Our event keynote speaker is Janice Bryant Howroyd, President of the Act 1 Group. Janice Bryant Howroyd came to Los Angeles to visit her sister on a vacation in the early 1970’s, and decided to make it home.  She went to work as her brother-in-law’s assistant at Billboard Magazine, and while there, noticed that she had an affinity for organization and employee placement. Using this talent, inspiration and just $1,500, she began the ACT 1 Group in 1978 as a small, one-phone-line employee placement office located in Beverly Hills. Three decades later, the company has offices across the US, and has expanded internationally, grossing nearly a billion dollars per year! Janice has built her company business model on strong values and principles that she will share with us during our Superstars of Small Business event.