Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker

Current

Founder and President at Indie Beauty Network, Indie Business Radio, Indie Business Media, LLC

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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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 people 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, women's leadership, moms in business.

Donna Maria Coles Johnson - Small Business Speaker’s Experience

Founder and President

Indie Beauty Network, Indie Business Radio, Indie Business Media, LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 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.

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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