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As the first African American women to build a billion-dollar empire, Janice Bryant Howroyd ensures that industries have access to management, staff, and other solutions for daily problems. Essentially, her business - The ActOne Group - takes care of other businesses. Janice's story hasn't always been so successful, though. Growing up in a world filled with segregation, Janice was intent on leaving a mark. When taking her intense marketing skills into consideration, her brother encouraged her to start her own business, knowing that it would change everything. She was always meant to be an entrepreneur. With innovating and evolving ideas, a strong work ethic, and a need to alleviate a problem, she fit right in with the business industry.

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Creating a business from nothing is exhausting, but with endless support from loved ones, it can make the process a bit smoother.  Her brother owned a position in Los Angeles, working for Billboard. After a short break in her career, Janice traveled to Los Angeles and worked temporarily as a secretary for her brother, gaining experience and knowledge in the commercial industry. Eventually, feeling ready for something new and exciting, Janice got ready to launch ActOne Group. Janice had $900 in her back pocket, and upon presenting the concept of her business to her mom, she received another $600. Her total startup costs rallied at $1500. Hiring her employees also ties into Capital - recruitment wasn't an issue yet finding jobs for people was. She knew people (through networking) that were looking to hire and helped them fill the positions through her company. The businesses would pay her a fee and in turn, she would provide an employee who was fit to do the job well.

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Guardian Angels are more common than one might think, and for Janice, one came in the form of a rug shop owner. Through networking, her friend introduced her to him. After negotiating a deal, she set up her company in front of his rug shop in Beverly Hills. The opportunity came to her - she could now cater to people from the heart of California. It was a true blessing. Her company adapted to human-friendly technology. Now, in regard to creating a core moral for ActOne Group, it was difficult at first. She ultimately settled on "understanding the power of the interviews". Interviews are so crucial to landing any position, and one that goes well can secure someone's job. Her market was any company that needed a position filled. Today, in COVID times, every job needs some sort of help (whether financial or staffing-wise), and from what I heard in the podcast, ActOne Group is there to help.

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The factor of production - Land - was showcased in the different products Janice used to provide services to her clients. She received a deal from a rug-shop owner to set up her business outside his location in Beverly Hills, California. This was crucial to the initial success of her business, seeing how Beverly Hills caters to the wealthy. She realized very quickly that she had a lack of resources, but encouragement from her father inspired her to keep going.

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Every business requires employees to thrive. Janice admitted that within the first year of her business, hitting probability was simple, yet initial sustainability was hard. Janice actually married her competitor - the owner of AppleOne - and there were racist comments made in social settings, undermining her hard work and placing credit in the hands of her husband. Under the pressure, she was still able to reach out and recruit many wonderful employees who provide employment, interview help and exposure, and other services. They require contract, public speaking, and leadership skills. The company looked for exponential growth, and the clients ActOne group provided most likely needed to know how to do 'temp' work. 'Temp' means temporary.

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ActOne Group integrated technology in a new way, which ties into entrepreneurship. Major companies were having conversations about buying the technology from Janice, yet her brother encouraged her to sell them the service. Not the technology. For the labor aspect, she required that her employees either had three promotions or had worked in a strong company for three years. She wanted to see the growth in her employees. In 2007, she had earned a revenue of well over half a billion dollars, and decided to merge with her husband’s business- AppleOne. While there were many moments in which she felt inferior due to how she looked ( she felt embarrassed to work directly with the clients), she ultimately overcame those fears.

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The women and minority owned company has generated around a billion dollars of revenue and continues to thrive on a daily basis. Janice Bryant Howroyd used the different factors of production to her advantage and took the business industry by storm. Janice refused to hold herself back from taking risks. She wishes she would’ve forgiven herself sooner for being smart and female.