ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd
Marcus Marritt for NPR
In the late 1970s Janice Bryant Howroyd moved to Los Angeles and began temping as a secretary.
She soon realized there were many other young people in situations similar to hers.
So with $1,500 in her pocket, Janice rented an office in Beverly Hills and created the staffing company ACT-1.
Today, ActOne Group is an international workforce management company, making Janice Bryant Howroyd the first African-American woman to own a billion-dollar business.
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