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#OwningIt, Nikki Urquhart Business: Nikki Urquhart Founder: Break of Dawn International  Industry: Wellness The World Health Organization states that in any given year more than 350 million people worldwide will suffer from depression.  The majority of these people are women. Having suffered approximately 20 years intermittently with depression herself, Founder and CEO, Nickeisha Urquhart knew that several components around the topic of depression were required to bring about changes for the better.  With so many around the world who battle this debilitating condition, many are at a loss as to what to do to help someone in need. “Educating others on depression (symptoms, causes, [...]

#OwningIt, Lisa Coppola Business: Lisa Coppola Attorney & Counselor at Law & The English Gardener Founder: Lisa Coppola Industry: Law, Service Industry Her parents instilled in her the value of hard work, and Lisa Coppola has been at it since the age of 15, scooping pistachio and vanilla at the local ice cream shop. Initially making advertising and marketing her career path, Lisa segued into what has become a multi-decade career as an attorney partnering with clients in business planning, litigation, human resources and charter school law. She particularly enjoys working with budding entrepreneurs, supporting them through the challenges of navigating contracts and employees, and [...]

#OwningIt, Marcia Brogan Business: Marcia C. Brogan Agency LLC Founder: Marcia Brogan Industry: Insurance   Marcia C. Brogan , owner of Marcia Brogan Insurance Agency, is a WBE with New York State, The County and Erie and City of Buffalo.  Marcia has been helping businesses and individuals for over 34 years by providing insurance coverage that is complete and cost effective for their needs along with quality customer service. Marcia is affiliated with Niagara National to help provide the team approach for her  clients.  Niagara National  Insurance has a licensed support team of over 30 employees that  work with Marcia in providing excellent customer [...]

#Owning It, Annette Pinder Business: Buffalo Healthy Living Founder: Annette Pinder Industry: Publishing When Annette was approached in 2010 with the opportunity to manage and eventually own a magazine, it was nothing she had ever imagined. However, she literally owned her role and responsibility for the growth and development of the magazine, right from the start. She says, “It was initially scary to think about owning a business, and daunting to think about being responsible for producing a high-quality magazine every month.” But the magazine, which was initially 16 pages, has now grown to 48 pages and is read by more than 100,000 [...]