2022
Caribbean L 46 ife, MARCH 11-17, 2022
OF BROOKLYN
ANNA SWIDERSKA NICHOLE
THOMPSON-ADAMS
OWNER
GRACE SPA
LICENSED REAL ESTATE
SALESPERSON
What is your best moment in business? COMPASS
and they end up coming in again with trust.
What is your secret to success?
To work with the passion and the love I have
for what I do.
Who inspires you?
me to always work hard and never give up
What has been your best moment in business?
the record for the highest home sale on South
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mother and her family make a new start. Two
years after my husband’s death, the largest
catastrophe of my life, I was still standing and
able to provide for my children.
What is your secret to success?
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tion in the work.”
Who inspires you?
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Adams and I have built for our children.
MIGDALIA VELEZ-MIELES
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
RETAIL RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
KEARNY BANK
What has been your best moment in business?
grow their small businesses.
What is your secret to success?
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an education and starting a career in banking.
Who inspires you?
Oprah Winfrey for her bravery, success, and
overcoming her challenges and obstacles in
her early life.
ELLEN VITELLAS LATRICE M.
WALKER, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT, BRANCH
COORDINATOR
EMPIRE STATE BANK
ASSEMBLYWOMAN
NEW YORK STATE’S
55TH DISTRICT
What has been your best moment in business?
When my team and I were able to help small
businesses during the pandemic.
What is your secret to success?
I have a positive mindset and share my knowledge
with my team to foster trust, while empowering
them to achieve their greatest.
Who inspires you?
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where women weren’t necessarily viewed as
strong, powerful, and independent, I would
look at my mom and see her defy those stig-
two beautiful children who encourage me to
believe in myself and always remind me that
there is nothing I cannot handle.
What has been your best moment in business?
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then law school. On Jan. 1, 2015, she stood with
her mother and daughter, carrying the dreams
of her community to Albany to be sworn in as as-
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nacle of her career in service. That little girl is me.
What is your secret to success?
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cess is when preparation meets opportunity.”
Who inspires you?
Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the most important
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en, shot at and arrested during the course of
her lifetime of activism.