Inspirational Quote by Mellody Hobson.⁠

❛ Bravery is not the absence of fear, ⁠ it is overcoming it ❜⁠

Mellody Hobson (born April 3, 1969) is an American businesswoman who is President and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, and the chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation.

She is the former chairwoman of DreamWorks Animation, having stepped down after negotiating the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., by NBCUniversal in August, 2016. In 2017, she became the first African-American woman to head The Economic Club of Chicago. She was also named to chair the board of directors of Starbucks in 2021, making her one of the highest profile African American corporate directors.

As of 2020, she is listed as #94 in Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. On December 26, 2020 it was announced she was being named the chairwoman of Starbucks Corp., the first Black woman to be chairperson of an S&P 500 company.

Financial Feminist.

Mellody explains how growing up poor influenced her relationship with money and why financial literacy will transform our whole generation. The more money knowledge you have, the better equipped you’ll be to make your best money moves.

Curator @munllonch⁠

Source Forbes,2021

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