Janice bryant howroyd biography of barack obama

Janice Bryant Howroyd (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group,^[1] the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S.^[2][3] Howroyd is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion dollar company.^[4][5][6]

Early life

Janice Bryant was born on September 1, 1952, in Tarboro, North Carolina, the fourth of 11 children in her family.^[7] As a teen, she was one of the first African American students to participate in desegregation of her town's high school.^[8][9]

Career

In 1976, Howroyd moved to Los Angeles, California, and worked as a temporary secretary for her brother-in-law, Tom Noonan, at Billboard magazine.^{[10][11][12][13]} While at Billboard, Noonan introduced Howroyd to business