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ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd

ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd

FromHow I Built This with Guy Raz


ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd

FromHow I Built This with Guy Raz

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Dec 3, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," how Ofer and Helene Webman developed a device that can change the way an acoustic guitar sounds without bulky pedals and amps.
Released:
Dec 3, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.