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Audrey Bell-Kearney, Author, Publisher, Radio Show Host.
Audrey (A.J.)
Bell-Kearney is the owner of Black Diamond
Media Group &
Sister INC. which is located in Maplewood, NJ .
Sister INC. is a network for women who want to start and expand a
business. The Sister Inc Inner Circle network distributes training and
information through its' E-Magazine, Internet Radio Show, Workshops,
Networking Functions Articles and Free Tele-Seminars.
A.J. has always wanted
to own her own business. Although English was not her favorite subject
while she was in school, she has a great love for books.
In 1998 she
co-authored The Cookbook To Romance with two friends. After the book
was published, she knew that she wanted to continue in the publishing
field. But she took a detour to start another business. In 1999 She
had an idea to create a full-figured fashion doll. She told her friend
Georgette who became her partner in the company they formed called
Big
Beautiful Dolls, Inc. In late 1999 a new dimension was
added to the doll world. A.J. and her partner Georgette introduced for
the first time the first full-figured fashion dolls, Dasia (African
American), Dena (Latina) & Dawn (Caucasian). A.J. knew that starting a
business would be hard, but after careful research, she decided that she
could do it.
She resigned from her
job at Verizon Phone Company and took on a paper route getting up at
3:30 am in the morning to make her deliveries of the daily paper to
homes in her area. She would be finished with her deliveries around
5am. She would then go home lie down until time to get her daughter
Dominique ready for school. After she took her daughter to school, she
would come back home and start her day off researching her business idea
and attending networking events. Although this was a grueling process,
A.J. was determined to do what she wanted to do, which was start her own
business. After being without health benefits for about a year, A.J.s’
daughter got sick and had to go to the ER. A.J. decided to get the
medical assistance from Welfare to make sure that she and her daughter
had medical coverage.
After a lot of
struggling and a grueling schedule, the dolls became a hit in the doll
world. A.J. and her partner was able to get over $25,000 in free
publicity. They were written up in national magazines, interviewed on
national television shows, spoke about on radio shows and written about
on websites.
Mrs. Bell-Kearney does
not suggest that any quit a job to start a business right away if they
do not have at least 6 months worth of money saved to cover expenses and
start-up costs. Her dislike with her job and her desire to be a business
owner led her that way. It has not been easy, but it is a labor of love
for her.
A.J. has written 3
books. The ABC’s Of Self-Publishing,
From The Home Front: The Simple Guide To
Starting And Running A Home-Based Business and her latest
being Success Is A Matter Of Choice & A Mustard
Seed Of Faith and her latest the How To
Become A 6 Figure Sister System
Audrey is dedicated to
helping women who have started their own business and those looking to
start their own business.
Mrs. Bell-Kearney’s
advice to entrepreneurs is simply this: “Do you what you love. Plan,
research and plan some more. Surround yourself with positive people and
enhance your business skills. You will have to take risks if you plan
on being a business owner just make sure that they are risks that will
help you move your business forward.
Audrey is available for
speaking engagements. To invite her she can be contacted at
Audrey@6figuresister.com or 973-313-3121.
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