miniBio: Donna Maria Coles Johnson is CEO of Indie Business Media, a communications company offering custom content and expert insights to help small and independent business owners maximize their potential in life and business. Ms. Johnson is also the founder and CEO of the Indie Beauty Network, a trade organization serving independent companies that offer health, beauty and lifestyle products and services. Ms. Johnson hosts the Indie Business Radio show, a weekly show featuring authors, experts and influencers who are as committed as she is to encouraging small business success. The Small Business Administration has honored Ms. Johnson as the Washington, DC Home Based Business of the Year. Ms. Johnson has been featured in dozens of national media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal, The Chicago Tribune, ABC World News, National Public Radio, Entrepreneur Magazine, Working Mother Magazine and Ebony Magazine. A native of Washington, DC, Johnson resides in her adopted hometown of Charlotte, NC, with her husband and business partner and their two children.

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