Dr. Felicia To Host 8th Annual MOGULCON In Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Felicia Phillipis is a true inspiration for audiences all around the world, that they too can achieve their wildest dreams.

A fifth-generation serial entrepreneur, Dr. Felicia is a Master Business Strategist and CEO of PPICW, Incorporated. PPICW is a two-time award-winning, certified MBE consulting firm, whom specializes in strategic planning, supplier development, DE&I training, and executive coaching. Through decades of experience and expertise, Dr. Felicia has been able to coach, mentor and advise a wide range of businesses, from startups to more seasoned businesses that generated over $100 million in revenue.

Dr. Felicia helps advise a number of organizations, including The Small Business Administration (SBA), AARP, Southern Company, Grady Health System, Wells Fargo, Delta Air Lines, The McDonald’s Corporation, Pathward, The Museum of Contemporary Arts, and many more. She’s particularly drawn to organizations that have DEI or Supplier Diversity initiatives that assist veteran, minority and women-owned businesses.

Now, Dr. Felicia is pleased to announce she’ll be hosting the eighth annual MOGULCON, this year taking over Nashville, Tennessee on November 2nd through the 5th. MOGULCON is the leading conference for women of color in business, reaching and educating women about how to succeed in profitable and resourceful business practices.

Sheen spoke with Dr. Felicia about her background, tips for starting a business, and how excited she is for MOGULCON.

A fifth-generation serial entrepreneur, Dr. Felicia Phillips is a Master Business Strategist and CEO of PPICW, Incorporated. PPICW is a 2-Time award-winning, certified MBE consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, supplier development, DE&I training, and executive coaching. Dr. Felicia’s expertise has been used to coach, mentor and advise businesses from the startup stage to include more seasoned businesses with revenue over $100M.

Today, Dr. Felicia uses her 32 years of experience to advise organizations like The Small Business Administration (SBA), AARP, Southern Company, Grady Health System, Wells Fargo, Delta Air Lines, The McDonald’s Corporation, Pathward, The Museum of Contemporary Arts and many other organizations that have DEI or Supplier Diversity initiatives that assist veteran, minority and women-owned businesses.

In 2020, Dr. Felicia founded The One Million Dreams Foundation for Black Women and Girls. The 501(c)(3) foundation is a strategic alliance partner to the Small Business Administration and has partnered with Fortune 50 companies to help women-owned businesses with contract opportunities, certifications as well as access to capital. In the last 5 years, the nonprofit has secured over $100M in contracts and opportunities for Black women-owned businesses. For the last 7 years, Dr. Felicia has hosted MogulCon, a platform for black women-owned businesses to receive the education and access to the resources needed to build profitable business and position themselves in the global marketplace. Dr. Felicia is a published author; her latest book is An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Operating in a Virtual World.

Dr. Felicia is a board member of BorderLight Cleveland, a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women has been featured on CBS, FOX, BET, EBONY, AJC, Black Enterprise, Huffington Post, Sheen, The Source and many other media outlets. She is the recipient of the highest honor in our country, the Joe Biden Lifetime Achievement Award as well as Atlanta Business League’s 2022 Outstanding Achievement (Woman of the Year). Other recognition has been the 2022 Business Leader of the Year, 2021 National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment Lady Mogul Award, 2021 National Women’s Empowerment Ministry Award, as well as other industry-based awards for her work with supplier diversity

for those who don’t know, who is dr felicia?

* How Dr. Felicia became a millionaire at the age of 19 and her family background

* Her passion for driving women of color to excel in business practices

* 3 top goals that women should keep in mind when running a business

* Ways to deal with stress and life balance while being a women of power

* After 7 consecutive years, why she chose Nashville to host the conference this year

* What to expect at MogulCon 2023

* And more!

What are you most excited for hosting MOGULCON in Nashville Tennessee, for the 8th year in a row?

#1 piece of advice who women who want to follow in your footsteps ?

We’re announcing that the 8th year of MOGULCON [1] will be in Nashville, TN on Nov 2-5, 2023! Yes! The leading conference for women of color in business is coming to the _City of Music_! We’re excited about this new location and hundreds of business influenced women are too

For those who don’t know, who is Dr. Felicia?

Dr. Felicia is a fifth generation entrepreneur. I am a lover of all things Marvel, Star Wars, and DC Comics. A lot of people don’t know that. I’m very committed to the work that I do with small business owners in the community. I’ve been doing this for 30 years.

How did you become a millionaire before the age of 30?

I started my business at 19, so I did a lot in my 20’s. How that happened was really getting super focused, you gotta be sick and tired of your current situation and wanting a change. I’m a fifth generation entrepreneur so that’s all I know is entrepreneurship. Showed up to work one day and they were closing the business. I found myself at a crossroads, so I started my business. I’m a serial entrepreneur. I went from that business at 19, I sold that one before I was 25. Started my real estate company, a finance company, then began to invest in other businesses in logistics and in technology.

Just being open as far as being coachable. I was around a lot of successful people. but a lot of times people have egos and think they know it all. Someone gave me the book Think and Grow Rich when I first entered Georgia State, that book changed my life because what it taught me was the power of community. Sometimes we try to do it all by ourselves, it’s all about me. That’s what will kill your business. What will make your business thrive is when you put the right people around you, and you allow yourself to grow and enhance their lives. I’ve learned that if you put other people first, you’ll get what you want in return.

What is the #1 advice you get for women that want to start their own business?

Have a strategy. We go into business because we are super passionate, or our friends tell us we’re good at something. When we see someone else doing something, we think “you know what, I can do that too. But if you don’t have a strategy behind that, you’re going to be chasing. Chasing money, chasing what you think is an opportunity, only seeing a little bit of success because you have no foundation.

Because we go into business in minority communities out of necessity and not opportunity, we end up chasing the money, instead of allowing the money to come to us. Because we’re in a desperate situation, whether we can make ends meet financially, or we’re not being respected on our jobs. We feel like we’ve had enough, and entrepreneurship now becomes the tool for wealth.

How do you balance life and stress, while being a woman of power?

The first thing I had to learn is that for women like me, there is no such thing as balance. Because no two days are alike. In order to find balance, you gotta be doing the same thing every day, day in and day out. What I do have are boundaries, and I have harmony. Those are the two things I’ve implemented in my life to help me stay on top of my game.

How excited are you to host MOGULCON? And why Nashville, Tennessee for the eighth annual one?

MOGULCON, I’m definitely super excited because it’s our eighth year, and eight is the number of new beginnings. This new beginning kicks off in Nashville next week. Last year, we had a delegation come from Mayor Cooper’s office. They asked me: “Hey, we’d love to have this in Nashville.” I considered it and with their help, we are now having this year’s conference at MOGULCON. We’re doing our first trade show, so this is a very big undertaking.

What we’re expecting is that this will help a lot of the businesses with their sales pipeline going into this new year. That’s where we struggle a lot, because we don’t have the the relationships. We don’t have the resources. What I’m proposing is, let’s get in this room. You got government agencies, you got state representatives and state agencies. You have other businesses who have subcontracting opportunities. I believe there’s going to be quite a bit of revenue, profits, new customers, all coming out of that exhibitor day at MOGULCON.

Anything else you want to let the people know?

They can still register. We’re doing a seven city tour in 2024, so be on the lookout for that. They can find everything at mogulconlive.com.