to have your hand on the pulse of your brand so that you can focus your attention where it’s need...

The era of the expert is gone. Why? Because with a little media exposure and an active and engaged following on social media, even the new business owner on the block can become the most visible entrepreneur in the industry. But one thing we all know is that visibility doesn’t always equal reliability.

Your business can survive those first 36 months so long as you become more self-aware.

Marketing is expensive. And when you're a new business owner, adding another expense line item can feel like a ton of bricks weighing you down. From digital promotion to advertisements, getting the word out that you are in business takes time, practice and patience …especially when money is low.

Slavish people pleasing is not a professional demeanor. Think through your relationship with your clients, what works and what doesn't, before a bad one does damage.

People always say that life is short, but they fail to remember that while life is short compared to eternity, living is the longest task that we as humans will ever perform.
Some of us take each day as it comes and some of us carefully plan out what we desire each day to bring us. No matter how you go about it, if you’re not careful, having an unbalanced point of view as it pertains to life and how to make it better for yourself can bring more pain than it will joy.
Life is filled with decis...

This article in the print version of The Atlanta Tribune presents current myths about millennials and what millennials really expect from more established generations.

An expert doesn't know everything about everything, just everything about what they claim is their expertise.

Entrepreneurship is hard but it doesn’t have to be complicated. More often than not, new entrepreneurs struggle to get their footing and end up quitting before they experience wins because they focus too much on making magic happen instead of working towards effectiveness. Businesses exist to solve a problem and to service others.

During my time at Influencive, I interviewed Black business owners and entrepreneurs on best business and life practices to see success.

Almost a month into the longest government shutdown in history, people everywhere are asking for a change.
Social media status from furloughed government employees are shedding light on a situation that many are overlooking due to the false idea that one person’s job doesn’t affect the next. And just when the current administration serves college national football champions fast food instead of a first class meal, the concerned citizens of the United States have a new focus: Senator Kamala Ha...

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. When you signed up to be an entrepreneur, you gave up your right to be comfortable. You traded stability for uncertainty, one title for many and set hours for “however long it takes.” It takes grit and grind to make something out of nothing and wonder from day to day if all your hard work will eventually pay off. But, in entrepreneurship, uncertainty is the name of the game.
Success is planned, it doesn’t happen by osmosis or by wishing it into ...

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The law of attraction is real. What you think about, you bring about. And you only get what you prepare to receive. When you operate from a space of apprehension, doubt or fearfulness because of past negative events or present anxieties, you don’t leave space for good things to surround you. To no fault of your own, the way in which you think about love, relationships and the possibility of being blissfully happy with another human being must be transformed. Even though you may have been de...

Maleeka T. Hollaway is a millennial entrepreneur who teaches small-business owners and entrepreneurs to position themselves to grow sustainable businesses and brands.
When she started her own business, she knew she wanted to create multiple income streams — but she wasn't sure where to start.
So she began doing just about everything that came her way, until she realized there was a common thread through all of her business offerings: communication.
Below, she explains how she built her own st...