2022 Black Business Scene | Tiffany Felts: Park Community Credit Union

Tiffany Felts is vice president of marketing at Park Community Credit Union. Getting Down to Business Written by Tiffany White | Photo provided by Park Community Credit Union Sponsored by: Park Community Credit Union | 6101 Fern Valley Rd, Louisville, KY 40228 | Phone: (502) 968-3681 | Website: ParkCommunity.com As the only Community Development Credit Union (CDCU) and the largest Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in Kentucky, Park Community is dedicated to supporting underserved communities and creating an inclusive economy by promoting equal opportunities for economic growth and development. Our commitment to make transformative [...]

By |2022-08-08T13:25:50-04:00August 8, 2022|Money & Career, Sponsored|

2022 Black Business Scene | Brittany Hill-Whitehead: AMPED

Brittany Hill-Whitehead is the AMPED RTBI program director. They’re Helping West Louisville Businesses Build Power Written by Tiffany White | Photo provided by AMPED Sponsored by: AMPED RTBI | 4425 Greenwood Ave, Louisville, KY 40211 | Phone: (502) 822-1953 | Website: AMPEDLouisville.org Launched In 2021, the Amped Russell Technology Business Incubator (RTBI) is designed as a state-of-the-art Black and Latinx business incubator and technology service center offering business development training, business services, assessments, referrals, and wraparound services to incubating businesses. RTBI provides the support small businesses need to launch in West Louisville communities. [...]

By |2022-08-08T13:19:07-04:00August 8, 2022|Money & Career, Sponsored|

Helping Women Move Past Vein Problems

Written and provided by Clark Memorial Vein Center Sponsored by: Clark Memorial Health | 1220 Missouri Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 | Phone: (812) 280-1419 | Website: ClarkMemorial.org Women, especially those who have had multiple pregnancies, are three times more likely than men to develop venous disorders such as painful varicose veins or unsightly spider veins. We talked with Marla Beeler, nurse practitioner with the Clark Memorial Vein Center team, about how modern treatments can make the difference for patients with vein problems. What are the most common problems the Vein Center addresses? The most common [...]

By |2022-08-03T16:01:11-04:00August 3, 2022|Health & Wellness, Sponsored|

Midwifery Becomes Mainstream

Bianca Weaver’s path to becoming a CNM seems destined given that her father is a high-risk maternal fetal specialist. “I grew up going to the hospital with my dad. He would take me into deliveries. I got a lot of really cool shadowing experiences growing up,” she says. “I knew that I really liked being there.” “My job is to guide women through pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond.” Written by Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Mary Helen Nunn Sponsored by: Norton Healthcare | 4123 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 507, Louisville, KY 40207 | Phone: (502) [...]

By |2022-09-27T19:24:43-04:00June 3, 2022|Sponsored|

A Lifesaving Alliance

Keisha Combs (left) and Virginia Bradford. KAAAC focuses on closing the health gap within the Black community through providing education, empowerment and navigation to cancer screenings; and Gilda’s Club offers support to anyone who has been affected by cancer. “We don’t want anyone to face cancer alone.” - Keisha Combs Written by Tiffany White | Photo by Mary Helen Nunn Sponsored by: Gilda's Club Kentuckiana | 1720 W Broadway, Ste 205, Louisville, KY 40203 | Phone: (502) 371-3040 | Email: suzanne@gck.org | Website: www.gck.org Reducing health disparities in West Louisville is a huge [...]

By |2022-09-27T19:14:36-04:00June 3, 2022|Sponsored|

McDonald’s Brings Women Leaders to the Forefront

In 2012, Emily Kasselmann, left her job at Procter & Gamble to work for her Dad who owned two McDonald's franchises in Pendleton and LaGrange. SPONSORED BY MCDONALD'S | By Carrie Vittitoe McDonald’s history dates back to 1940; since that time, as the golden arches used to state, millions (and now likely billions) have been served. But the company has served many other people behind the scenes with careers and economic opportunities. In small towns, the local McDonald’s has become a center of community and camaraderie. For certain families, McDonald’s has been an [...]

By |2022-03-30T15:25:52-04:00March 8, 2022|Sponsored|
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