Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker

Current

• Founder and President at Founder and President at CEO, Indie Beauty Network, Indie Business Radio/Media

Past

• Speaker at Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Conf.
• Associate Attorney at Jacobs & Associates
• Of Counsel at Bingham McCutchen LLP

• Corporate Attorney at MCI Communications Corporation
• Associate Attorney at Tydings & Rosenberg
• Law Clerk at Prince George's County Circuit Court
• Working at Any Job I Could Get!!

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Education

• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
• University of South Carolina-Columbia

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Industry

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Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Summary

I am the founder and CEO of the Indie Beauty Network and Indie Business Media, LLC. I teach small business owners and professionals how to use branded new media tools to create relationships and expand their sphere of influence.

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Specialties:

Trademarking, branding, social and new media, video, technology, leadership, keynotes, speakers, moms in business.

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Experience

• Founder and President

  Founder and President at CEO, Indie Beauty Network, Indie Business Radio/Media

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

  Host and producer of the Indie Beauty Network, Indie Business Radio, Indie Business TV, the Indie Experience Online Newsletter and other media outlets to inspire and encourage others to successfully manage home and business, without compromising either.

• Speaker

  Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Conf.

  (Online Media industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

• Associate Attorney

  Jacobs & Associates

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

  January 2001 — December 2001 (1 year )

  Provided small business clients with trademarking, branding and Internet and new technologies legal services.

• Of Counsel

  Bingham McCutchen LLP

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  January 2000 — November 2000 (11 months)

  As Of Counsel, I provided legal services that paved the way for emerginc telecommunications companies to compete effectively against monopolies in the local services market pursuant to the Telecommunications Act.

• Corporate Attorney

  MCI Communications Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

  June 1989 — August 1998 (9 years 3 months)

  Served in MCI's General Counsel's office, focusing on employment and commercial business law.

• Associate Attorney

  Tydings & Rosenberg

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)

  June 1986 — June 1988 (2 years 1 month)

  Litigation attorney in the fields of asbestos related defense, employment and intellectual property.

• Law Clerk

  Prince George's County Circuit Court

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Judiciary industry)

  June 1986 — June 1988 (2 years 1 month)

  Law clerk to the Honorable Judge Robert H. Mason, Associate Judge.

• Working

  Any Job I Could Get!!

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  January 1978 — June 1986 (8 years 6 months)

  My parents taught me about the necessity and value of hard work. I got my first job, waiting tables at Bob's Big Boy family restaurant, as soon as I was legally able to do so. To make ends meet while in college and law school, I worked wherever I could including Rich's Department Store, Wendy's, Allie's Pantry, Pizza Hut, the Federal Communications Commission and anyplace else I could earn a buck while also being of service to someone else. Every job I had, no matter how "menial," has helped me understand the value of a dollar and motivated me through the years to own a business of my own so I never have to be wholly dependent on a traditional job to meet my needs.

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Education

• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

  Juris Doctor , Telecommunications and New Technologies , 1983 — 1986

  I am one of the first graduates of the first law programs in the country to focus on understanding and implementing new technologies in the information age. This background uniquely equipped me to apply new technologies to my personal and professional life and now, to help others do the same.

  Activities and Societies:

  Catholic University Law Review

• University of South Carolina-Columbia

  Bachelor of Arts , Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations , 1980 — 1983

  As a journalism and public relations major, I not only learned how to interact with the media, but also how to be the media myself. Today, I combine "book learning" with actual experience as a media personality to expand my own business and help others do the same.

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Additional Information

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Interests:

Small and independent business ownership, women leaders, business marketing, entrepreneurs, social media, advertising, speaking, writing, public relations, blogging, twitter, facebook, linkedin

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Groups:

Indie Beauty Network, Mocha Moms, Union County (North Carolina) Chamber of Commerce

•    Charlotte Business Professionals
•    Indie Business
•    Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild
•    Professional Social Network Owners

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Honors:

Washington, DC Area Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Contact Settings

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