Index

  • Accepting the things you cannot change, 135–136
  • AC Nielsen, 12, 54, 76
  • Action, moving to, 71–72
  • Ad Age, 54
  • Adorn (brand), 5
  • Aetna, 76
  • Aetna Health Care, 126
  • Affluence, 58
  • African Americans:
    • discrimination against, 146–147
    • in fashion world, 91
    • as food entrepreneurs, 109
    • as market, 62, 95, 124
    • women entrepreneurs, 52
  • Allen, Debbie, 70, 120–121, 159–160
  • Allen, Judson, 160
  • American Express, 76, 111
  • Amistad (film), 120
  • Amoebas, 43
  • Anne Klein (brand), 89
  • Appendix (of business plan), 82
  • Apple, 17–18
  • Appointments (wardrobe consulting business), 74
  • Aulet, Bill, 19–20
  • Avis, 160
  • Axelrod, Norman, 102–103
  • Baby Boomers, 51
  • Bankruptcy, declaring, ix, 61–62
  • Banks, Gloria Mayfield, 10, 126
  • BBDO ad agency, 43, 73
  • Beavers, Bob, 131–132
  • Believing in Possibilities (Pivot Point #2), xiii, 17–31
    • and ComfortCake, 24–29
    • and Defining Your Priorities, 40, 41
    • and entrepreneurial mindset, 19–23
    • and Getting Prepared, 71
    • and Honoring Your Passion, 117
    • lessons of, 30–31
    • and Seeking Positivity, 102
  • Bellamy, Bill, 59
  • Bill Blass (brand), 89
  • Black consumer markets, 12–13, 20–23
  • Black Enterprise magazine, 43, 126
  • Black Entertainment Television (BET), 76
  • Black entrepreneurs, 7, 52, 109
  • Black magazines, 8, 36, 43, 62, 91, 99–100, 126
  • Bloomingdale, Betsy, 90
  • Bloomingdale's, 20, 21, 50, 76, 147
    • Having Patience at, 88–93
    • Managing Perceptions at, 150–151
    • Seeking Positivity at, 102–106
  • Bob the Chef, 74
  • Boston, Mass., 74
  • Bounce‐backability, 130–132, 137, 166
  • Brand equity, 154
  • Branson, Richard, 123–124
  • Brinkman‐Hill, Monique, 59
  • Burnout, 34, 155
  • Burrell, Tom, 24, 55, 57–58, 63, 95–96, 118
  • Burrell Advertising, 95–96
  • Burrell Communications, 20, 23, 57–58, 75, 76, 119
  • Burrell Promotions, 96
  • Burrell Public Relations, 96
  • Businesses:
    • legal structures for, 81
    • lifestyle vs. high‐growth, 45
  • “Business casual,” 148–149
  • Business plans, 79–82
  • Business start‐ups, 18–19
  • Canfield, Jack, 44
  • Carson Products, 24
  • Changing the things you cannot accept, 135–136
  • Charles Revson, 92
  • Chicago, Ill., 58, 59, 75, 96, 118
  • Chicago Film Office, 59
  • Chicago Public Schools (CPS), ix, 45, 60, 63, 134–137
  • Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul, 44
  • Childhood dreams, 115
  • Churchill, Winston, 129
  • Clarkson, Natalie, 124
  • Clifton, Donald O., 124
  • Coca‐Cola, 76, 95
  • College degree, value of a, 51
  • The Comfort Cake® Company, ix, xi, 161
    • Believing in Possibilities at, 24–30
    • Defining Your Priorities at, 37–40, 44–45
    • Envisioning Prosperity at, 52, 54, 59–63
    • Getting Prepared at, 75, 78
    • Having Patience at, 97
    • Honoring Your Passion at, 119, 125–126
    • Maintaining Perseverance at, 130–136, 138–142
    • Managing Perceptions at, 152–153, 156–157
    • Seeking Positivity at, 108–110
  • Company Description section (business plan), 80
  • Competence, confidence vs., 152
  • Confidence, faking, 152
  • Core values, 42–46
  • Coury, Sarah, 52
  • COVID‐19 pandemic:
    • business start‐ups during, 18–19
    • and “dressing for the job,” 51
    • “new normal” created by, 4
    • and treating each day as a gift, 34
  • Daley, Richard M., 64
  • Dance Dreams (Netflix documentary), 70
  • Darden School of Business (University of Virginia), 7, 161
  • Davis, Angela, on changing the things she cannot accept, 131
  • Davis, Darwin, 43
  • Debbie Allen Dance Academy, 70, 159
  • Defining Your Priorities (Pivot Point #3), xiii, 33–47
    • and changing opportunities, 40–42
    • and clarifying “why,” 164–165
    • and holding to your core values, 42–46
    • and Honoring Your Passion, 117, 121–122
    • and shifts in priorities, 34–40
    • steps for, 46–47
  • Dell, Michael, 138, 139
  • Dell Computer, 138–139
  • Delta Sigma Theta sorority, 41
  • Democratic National Convention, 161
  • Detroit, Mich., 7, 88, 145
  • Discrimination, 146–147
  • Disney, 148
  • Diversity, 111
  • Dreams:
    • childhood, 115
    • patience and unlocking the door to your, 88–94
  • “Dress for success,” 148–149
  • Dressing for the job, 50–51
  • Dupar, Laurie, 71
  • Ebony Fashion Fair, 91–92
  • Ebony magazine, 8, 62, 91
  • Economy, Peter, 86
  • Edison, Thomas, on exhausting all possibilities, 17
  • Effort, role of, in developing passions, 116–119
  • Eli's Cheesecake, 38
  • Elizabeth, Queen, 41, 88
  • Emotional Intelligence (EQ), 101–103
  • Emotion management, 100–106
  • Employer Identification Number applications, 18
  • Energizer Bunny, 130
  • “Enough,” knowing your, 51–55, 165
  • Entenmann's, 152
  • Entrepreneurship, 19–23
  • Envisioning Prosperity (Pivot Point #4), xiii, 49–65
    • and having right intentions, 55–64
    • key lessons in, 64–65
    • and knowing your “enough,” 51–55, 165
    • and Maintaining Perseverance, 132–133
    • and route to prosperity, 51
    • and Seeking Positivity, 105
  • Equal, 133
  • Essence magazine, 8, 36, 99–100
  • Essence Music Festival, 141
  • ETA Creative Arts Foundation, 63
  • Evanston, Ill., 57, 96
  • Executive Summary (of business plan), 80
  • Exelon Corporation, 161
  • Facebook, 160
  • “FAITH” acronym, 120–121
  • “Fake it 'til you make it” syndrome, 151–152
  • Fame television show, 70
  • Family, as priority, 44–46
  • Fancy Food Show, 125, 126
  • Fashion Fair Cosmetics, 20–21, 62–63, 75, 92, 110, 154
  • Fashion Week, 91
  • Fast Company magazine, 52
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 63
  • Ferguson, Renee, 26, 63, 138, 160
  • Financial Projections section (business plan), 82
  • Finding Your Purpose (Pivot Point #1), xii, 3–15
    • and alignment, 9–14
    • and Honoring Your Passion, 117
    • power of, as foundation for what you do, 4–9
    • suggestions for, 14
  • Five Ws, 136–137
  • Food Network, 133–134, 160
  • Ford Motor Company, 76, 95, 111
  • Fortune 500, 20
  • Fortune Magazine, 76
  • Framework, Getting Prepared as a, 70–76
  • Franklin, Aretha, 156
  • Freeman, Morgan, 120
  • Funding Request section (business plan), 81–82
  • Gallup Organization, 124
  • Gantt charts, 73
  • The Gap, 76
  • Gardner, Ed, 22, 23
  • Gender discrimination, 52
  • Getting Prepared (Pivot Point #5), xiii, 69–83
    • as a framework, 70–76
    • key lessons from, 83
    • and Managing Perceptions, 147
    • as a mindset, 76–82
    • and Seeking Positivity, 106
    • and sustaining Your Ideal Path, 165
  • Gillette Company, 5–11
    • author's career at, 20, 37, 55–57, 73–74, 76, 95, 96, 99, 105–106, 124, 147, 152
    • and Black consumer market, 8, 21
    • and Lustrasilk, 8–10, 55–57
    • Miss America Promotion of, 35–37
    • product launches at, 6–7
    • White Rain Shampoo, 5–7, 9, 20, 55, 73, 124, 161
  • Givenchy (brand), 89
  • Gmail, 19
  • Goals, priorities vs., 33–34
  • GoDaddy, 26
  • Golf, 151–152
  • Google, 19
  • Gordy, Barry, 7
  • Grand Metropolitan, 13
  • Graves, Earl, Sr., 43, 126
  • Grey's Anatomy (television show), 70
  • Guilford, Gwynn, 18
  • Hairstyling, 117–118
  • Hallmark, 76
  • Hallway Management, 5
  • Halston (brand), 89
  • Halston fashion shows, 62, 91–92, 147
  • Handwriting, 123
  • Hanson, Mark Victor, 44
  • Harris, Patricia, 131
  • Hart, Kitty, 93
  • Harvard Business School, 8, 54–55, 72, 87–88, 93, 94, 102, 105, 107, 147, 150
  • Having Patience (Pivot Point #6), xiii, 85–98, 165
    • as an intermission between two acts, 94–97
    • key lessons from, 97–98
    • and Maintaining Perseverance, 138, 140–142
    • and Seeking Positivity, 102, 105
    • and unlocking the door to your dreams, 88–94
  • HBO, 76, 111
  • Helena Rubenstein, 92
  • Henderson, Gerri, 161
  • High‐growth businesses, 45
  • Hilliard, Angelica (daughter of author), 44–45, 62, 65
  • Hilliard, Gloria (sister of author), 161–162
  • Hilliard, Gwendolyn (mother of author), xi, 7, 24, 45–46, 50, 61, 95, 145–147, 160, 162, 164–165
  • Hilliard, Nick (son of author), 45, 61
  • Hilliard, Stratford (father of author), ix, 43, 45–46, 60, 61, 94, 132–133, 145
  • Hilliard, Wendy (sister of author), 126–127
  • The Hilliard Group (THG), 75, 141
    • Honoring Your Passion at, 126
    • Maintaining Perseverance at, 138
    • Managing Perceptions at, 156–157
    • name change of, 63
    • Seeking Positivity at, 110, 111
    • as start‐up, 24, 119
  • Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, 70
  • Hounsou, Djimon, 120
  • Howard University, xi, 41–43, 61, 86–87, 89, 160, 161
  • Hsieh, Tony, on walking with purpose, 14
  • HSN, see Home Shopping Network
  • Huang, Jess, 52
  • Hudson's (department store), 88
  • Humanika Consulting, 101
  • IBM, 76
  • Ideal Path, Your, 163–166
  • Inc. magazine, 86
  • Innovation, 19
  • Inspiring others, 3–13
  • Instagram, 159
  • Intellectual property, 45, 63, 81, 97, 134, 156
  • Intelligence Quotient (IQ), 101
  • Intentions, having the right, 55–64
  • Intermission between two acts, patience as an, 94–97
  • International Beauty Shows, 21, 23
  • Intrapreneurship, 19–22
  • “Intrapreneurship Explained” (Somers), 19
  • IQ (Intelligence Quotient), 101
  • J. Walter Thompson ad agency, 43, 73
  • Jet magazine, 8, 62, 91
  • Jewel Food stores, 130–132
  • Jezebel's Restaurant (New York City), 95
  • Jobs, Steve, 17–18
  • Johnson, Eunice, 62, 91–92, 110, 154
  • Johnson, John H., 91, 110
  • Johnson, Magic, 141
  • Johnson Publishing Company, 62–63
  • Jones, Carolyn, 43, 73
  • Jordan, Claudine “Cj,” 75
  • Journaling, 41
  • KAPOW program, 13
  • Keene, Bob, 105
  • Keene, Linda, 8, 11, 105
  • Kelleher, Herb, 79
  • Keller, Gary, 40–41
  • Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern University), 57, 96
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken, 43
  • Klein, Calvin, 90
  • Krivkovich, Alexis, 52
  • Kumar, Ankar, 52
  • Land, Edwin, 42
  • Latino consumer markets, 13
  • Legal structures, business, 81
  • Lester, Steven, 64
  • Lester, Susan, 64
  • Leveraging:
    • with brand equity, 154
    • of what you have, 149–154
  • Levy, Larry, 118, 119
  • Levy Restaurants, 118
  • Liberal Arts Student Council (Howard University), 88
  • Lifestyle businesses, 45
  • Loechner, Jack, 148
  • Long, Nia, 59
  • Long Distance Discount Services, 55
  • L'Oréal, 20–24, 27–28, 76, 78
  • Love Jones (film), 59
  • Loyola University, 161
  • Lustrasilk Corporation, 8–10, 55–57, 76
  • Maintaining Perseverance (Pivot Point #9), xiii, 129–143
    • and accepting/changing things, 135–136
    • and bounce‐backability, 130–132
    • and Having Patience, 140–142
    • and knowing “when,” 136–140
    • and protecting what you create, 132–135
    • and sustaining Your Ideal Path, 165–166
  • Market Analysis (in business plan), 80
  • Marketing and Sales section (business plan), 81
  • Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, 19
  • Mary Kay Cosmetics, 10–11, 76, 97, 126
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 19
  • Max Factor, 92
  • May Company, 93
  • MBA degree:
    • author's, 86–87, 150
    • value of having an, 51
  • McConaughey, Matthew, 120
  • McDonald's, ix, 60, 76, 95, 97, 131–132, 141–142
  • McFadden, Mrs., 123
  • MCI, 55
  • McKeever, Lester, 63–64
  • McKeever, Nancy, 63–64
  • McKinsey, 52
  • Meditation, 162
  • Mende tribe, 120
  • Merisant, 133
  • Michigan State Fair, 7
  • Michigan State University, xi, 41
  • Mind, moving mountains with your, 106–112
  • Mindset, Getting Prepared as a, 76–82
  • Mingo, Frank, 43, 73
  • Minneapolis, Minn., 11, 13, 56, 57
  • Miss America pageant, 95
  • Miss America Promotion, 35–37
  • Modeling, 122
  • Money, 49–50, 102
  • Monroe, Elaine, 89–92
  • Mora, Ebele, 138
  • Moses, Grandma, 121–122
  • “Mother Wit” (Hilliard), 44
  • Motown, 7
  • Multicultural Advisory Board (PepsiCo), 126
  • Murphy's Law, 72, 129
  • Musk, Elon, 51
  • National Association of the Specialty Food Trade, 126
  • Nature, purposeful existence in, 4
  • NDAs (Non‐Disclosure Agreements), 29
  • Negativity, dealing with, 100, 103–108, 112
  • Netflix, 70
  • New York City, 90, 93, 95
  • New York Times, 54, 150
  • Ney, Ed, 102
  • 9/11, 39
  • 90/10 Principle, 106–107
  • No, saying, 35
  • Non‐Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), 29
  • Northwestern University, 57, 96
  • Oakbrook, Ill., 142
  • O.A.R. approach, 154–157
  • Obama, Barack, 45–46, 118
  • Obama, Michelle, xii
  • Onassis, Jackie, 90
  • The One Thing (Keller), 40–41
  • Operations, business, 119
  • Opportunities, and shifting priorities, 40–42
  • Optimum (brand), 22
  • Organizational charts, 81
  • Organization and Management section (business plan), 81
  • Orloff, Judith, 86
  • Oscar de la Renta (brand), 89
  • Owens, Pamela Hilliard, 126
  • Quinlan School of Business (Loyola University), 161
  • Racism, systemic, 52
  • Rand, Barry, 160
  • Rand, Sandra, 29
  • Rashad, Phylicia, 159–160
  • Realistic (brand), 22
  • Recession of 2008, ix, 45, 60, 109
  • Registry.com, 26
  • “Relaxer Wars,” 22
  • Restaurant, owning a, 118–119
  • Reverse Calendar, 71–75
  • Revlon, 22
  • Rice, Linda Johnson, 62
  • Right Guard (brand), 11
  • Road rage, 106–107
  • Ross, Diana, 90
  • Ross, Kathryn, 52
  • Roy, Katica, 52
  • Russell, Jada, 161
  • Safeway, 76
  • St. Petersburg, Fla., 139
  • Saks Fifth Avenue, 7–8
  • Sales, 77–78
  • Sandberg, Sheryl, 41
  • Sara Lee, 152
  • SBA (Small Business Administration), 59, 80
  • Scott, Charity L., 18
  • Seeking Positivity (Pivot Point #7), xiii, 99–112
    • and choosing people and thoughts, 100–106
    • and Honoring Your Passion, 122
    • key lessons from, 112
    • and Maintaining Perseverance, 131
    • and moving mountains with your mind, 106–112
    • and sustaining Your Ideal Path, 165
  • Tap Into Your Juice (Hilliard), xii, 4, 94
  • Target, 76
  • Tate, Larenz, 59
  • Taylor, Susan, 99–100
  • “The Ten Commandments of Diversity Marketing” (Hilliard), 126
  • Tesla, 51
  • THG, see The Hilliard Group
  • Thinking “outside the box,” 19
  • Thomas, Patrick, 51
  • Thoughts, choosing your, 100–106
  • 3M, 8, 19
  • “Top Approach,” 87, 88
  • Tough love, 54
  • Trader Joe's, 148
  • Traub, Andy, 102
  • Traub, Marvin, 102, 150–151
  • Trust, building, 91
  • Tulsa, Okla., 125
  • 21st Century Planning Commission (Chicago), 64
  • Type A people, 11, 50, 75, 85
  • Unique Self Profile (USP), 150, 152
  • Unique Selling Proposition (USP), 153
  • United Airlines, ix, xi, 29, 37–39, 76, 97, 108, 125
  • University of Phoenix, 54
  • University of Virginia, 7
  • US Census, 111
  • US Department of Commerce, x
  • USPTO.gov, 26
  • Valentino (brand), 50, 89, 90, 92
  • Values, core, 42–46
  • Vaughn, Emmett, 161
  • Venn diagram, of Your Ideal Path, 163–164
  • Virgin Airways, 123–124
  • Virgin Money, 123
  • Walgreens, 76
  • Wall Street Journal, 18, 51, 54
  • Walmart, ix, 61, 76, 108
  • Water Tower Place (Chicago), 118
  • “When,” knowing, 136–140
  • White Rain Shampoo, 5–7, 9, 20, 55, 73, 124, 161
  • “White Sales” (Bloomingdale's), 150
  • Wicaksana, Seta, 101
  • “WIIFM,” 77, 156
  • Wilhelmina Modeling Agency, 93
  • Williams, John, 120
  • Williams, Vanessa, 35–37
  • Wilson, Milton, 86–87
  • Women in the Workplace report (McKinsey), 52–53
  • Woodson, Brett Denise, 107–108
  • World War II, 129
  • Wright, Alberta, 95
  • Yee, Lareina, 52
  • Yellow Pages, 28
  • Young and Rubicam (Y&R), 73, 76, 102, 105
  • Your Ideal Path, 163–166
  • Zappos, 14
  • Zarif (barber), 117–118
  • Zoom meetings, 51
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