Famous Entrepreneurs

Maggie Walker
Cathy Hughes
Earl Graves
Marcus Garvey
Madame C.J.Walker
Reginald F. Lewis
J. Bruce Llewellyn
Ken Bridges
Mannie Jackson
C. Diane Howell, Ph.D
Jay Z
Robert Johnson
Russell Simmons
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Tyler Perry
Joe Dudley
Michele Hoskins
Farrah Gray
Marcus Griffith
Comer Cottrell
Herbert & Sylvia Woods
Oprah Winfrey
George Fraser
Karl Kani
Juanita Britton
William Alexander Leidesdorff
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Jerry Roebuck
Susan L. Taylor
Sheila Johnson
Dave Bing
Daymond John
John H. Johnson
Valerie Daniels-Carter
Vinnie Johnson
Eartha White
A.G. Gaston
Reggie Fowler
 

Earl Graves

Mr. Graves has been a leading force and voice for the African-American business community for almost 30 years. He has continued steady in expanding the organizational structure of Black Enterprise. He stands for commitment, dedication, diligence, honesty, and integrity in his personal and professional life.
 
To me, he is the epitome of "success is a journey, not a destination; success is meeting the new challenge beyond every achievement." And for these reasons, I fervently nominate Earl G. Graves, Sr. (Founder, Chairman & CEO/Black Enterprise)
 
Earl G. Graves, Jr. - New York, NY USA
 
Graves is widely recognized as one of the most influential black business people in the country. Today his media empire, founded 32 years ago and now run with his wife and three sons, boasts sales of $56 million and extends into interactive media, entrepreneurial and professional conferences, and private equity investing. His bestselling book, How to Succeed in Business Without Being White, has influenced thousands of young professionals since it came out in 1997.