Her Story
About Teresa
Teresa BrowneParris serves as publisher at Monka Media since 2016 and executive director at Notary Today since 2014. In these roles, she publishes niche magazines and local information resources for her community while hosting statewide notary conferences, providing training, networking opportunities, and support for notaries to build their businesses across the nation. A native of the Caribbean now based in Avon, Connecticut, BrowneParris founded the nonprofit Notary Today and serves as fund advisor for the Black Immigrant Capacity Building Project. She is a member of the Professional Business Women's Group and the NAACP. BrowneParris attributes her success to having a great village of dependable people around her and advises young women entering her fields to collaborate and build strong networks and communities.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Teresa
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to having a great village around me, people that I can depend on.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Collaborate. In journalism, creating and sharing your story, sharing other people's story. Collaboration, you don't always have to do things alone, but having a network and a community that you can really lean on.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Technology and the rise of AI in both fields. In notary space, fraud has been on the rise so notaries must be diligent as the last line of defense. In media, be careful with AI-generated content that could damage character and business.
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