I know, I know. You haven’t heard from me on social in a while, and so many of you are new Akwaaba followers, too. So let me reintroduce myself. I’m Monique Greenwood, owner and CEO (Chief Enjoyment Officer) of Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns, a collection of unique inns in historic mansions in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and the Pocono Mountains. I believe if you “believe,” dream big and work hard, all things are possible. My very career is proof of that. Here’s what Grace looks like: *First-generation college grad—@howarduniversity (HU, you know...!) *Former Editor-in-Chief of @essence magazine—Teenage dream realized! *Founder of Akwaaba B&Bs, which has operated as many as seven inns in five cities over the past 27 years *Best-selling author of “Having What Matters: The Black Woman’s Guide to Creating the Life You Really Want” (@harpercollins) *Inaugural John H. Johnson Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship at Howard University (Many of my former students are killing the game as business owners!) *Developer and owner of a retail strip featuring @solabedstuy storefronts rented to neighbors in my beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, community *Star of Checked Inn, my reality TV series that aired on @oprah ‘s @owntv network (Binge watch now!) What did the world (or maybe you, yourself, on an off day) tell you you couldn’t achieve? Please share and inspire us all below. Then check back in with me here tomorrow for some BIG news—the manifestation of a goal on my vision board for the last eight years!!