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'''Janice Bryant Howroyd''' (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and [[chief executive officer]] of The ActOne Group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.act-1.com/aboutjan.asp|title=About ACT•1 |publisher=ACT•1}}</ref> the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|author=La-Keya Stinchcomb |url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/34539714/janice-bryant-howroyd-first-black-woman-to-own-billion-dollar-company |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd: First black woman to own billion dollar c - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports |website=Wtoc.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.act-1.com/employer/enterprise/diversity.asp |title=ACT•1 The Largest Certified Woman-Minority-Owned Staffing Agency in the U.S |website=Act-1.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Howroyd is the first [[African Americans|African-American]] woman to build and own a billion dollar company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-howroyd-20180211-htmlstory.html|title=Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd, the first African American woman to run a $1-billion business|date=February 11, 2018|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/janice-bryant-howroyd-becomes-first-african-american-woman-run-billion-dollar-business/vxum8n7iXiQjsDf3axdDGM/|title=Janice Bryant Howroyd becomes first African American woman to run a billion-dollar business|website=ajc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/janice-bryant-howroyd-its-not-what-they-call-you-its-what-you-answer-to-1537475222|title=Janice Bryant Howroyd: It's Not What They Call You, It's What You Answer To|date=September 20, 2018|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref>
'''Janice Bryant Howroyd''' (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and [[chief executive officer]] of The ActOne Group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.act-1.com/aboutjan.asp|title=About ACT•1 |publisher=ACT•1}}</ref> the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|author=La-Keya Stinchcomb |url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/34539714/janice-bryant-howroyd-first-black-woman-to-own-billion-dollar-company |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd: First black woman to own billion dollar c - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports |website=Wtoc.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.act-1.com/employer/enterprise/diversity.asp |title=ACT•1 The Largest Certified Woman-Minority-Owned Staffing Agency in the U.S |website=Act-1.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Howroyd is the first [[African Americans|African-American]] woman to build and own a billion dollar company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-howroyd-20180211-htmlstory.html|title=Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd, the first African American woman to run a $1-billion business|date=February 11, 2018|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/janice-bryant-howroyd-becomes-first-african-american-woman-run-billion-dollar-business/vxum8n7iXiQjsDf3axdDGM/|title=Janice Bryant Howroyd becomes first African American woman to run a billion-dollar business|website=ajc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/janice-bryant-howroyd-its-not-what-they-call-you-its-what-you-answer-to-1537475222|title=Janice Bryant Howroyd: It's Not What They Call You, It's What You Answer To|date=September 20, 2018|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref>


==Early years==
==Early life==
Janice Bryant was born on September 1, 1952 in [[Tarboro]], [[North Carolina]], the fourth of 11 children in her family.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.workingmother.com/2008/10/work/janice-bryant-howroyd |title=Entrepreneur Mom: Janice Bryant Howroyd |publisher=Working Mother |date=2008-10-28 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> As a teen, she was one of the first African American students to participate in desegregation of her town's high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/14/from-beyonce-to-janice-bryant-howroyd-14-black-women-who-changed-business-and-finance.html |title=From Beyonce to Janice Bryant Howroyd, 14 black women who changed business and finance |website=Cnbc.com |date=2017-02-14 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Janice_Bryant_Howroyd.aspx |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd facts, information, pictures &#124; Encyclopedia.com articles about Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Encyclopedia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Howroyd was educated at [[North Carolina A&T State University]], where she earned a degree in English.
Janice Bryant was born on September 1, 1952, in [[Tarboro]], [[North Carolina]], the fourth of 11 children in her family.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.workingmother.com/2008/10/work/janice-bryant-howroyd |title=Entrepreneur Mom: Janice Bryant Howroyd |publisher=Working Mother |date=2008-10-28 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> As a teen, she was one of the first African American students to participate in desegregation of her town's high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/14/from-beyonce-to-janice-bryant-howroyd-14-black-women-who-changed-business-and-finance.html |title=From Beyonce to Janice Bryant Howroyd, 14 black women who changed business and finance |website=Cnbc.com |date=2017-02-14 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Janice_Bryant_Howroyd.aspx |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd facts, information, pictures &#124; Encyclopedia.com articles about Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Encyclopedia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>


==Entrepreneur==
==Career==
In 1976, Howroyd moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and worked as a temporary secretary for her brother-in-law, Tom Noonan, at [[Billboard magazine]].<ref name="herdaily1">{{cite web|url=http://herdaily.com/empowerment/herstory/21276/janice-bryant-howroyd-the-boss/ |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd: The Boss |publisher=Her Daily |date=2016-07-03 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Uwumarogie |first=Victoria |url=http://madamenoire.com/786184/women-black-history-janice-bryant-howroyd/ |title=Women Of Black History: 5 Things To Know About Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Madamenoire.com |date= 17 February 2017|access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sbnonline.com/article/how-janice-bryant-howroyd-puts-humanity-in-human-resources-at-act-1-group/ |title=How Janice Bryant Howroyd puts humanity in human resources at Act 1 Group - Smart Business Magazine |website=Sbnonline.com |date=2013-07-01 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=James Flanigan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/business/smallbusiness/15edge.html |title=Being the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009-10-14 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
In 1976, Howroyd moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and worked as a temporary secretary for her brother-in-law, Tom Noonan, at [[Billboard magazine]].<ref name="herdaily1">{{cite web|url=http://herdaily.com/empowerment/herstory/21276/janice-bryant-howroyd-the-boss/ |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd: The Boss |publisher=Her Daily |date=2016-07-03 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Uwumarogie |first=Victoria |url=http://madamenoire.com/786184/women-black-history-janice-bryant-howroyd/ |title=Women Of Black History: 5 Things To Know About Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Madamenoire.com |date= 17 February 2017|access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sbnonline.com/article/how-janice-bryant-howroyd-puts-humanity-in-human-resources-at-act-1-group/ |title=How Janice Bryant Howroyd puts humanity in human resources at Act 1 Group - Smart Business Magazine |website=Sbnonline.com |date=2013-07-01 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=James Flanigan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/business/smallbusiness/15edge.html |title=Being the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009-10-14 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> While at Billboard, Noonan introduced Howroyd to business executives, celebrities, travel, and [[workplace diversity]].<ref name="herdaily1"/>


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With an approximate budget of $1,000<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.essence.com/galleries/25-black-women-entrepreneurs#115646 |title=25 Black Women Entrepreneurs |website=Essence.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/business-leaders/janice-bryant-howroyd |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd facts, information, pictures &#124; Encyclopedia.com articles about Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Encyclopedia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Howroyd continued to focus on employment services and launched her own company, The ACT 1 Group, in a small [[Beverly Hills]], [[California]], office in 1978, with Tom Noonan as her first client.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makingittv.com/janicebryanthowroydinterview.htm |title=janice bryant howroyd interview |website=Makingittv.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8039131 |title=ACT.1 Group, Inc.: Private Company Information |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> ActOne Group companies include AppleOne, All's Well, AT-Tech, ACT-1 Personnel Services, Agile-1, ACT-1Govt, A-Check Global, which provide personnel and recruiting services to different industries, and DSSI, which provides document management services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/30/672189297/actone-group-janice-bryant-howroyd|title=ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd : How I Built This with Guy Raz|website=NPR.org}}</ref>
While at Billboard, Noonan introduced Howroyd to business executives, celebrities, travel, and [[workplace diversity]].<ref name="herdaily1"/>


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With an approximate budget of $1,000<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.essence.com/galleries/25-black-women-entrepreneurs#115646 |title=25 Black Women Entrepreneurs |website=Essence.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/business-leaders/janice-bryant-howroyd |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd facts, information, pictures &#124; Encyclopedia.com articles about Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Encyclopedia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Howroyd continued to focus on employment services and launched her own company, The ACT•1 Group, in a small [[Beverly Hills]], [[California]] office in 1978, with Tom Noonan as her first client.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makingittv.com/janicebryanthowroydinterview.htm |title=janice bryant howroyd interview |website=Makingittv.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>

== Companies ==
According to [[Bloomberg L.P.]], "ActOne Group, Inc. provides employment, workforce management, and procurement solutions to Fortune 500 organizations, local and mid-market companies, and government agencies."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8039131 |title=ACT.1 Group, Inc.: Private Company Information |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> ActOne Group companies include AppleOne, All's Well, AT-Tech, ACT-1 Personnel Services, Agile-1, ACT-1Govt, ACheck GLobal, which provide personnel and recruiting services to different industries, and DSSI, which provides document management services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.act-1.com/ |title=Staffing &#124; temporary employees &#124; Temporary Staffing &#124; temp-to-hire &#124; personnel staffing &#124; |website=Act-1.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.act-1.com/affiliates/dssi.asp |title=ACT•1 Talent & Technology |website=Act-1.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/30/672189297/actone-group-janice-bryant-howroyd|title=ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd : How I Built This with Guy Raz|website=NPR.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/gary/videos/show-everybody-how-you-want-to-live-meeting-with-janice-bryant-howroyd/710683476080367/|title=Show Everybody How You Want to Live &#124; Meeting with Janice Bryant Howroyd|via=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

== Leadership ==
Howroyd is an ambassador of the Department of Energy's Minorities in Energy Initiative,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://energy.gov/diversity/contributors/janice-bryant-howroyd|title=Janice Bryant Howroyd |publisher= [[United States Department of Energy]]}}</ref> a board member to numerous organizations including the [[United States Department of Labor]]'s Workforce Initiative Board,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/ocpa/pdf/HKSBulletin_winter2009.pdf |title=Layout 1 |website=Hks.harvard.edu |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Women's Business Enterprise National Council, WeConnect, National Utilities Diversity Council, Harvard Women's Leadership Board, [[California Science Center]], Los Angeles Urban League and a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services and Finance Industries of the U.S. Trade Representative and the [[United States Department of Commerce]]. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University]].<ref name="act1group1">{{cite web|url=https://www.act1group.com/about.aspx |title=ACT•1 Group |website=Act1group.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
Howroyd is an ambassador of the Department of Energy's Minorities in Energy Initiative,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://energy.gov/diversity/contributors/janice-bryant-howroyd|title=Janice Bryant Howroyd |publisher= [[United States Department of Energy]]}}</ref> a board member to numerous organizations including the [[United States Department of Labor]]'s Workforce Initiative Board,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/ocpa/pdf/HKSBulletin_winter2009.pdf |title=Layout 1 |website=Hks.harvard.edu |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> Women's Business Enterprise National Council, WeConnect, National Utilities Diversity Council, Harvard Women's Leadership Board, [[California Science Center]], Los Angeles Urban League and a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services and Finance Industries of the U.S. Trade Representative and the [[United States Department of Commerce]]. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University]].<ref name="act1group1">{{cite web|url=https://www.act1group.com/about.aspx |title=ACT•1 Group |website=Act1group.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>


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Since 2016, Howroyd has served on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors as an officer as Treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbcfinc.org/new-board-2016/|title=CBCF Announces New Officers and Directors for its Board|date=February 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbcfinc.org/about/board-of-directors/|title=Meet the Board » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public}}</ref>
Since 2016, Howroyd has served on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors as an officer as Treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbcfinc.org/new-board-2016/|title=CBCF Announces New Officers and Directors for its Board|date=February 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbcfinc.org/about/board-of-directors/|title=Meet the Board » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public}}</ref>


== Philanthropy ==
==Bibliography==
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* ''The Art of Work – How to Make Work, Work for You!'' (2009)<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0615292984|title = The Art of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You!|last=Howroyd|first=Janice Bryant|date = 23 April 2009| publisher=Act1 }}</ref>
Howroyd, according to the [[National Association of Women Business Owners]], "has had a significant impact on the well-being of her community and ... has had the foresight and generosity to recognize that her success is best savored when she pays it forward."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nawbo.org/los-angeles/blog/super-seven-las-most-influential-female-business-leader-honored-national |title=Super Seven of LA&#039;s Most Influential Female Business Leader Honored by the National Organization of Women Business Owners- Los Angeles &#124; NAWBO |access-date=2017-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162715/https://www.nawbo.org/los-angeles/blog/super-seven-las-most-influential-female-business-leader-honored-national |archive-date=2017-01-04 }}</ref> Via scholarship funding and personal service, she supports universities<ref>{{cite web|author=Janice Bryant-Howroyd |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=11751632&privcapId=8039131 |title=Janice Bryant-Howroyd: Executive Profile & Biography |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> ([[Harvard University]], [[University of Southern California]],<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/76/janice-bryant-howroyd-gives-10-million-to-usc-college/ |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd Gives $10 Million to USC College > News > USC Dornsife |website=Dornsife.usc.edu |date=2005-03-01 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> [[California State University]], San Bernardino and her own alma mater, [[North Carolina A&T]]),<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.ncat.edu/news/news-archive/2012/10/entrepreneurship-award.html |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd, Board Of Trustees Member And Entrepreneur - North Carolina A&T State University |website=Ncat.edu |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> women's support organizations (WBENC,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/limbdesign/docs/wbenc_presidents_report_february_20/12 |title=WBENC Presidents Report February 2017 by WBENC |website=Issuu.com |date=2017-02-22 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> WPO, The Trusteeship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetrusteeship.org/dale-franzen-dine-around/ |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd Member Spotlight – January 7 |publisher=The Trusteeship |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>), Minority serving organizations (NMSDC, Urban League, LAEDC, NUDC<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://nudc.com/staff-and-executive-leadership/board-executive-committee/janice-nbsp-nbsp-bryant-howroyd-nbsp/ |title=National Utilities Diversity Council - Janice Bryant Howroyd |website=Nudc.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> and more), and is a mentor to others through personal work and media engagements.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.act-1.com/media/mentor.asp |title=ACT•1 Talent & Technology |website=Act-1.com |date=2005-01-12 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091216005287/en/PhD-Project-Elects-Janice-Bryant-Howroyd-Act%E2%80%A21 |title=PhD Project Elects Janice Bryant Howroyd, Act•1 Group Chairman and CEO, to Its Board |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |date=2009-12-16 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uvawise.edu/2016/02/23/nsls-speaker-broadcast-features-janice-bryant-howroyd/ |title=NSLS speaker broadcast features Janice Bryant Howroyd &#124; UVa-Wise |website=Uvawise.edu |date=2016-02-23 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/13/push-get-more-african-americans-into-tech-leads-sxsw/99103260/|title=Push to get more African-Americans into tech leads to SXSW|first=Jarrad|last=Henderson|website=USA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingout.com/2018/03/22/john-hope-bryant-addresses-cringeworthy-8-net-worth-of-blacks/|title=John Hope Bryant addresses cringeworthy $8 net worth of Blacks|first=Yvette|last=Caslin|date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
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* ''Acting Up – Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1544504568|title = Acting up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom|last1 = Howroyd|first1 = Janice Bryant|date = 13 August 2019| publisher=Lioncrest }}</ref>

She is a member of the International Trade Advisory Commission Board, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporate Board, and the Women's Leadership Board of the Kennedy School of Government/Harvard University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/commissioners-profile/janice-bryant-howroyd/ |title=Janice Bryant Howroyd &#124; White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |website=Sites.ed.gov |date= |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
==Author==
Howroyd has been a contributing writer for publications such as [[Forbes]] and [[HuffPost]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicebryanthowroyd/2019/08/05/how-blockchain-could-create-more-efficient-and-effective-workplaces/|title=How Blockchain Could Create More Efficient And Effective Workplaces|first=Janice Bryant|last=Howroyd|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-bryant-howroyd/temporary-work-is-a-perma_b_552833.html|title=Temporary Work Is a Permanent Solution|first=Janice Bryant|last=Howroyd|date=June 26, 2010|website=HuffPost}}</ref> has recorded several audiobooks, and written two books.

===The Art of Work – How to Make Work, Work for You!===

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Howroyd released her first book The Art of Work in July 2009. The book focused on advice for finding and keeping the right job.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0615292984|title = The Art of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You!|last=Howroyd|first=Janice Bryant|date = 23 April 2009}}</ref>

===Acting Up – Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom===

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Howroyd released her second book, Acting Up, in 2019. In Acting Up, Howroyd tells more of her personal life story and shares her advice for entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1544504568|title = Acting up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom|last1 = Howroyd|first1 = Janice Bryant|date = 13 August 2019}}</ref>

Acting Up met positive reaction by critics and press upon its release from publications such as [[Fast Company]] and [[Black Enterprise]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90408529/business-leader-janice-bryant-howroyd-on-empowering-others|title=Empowerment advice from the first black woman to start a billion-dollar company|first=Janice Bryant|last=Howroyd|date=September 25, 2019|website=Fast Company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-woman-business-3-billion-revenues/|title=This Black Woman's Business is on the Cusp of $3 Billion in Revenues. Here's How She Did It|date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> [[Inc. (magazine)]] included the book as one of their “8 Books For Entrepreneurs Who Insist On Doing Things Differently”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/gene-hammett/8-books-for-entrepreneurs-who-insist-on-doing-things-differently.html|title=8 Books for Entrepreneurs Who Insist on Doing Things Differently|first=Gene|last=Hammett|date=September 25, 2019|website=Inc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxla.com/video/592776|title=Videos|website=FOX 11 Los Angeles|date=8 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ktla.com/2019/10/04/the-actone-group-founder-ceo-janice-bryant-howroyd-on-her-new-book-acting-up/|title=The ActOne Group Founder & CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd on Her New Book 'Acting Up'|date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*2008 [[The BET Honors]] Entrepreneur Award - 2008
*2008 [[The BET Honors]] Entrepreneur Award - 2008
*2011 [[National Association of Women Business Owners]] Hall of Fame Honoree - 2011{{cn|date=October 2023}}
*2011 [[National Association of Women Business Owners]] Hall of Fame Honoree - 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nawbo.org/press-release/nawbo-inducts-four-women-entrepreneurs-its-inaugural-hall-fame-women-s-business |title=NAWBO® Inducts Four Women Entrepreneurs into iItsInaugural Hall of Fame at the Women's Business Conference 2011, August 31-September 1 in San Diego, California &#124; NAWBO |access-date=2017-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162621/https://www.nawbo.org/press-release/nawbo-inducts-four-women-entrepreneurs-its-inaugural-hall-fame-women-s-business |archive-date=2017-01-04 }}</ref>
*2015 "National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame" Inductee - 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcahof.com/nbca-hall-of-fameweekend/2015-class-of-inductees-past-inductees-2 |title=2015 Class of Inductees/Past Inductees - National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame |website=Nbcahof.com |date=2015-10-30 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
*2015 "National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame" Inductee - 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcahof.com/nbca-hall-of-fameweekend/2015-class-of-inductees-past-inductees-2 |title=2015 Class of Inductees/Past Inductees - National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame |website=Nbcahof.com |date=2015-10-30 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
*2016 [[Black Enterprise]] A.G. Gaston Award - 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/event/billion-dollar-businesswoman-receives-top-award/ |title=Billion Dollar Businesswoman Receives Top Award |website=Blackenterprise.com |date=2016-04-22 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
*2016 [[Black Enterprise]] A.G. Gaston Award - 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/event/billion-dollar-businesswoman-receives-top-award/ |title=Billion Dollar Businesswoman Receives Top Award |website=Blackenterprise.com |date=2016-04-22 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
*2022 [[Women's Entrepreneurship Day]] Organization Business Pioneer Award - 2022.<ref>Grace Meng (NY). "WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY 2022". Congressional Record 117: 178 (November 17, 2022). p. E1163. [https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/11/17/168/178/CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgE1163-4 https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/11/17/168/178/CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgE1163-4.pdf]</ref> Howroyd received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization’s Business Pioneer Award at the United Nations in 2022, celebrating her as a trailblazer and innovator in her field. The prestigious award, also recognized by the US Congress, highlights women entrepreneurs and the meaningful impact they are having on the world.
*2022 [[Women's Entrepreneurship Day]] Organization Business Pioneer Award - 2022.<ref>Grace Meng (NY). "WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY 2022". Congressional Record 117: 178 (November 17, 2022). p. E1163. [https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/11/17/168/178/CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgE1163-4 https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/11/17/168/178/CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgE1163-4.pdf]</ref> Howroyd received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization’s Business Pioneer Award at the United Nations in 2022, celebrating her as a trailblazer and innovator in her field. The prestigious award, also recognized by the US Congress, highlights women entrepreneurs and the meaningful impact they are having on the world.

== Personal life ==
In 1980, she married Bernard Howroyd. They had two children, Katharyn and Brett. The family has residences in England, North Carolina, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles, California. Bernard Howroyd died in September 2020, having had suffered from [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/shaunrobinson/videos/shaun-robinson-presentsa-conversation-with-janice-bryant-howroyd/375765110236299/|title=Shaun Robinson presents...A Conversation with Janice Bryant Howroyd|via=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBR5zxMZspM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eBR5zxMZspM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=AskJBH 13: John Hope Bryant - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


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Janice Bryant Howroyd
Born (1952-09-01) September 1, 1952 (age 72)
Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO, The ActOne Group
Spouse
Bernard Howroyd
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(m. 1983; died 2020)​
Websiteaskjbh.com

Janice Bryant Howroyd (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group,[1] the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S.[2][3] Howroyd is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion dollar company.[4][5][6]

Early life

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Janice Bryant was born on September 1, 1952, in Tarboro, North Carolina, the fourth of 11 children in her family.[7] As a teen, she was one of the first African American students to participate in desegregation of her town's high school.[8][9]

Career

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In 1976, Howroyd moved to Los Angeles, California, and worked as a temporary secretary for her brother-in-law, Tom Noonan, at Billboard magazine.[10][11][12][13] While at Billboard, Noonan introduced Howroyd to business executives, celebrities, travel, and workplace diversity.[10]

With an approximate budget of $1,000[14][15] Howroyd continued to focus on employment services and launched her own company, The ACT 1 Group, in a small Beverly Hills, California, office in 1978, with Tom Noonan as her first client.[16][17] ActOne Group companies include AppleOne, All's Well, AT-Tech, ACT-1 Personnel Services, Agile-1, ACT-1Govt, A-Check Global, which provide personnel and recruiting services to different industries, and DSSI, which provides document management services.[18]

Howroyd is an ambassador of the Department of Energy's Minorities in Energy Initiative,[19] a board member to numerous organizations including the United States Department of Labor's Workforce Initiative Board,[20] Women's Business Enterprise National Council, WeConnect, National Utilities Diversity Council, Harvard Women's Leadership Board, California Science Center, Los Angeles Urban League and a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services and Finance Industries of the U.S. Trade Representative and the United States Department of Commerce. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.[21]

In May 2016 Howroyd received a key presidential appointment by President Barack Obama as a member of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.[22][23][24] In 2017 she joined the Diversity Committee of the FCC.[25]

Since 2016, Howroyd has served on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors as an officer as Treasurer.[26][27]

Bibliography

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  • The Art of Work – How to Make Work, Work for You! (2009)[28]
  • Acting Up – Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom (2019)[29]

Awards and honors

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  • 2008 The BET Honors Entrepreneur Award - 2008
  • 2011 National Association of Women Business Owners Hall of Fame Honoree - 2011[citation needed]
  • 2015 "National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame" Inductee - 2015[30]
  • 2016 Black Enterprise A.G. Gaston Award - 2016[31]
  • 2022 Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization Business Pioneer Award - 2022.[32] Howroyd received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization’s Business Pioneer Award at the United Nations in 2022, celebrating her as a trailblazer and innovator in her field. The prestigious award, also recognized by the US Congress, highlights women entrepreneurs and the meaningful impact they are having on the world.

References

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  1. ^ "About ACT•1". ACT•1.
  2. ^ La-Keya Stinchcomb. "Janice Bryant Howroyd: First black woman to own billion dollar c - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports". Wtoc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. ^ "ACT•1 The Largest Certified Woman-Minority-Owned Staffing Agency in the U.S". Act-1.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. ^ "Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd, the first African American woman to run a $1-billion business". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd becomes first African American woman to run a billion-dollar business". ajc.
  6. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd: It's Not What They Call You, It's What You Answer To". September 20, 2018 – via www.wsj.com.
  7. ^ "Entrepreneur Mom: Janice Bryant Howroyd". Working Mother. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  8. ^ "From Beyonce to Janice Bryant Howroyd, 14 black women who changed business and finance". Cnbc.com. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  9. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Janice Bryant Howroyd". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  10. ^ a b "Janice Bryant Howroyd: The Boss". Her Daily. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  11. ^ Uwumarogie, Victoria (17 February 2017). "Women Of Black History: 5 Things To Know About Janice Bryant Howroyd". Madamenoire.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  12. ^ "How Janice Bryant Howroyd puts humanity in human resources at Act 1 Group - Smart Business Magazine". Sbnonline.com. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  13. ^ James Flanigan (2009-10-14). "Being the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  14. ^ "25 Black Women Entrepreneurs". Essence.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  15. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Janice Bryant Howroyd". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  16. ^ "janice bryant howroyd interview". Makingittv.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  17. ^ "ACT.1 Group, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  18. ^ "ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd : How I Built This with Guy Raz". NPR.org.
  19. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd". United States Department of Energy.
  20. ^ "Layout 1" (PDF). Hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  21. ^ "ACT•1 Group". Act1group.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  22. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2017-02-28 – via National Archives.
  23. ^ "Obama Appoints Our A.G. Gaston Award Recipient". Blackenterprise.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  24. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ Eggerton, John (8 September 2017). "FCC Names Diversity Committee Members". Broadcasting & Cable.
  26. ^ "CBCF Announces New Officers and Directors for its Board". February 17, 2016.
  27. ^ "Meet the Board » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public".
  28. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant (23 April 2009). The Art of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You!. Act1. ISBN 978-0615292984.
  29. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant (13 August 2019). Acting up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom. Lioncrest. ISBN 978-1544504568.
  30. ^ "2015 Class of Inductees/Past Inductees - National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame". Nbcahof.com. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  31. ^ "Billion Dollar Businesswoman Receives Top Award". Blackenterprise.com. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  32. ^ Grace Meng (NY). "WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY 2022". Congressional Record 117: 178 (November 17, 2022). p. E1163. https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/11/17/168/178/CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgE1163-4.pdf
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