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Donna Maria Coles Johnson
CEO, Indie Business Network
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Donna Maria is an award-winning small business advocate, and an author, attorney, keynote speaker. She is the founder and CEO of the Indie Business Network, a trade organization representing small and independent business owners nationwide.
Donna Maria frequently appears in the media commenting on issues related to small and family business ownership. She is an outspoken advocate for the rights of our nation's tiniest companies and meets regularly with elected and administration officials to ensure that the voice of small businesses is heard and taken into account.
Donna Maria blogs on small business advocacy, on personal and leadership development issues, social media empowerment, and on issues associated with fitness and self-improvement from the perspective of self-employed persons. She has been featured in dozens of media outlets, including Time Magazine, Ebony Magazine, ABC World News, CBS News, the Afro American, Working Mother Magazine, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Examiner and more.
Ms. Johnson graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism and Public Relations. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
She is a native of Washington, DC, and currently lives in Charlotte with her husband and their two young children. Ms. Johnson enjoys running, reading and connecting people together via social media.