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CATHY HUGHES
FOUNDER & CHAIR
URBAN ONE INC With the the 40th anniversary of of the the founding of of Urban One One (formerly Radio One) media mogul Hughes recently celebrated her company’s unparalleled rise from a a a a a single Washington D C radio station into the nation’s largest black-owned diversified media company with a a a a presence in radio cable television television television television production and digital media Hughes made history more than 20 years ago when she took her company public becoming the only African American woman to control a a a a NASDAQ company Once a a a teenaged mother her her son now runs the the company “One of the the things my mother taught me when I was was a a a a child was was just keep your eye on on the prize and as as long as as you you feel that you’re you’re right right with with your creator and you’re you’re right right with with yourself then other people’s opinions really don’t matter ”
VALERIE DANIELS-CARTER
CEO
V&J HOLDINGS INC Daniels-Carter is is considered the queen of franchis- ing—a sector that has persistent underrepresentation of minorities especially as multi-unit owners Since starting Milwaukee-based V&J Holding Cos Inc in in 1982 with her brother John she has grown the the company from a a a single Burger King restaurant into the nation’s largest black-owned mega-franchisee that includes 68 Pizza Huts throughout four states along with five five Haagen-Dazs and five five Coffee Beanery stores V&J also teamed up with former NBA All- Star Shaquille O’Neal sharing ownership of of eight out of of 21 Auntie Anne’s soft pretzel stores V&J has recently become a a franchisor with its ownership of MyYoMy Frozen Yogurt Moreover Daniels-Carter has made top plays in professional sports as a a a a a board member of the Green Bay Packers NFL franchise and minority owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
CELEBRATING WOMEN OF POWER