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ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)

2020-12-28 · 45 min · episode 306 · 7 entities

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    Link in episode "ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)": https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis

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    ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)
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    Link in episode "ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)": https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis
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    Link in episode "ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)": https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis
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In the late 1970s Janice Bryant Howroyd moved to Los Angeles and began temping as a secretary. She soon realized there were many other young people in situations similar to hers. So with $1,500 in her pocket, Janice rented an office in Beverly Hills and created the staffing company ACT-1. Today, ActOne Group is an international workforce management company, making Janice Bryant Howroyd the first African-American woman to own a billion-dollar business. Order the How I Built This book at: https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .