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DC has a brand new Coach and his name is Johnny Bailey! Johnny Bailey is a Social Entrepreneur and Digital Marketing Strategist with over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience. He's now brining his expertise to the DC market for Digital Coaches. As you may already know, Angelina is the National Coach for the Digital Coaches Program run by Google. She oversees eight different markets across the US and could not miss Johnny's first event, which was a fireside chat with Everett

On Monday May 6th, Angelina visited the beautiful Montclair State University, Feliciano School of Business to join the Office of U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker as he hosted a Latino Small Business Forum. The forum, “Addressing Challenges and Barriers for Latino SmallBusiness Owners,” brought together local New Jersey business owners and a variety of speakers to discuss different tactics and best practices for elevating their small businesses. As the National Coach, Angelina freq

On Saturday April 20th, the National Coach for the Digital Coaches Program, Angelina Darrisaw, took to Miami to support the Miami Coach, Vicente Pimienta. The day consisted of two back to back workshops that discussed how to get found online and why being accessible to your community, and the world, is so important. Technology is your friend that will never go away, but in the best way possible! The tools that Google provides are here to make the customer experience as seamle

On Monday March 11, Angelina joined SXSW crowds in Austin. Angelina came to help C-Suite Coach manage a full day of events at Google Austin! The day began with a panel and breakfast to discuss how to serve communities by creating more access to technology. The panel included Amina Cush, Jamira Burley, Maria Rios, Felecia Hatcher, Kimberly Lane Clark and Rhonesha Byng. Each of these women is a leader within their communities and are examples of what will power and dedication t

On the cold night of January 30th, Angelina traveled to Industry City, Brooklyn to speak to a group of incredible veterans at the NYU Veterans Future Lab. The purpose of her visit was to speak to these veterans about the benefits of working with a career coach in order to advance their small business and personal lives. After World War II and the Korean War, 40% of the troops that returned home started their own small businesses. Based on a study from Syracuse University, onl

As a business owner, you want to spend more of your time doing work than finding work, right? An effective sales strategy can make all the difference in building a successful business. I've coach WixEd graduates and in this conversation we tackle how you can grow your client list and find new leads with ease in a Youtube live chat with Maggie Stamets. While the conversation focuses on webmaster needs, the themes apply can apply to anyone looking to grow their client list. In

Angelina Darrisaw joined NYU Stern's MBA Students to chat about the unique experiences of diverse entrepreneurs. We discussed how to find, create, and close on opportunities! #careercoaching #entrepreneurship #speakingengagements #nyustern #angelinadarrisaw

WIX hosted it's first BlogUp conference this past December. The goal for this weekend was to educate bloggers and blog enthusiasts alike in topics such as content partnerships, social media strategy. Angelina joined a panel of expert bloggers at the WIX Lounge to discuss how to elevate a blog's impact. The panel, moderated by Ramon Ray focused on building a blog, growing a community, and most importantly monetizing. Angelina was thrilled to join professional bloggers and mark

C-Suite Coach was selected to be a finalist in Village Capital's 2016 New York Education Forum. Over 100 startups applied and just 11 were selected to compete live for $10,000! Village Capital partnered with Citi Community Development and Learning EDGE and all finalists had technology-driven solutions that were focused on improving the student or professional experience and many focused on making the "future of work" more accessible to diverse audiences. The April New York Ci

Every Friday in March, The Root is hosting a live panel for Periscope viewers featuring women who are making history in their daily work. For March 11's panel, Angelina was humbled to participate and discuss her work with C-Suite Coach. In addition to each of the panelists describing the work they do, they engaged in a real conversation about the challenges of running a business and staying emotionally healthy and whole. They answered questions from the live audience about ho

I was recently able to chat with the marketing guru behind so many of the My Black Is Beautiful campaign executions I was involved in. Teneshia Jackson Warner is not only a marketing expert, but also an expert on entrepreneurship, hosting an annual conference for aspiring entrepreneurs. Here is an excerpt from my article which appeared in the the Huffington Post. <Teneshia had reservations and fears, but she moved in spite of them. In her work with entrepreneurs, she encourag

Angelina Darrisaw was a panelist for Marymount School of New York's Alumnae Career Event at Thomson Reuters Headquarters on March 2, 2016. The hour-long panel was moderated by the Reuter's own Global Head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion and Marymount Alum, Patsy Doerr '86. In addition to Angelina, the panelists included, Sandra Carreon-John '90 of Saatchi, Tracey Vallarta-Jordal '86 of Pimco and Ritu Banga, and alum parent and co-founder of Zoomdojo. Angelina discu

A little over two months ago, I jumped out of my comfort zone and embarked on this thrilling adventure, best known as entrepreneurship. I had the idea for my business for quite some time, but kept putting off the execution because a 401K and health insurance sounded so much more safe than the risk and investment my business would take. I finally took the leap and on July 6 began building my business full time (read more here). On Tuesday, September 15, I served as the keynote

In early June, I had a difficult conversation with my manager. I knew for some time that I wanted to work on my own business, but somehow, for months, I struggled to find the "perfect" time and the "perfect" words. As my organization was going through changes, our team was able to remain in good standing and was unscathed by the highly publicized layoff. I felt very blessed and grateful and worried leaving during this time would reflect negatively on my character. I wanted to