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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

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] Howroyd was educated at North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned a degree in English.

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.[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, ACheck GLobal, which provide personnel and recruiting services to different industries, and DSSI, which provides document management services.[18][19][better source needed]

Howroyd is an ambassador of the Department of Energy's Minorities in Energy Initiative,[20] a board member to numerous organizations including the United States Department of Labor's Workforce Initiative Board,[21] 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.[22]

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.[23][24][25] In 2017 she joined the Diversity Committee of the FCC.[26]

Since 2016, Howroyd has served on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors as an officer as Treasurer.[27][28]

Philanthropy

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."[29] Via scholarship funding and personal service, she supports universities[30] (Harvard University, University of Southern California,[31] California State University, San Bernardino and her own alma mater, North Carolina A&T),[32] women's support organizations (WBENC,[33] WPO, The Trusteeship[34]), Minority serving organizations (NMSDC, Urban League, LAEDC, NUDC[35] and more), and is a mentor to others through personal work and media engagements.[36][37][38][39][40]

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.[41]

Author

Howroyd has been a contributing writer for publications such as Forbes and HuffPost,[42][43] has recorded several audiobooks, and written two books.

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

Howroyd released her first book The Art of Work in July 2009. The book focused on advice for finding and keeping the right job.[44]

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

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.[45]

Acting Up met positive reaction by critics and press upon its release from publications such as Fast Company and Black Enterprise.[46][47] Inc. (magazine) included the book as one of their “8 Books For Entrepreneurs Who Insist On Doing Things Differently”.[48][49][50]

Awards and honors

  • 2008 The BET Honors Entrepreneur Award - 2008
  • 2011 National Association of Women Business Owners Hall of Fame Honoree - 2011[51]
  • 2015 "National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame" Inductee - 2015[52]
  • 2016 Black Enterprise A.G. Gaston Award - 2016[53]
  • 2022 Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization Business Pioneer Award - 2022.[54] 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.[55][56]

References

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  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.
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  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. ^ "Show Everybody How You Want to Live | Meeting with Janice Bryant Howroyd" – via www.facebook.com.
  20. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd". United States Department of Energy.
  21. ^ "Layout 1" (PDF). Hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  22. ^ "ACT•1 Group". Act1group.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  23. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2017-02-28 – via National Archives.
  24. ^ "Obama Appoints Our A.G. Gaston Award Recipient". Blackenterprise.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  25. ^ "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)
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  27. ^ "CBCF Announces New Officers and Directors for its Board". February 17, 2016.
  28. ^ "Meet the Board » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public".
  29. ^ "Super Seven of LA's Most Influential Female Business Leader Honored by the National Organization of Women Business Owners- Los Angeles | NAWBO". Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  30. ^ Janice Bryant-Howroyd. "Janice Bryant-Howroyd: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  31. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd Gives $10 Million to USC College > News > USC Dornsife". Dornsife.usc.edu. 2005-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  32. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd, Board Of Trustees Member And Entrepreneur - North Carolina A&T State University". Ncat.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  33. ^ "WBENC Presidents Report February 2017 by WBENC". Issuu.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  34. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd Member Spotlight – January 7". The Trusteeship. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  35. ^ "National Utilities Diversity Council - Janice Bryant Howroyd". Nudc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  36. ^ "ACT•1 Talent & Technology". Act-1.com. 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  37. ^ "PhD Project Elects Janice Bryant Howroyd, Act•1 Group Chairman and CEO, to Its Board". Business Wire. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  38. ^ "NSLS speaker broadcast features Janice Bryant Howroyd | UVa-Wise". Uvawise.edu. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  39. ^ Henderson, Jarrad. "Push to get more African-Americans into tech leads to SXSW". USA TODAY.
  40. ^ Caslin, Yvette (22 March 2018). "John Hope Bryant addresses cringeworthy $8 net worth of Blacks".
  41. ^ "Janice Bryant Howroyd | White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". Sites.ed.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  42. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant. "How Blockchain Could Create More Efficient And Effective Workplaces". Forbes.
  43. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant (June 26, 2010). "Temporary Work Is a Permanent Solution". HuffPost.
  44. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant (23 April 2009). The Art of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You!. ISBN 978-0615292984.
  45. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant (13 August 2019). Acting up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom. ISBN 978-1544504568.
  46. ^ Howroyd, Janice Bryant (September 25, 2019). "Empowerment advice from the first black woman to start a billion-dollar company". Fast Company.
  47. ^ "This Black Woman's Business is on the Cusp of $3 Billion in Revenues. Here's How She Did It". August 26, 2019.
  48. ^ Hammett, Gene (September 25, 2019). "8 Books for Entrepreneurs Who Insist on Doing Things Differently". Inc.com.
  49. ^ "Videos". FOX 11 Los Angeles. 8 August 2019.
  50. ^ "The ActOne Group Founder & CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd on Her New Book 'Acting Up'". October 4, 2019.
  51. ^ "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 | NAWBO". Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  52. ^ "2015 Class of Inductees/Past Inductees - National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame". Nbcahof.com. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  53. ^ "Billion Dollar Businesswoman Receives Top Award". Blackenterprise.com. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  54. ^ 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
  55. ^ "Shaun Robinson presents...A Conversation with Janice Bryant Howroyd" – via www.facebook.com.
  56. ^ "AskJBH 13: John Hope Bryant - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
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