Cathy Hughes Founder of Radio One — How Successful Black Women Have Navigated Entrepreneurship Series

Hosted By - Lisa Williams
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Ms. Hughes became pregnant at the age of 16, and her mother kicked her out of the house.

The birth of her son was the reason she took her life seriously, and she made a promise to herself, to her son and to God that her son would not become a statistic.

Ms. Hughes had the opportunity in 1979 to buy a radio station with her husband. When they separated, the business tumbled but she refused to give up her company.

Cathy Hughes started the largest African-American owned and operated broadcast company in the U.S., and became the first African-American woman to head a publicly traded company.

In 2015, Radio One became the only African-American-owned cable television network in the country.

Ms. Hughes has received hundreds of awards and recognition’s from Lifetime Achievement Awards to being inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame.

African-American women entrepreneurs are the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs in the U.S., but have more difficulty and face unique challenges in becoming successful business owners. Lisa and Cathy discuss how Cathy navigated entrepreneurialism as a woman, how she built her business, the challenges she faced, and how she reached a level of success.

To learn more, visit http://home.radio-one.com/

Lisa Williams

Like a Drake song, Lisa C. Williams knows what it is to “start from the bottom,” but now she’s here! Lisa has achieved six-figure success, but personal and family challenges led her to lose momentum and ultimately lose it all. Now, she has triumphed and reset her business by launching Smart Hustle Agency, with the goal to help collaborative minded entrepreneurs work smarter while building wealth!

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