Teaching black women how to improve their lives in the areas of health and wealth to realize and live in their mandated destiny and transform into New Black Chicks through real talk about real things to yield real results. Nile Harris, the Head Chick, began her career in a very different place from where she is today. Her “first act” consisted of being born and raised in the Chicagoland Area living in various suburbs. In high school she knew she wanted a career dealing with money, but didn’t really understand what that meant. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nile earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal and Speech Communication. . During college the Head Chick interned at a major investment bank every summer, so after graduating it was no surprise that she pursued financial services full time. She worked in securities trading becoming a Series 7 Registered Representative. Over a five year period she worked at several companies that gave her access to the floors of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange in preparation for the ultimate goal of becoming a full-fledged Trader. During her time in options trading she came to the realization that this world wasn’t fulfilling and began to embark on her “second act”. That’s when Nile decided it was time to go to back to school. The first attempt at applying to business school was unsuccessful. However, being the Head Chick that she is, she reached out to people who were where she wanted to be. After much research and hard work her second attempt landed her at the University of Michigan with a full tuition fellowship awarded by the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. This is where Nile discovered her passion for healthcare. Her summer internship was with a major pharmaceutical company and after graduation she was recruited by the number one pure play medical device company in the world. Over her nine year career she worked in areas of Information Technology, Supply Chain, Finance, Corporate Strategy, Field Marketing\Sales, and Product Management. During her three years in the field Nile was exposed to the devastating effects of chronic diseases….PREVENTABLE chronic diseases. The most devastating among these is type II Diabetes. That is when she realized a passion to not just be involved in the treatment of chronic disease, but also prevention. She also discovered the most effected and under-treated are black women, who incidentally also generate the least amount of wealth (not money) in the United States. This seems to be a dilemma best suited for the skills of someone, Nile, who worked in both areas of health and wealth. So now – Nile’s “third act” … President\CEO of The Harris Ventures Group including The New Black Chick, a guide to building health and wealth in our community. To learn more visit the Why the New Black…Chick page. To follow Nile’s journey on transitioning into her “third act” follow the My Journey blog.
