How I Built This with Guy Raz

ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)

Dec 28, 2020

45:24

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Building a Billion Dollar Business

01:53

Are You a Minority Within a Minority?

01:37

The Biggest Mistakes You've Made Over the Years

01:55

Introduction

3min

How a Temporary Gig Is a Secretary Inspired Janus Bryant Halroyd to Build an Employment Agency

3min

How Many Brothers and Sisters Did You Have Growing Up?

2min

What Did Your Dad Do?

2min

Did You See Antropnors Around You?

3min

Did You Want to Stop Going to That School?

4min

What Was Your First Impression of Ella at the Time?

2min

I'm the First Family Member She's Got Out Here From Home

2min

What Was Your First Move?

2min

10.

The Power of the Interview

2min

11.

Are You Making a Good Placement?

2min

12.

Do You Have a Minority Woman Owned Business?

2min

13.

C R M Platform - Your Choice Between Powerful or Easy to Use

2min

14.

How I Built This From NPR

2min

15.

Majust - You're a Woman Owned Company

3min

16.

Is It a Good Idea to Merge With Your Business?

3min

17.

Are You a Minority Within a Minority?

2min

18.

The Biggest Mistakes You've Made Over the Years

2min

19.

Building a Billion Dollar Business

2min

20.

Don't Tell Janis We Work Hard for Our Kids

4min

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.

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