About Us
Dr. Boyce Watkins
Born to a 17-year-old single mother, Dr Boyce D. Watkins is one of the leading financial scholars and social commentators in America. He advocates for education and economic empowerment and has changed the definition of what it means to be a Black scholar and leader in America.
He is one of the founding fathers in the field of Financial Activism – Where Black Wealth is one of the key determinants in the fight for social justice.
In college, Dr Watkins was The Wall Street Journal Outstanding graduating senior in Finance, graduating with a triple major and two bachelor's degrees, all within four years.
In 2022, Dr Watkins was the only African American in the world to earn a PhD in Finance. After spending 13 years on the faculty at Syracuse University, Dr Watkins founded The Black Business School, which specializes in black wealth training at a fraction of the cost of a college education.
The Black Business School serves over 150,000 students world-wide, and Dr Watkins has another four million followers on Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. He has also made appearances in media outlets around the world, including ABC News, NBC, CNN, and more.
He is currently the host of The Building Black Dollars podcast on the Push Black Network, with four million subscribers. He’s also the author of the books Black American Money, The New Black Power and The 10 Commandments of Black Economic Power.
Dr. Alicia Watkins
Dr. Alicia is a full professor of social work and a licensed clinical therapist. She is also the founder of Coaching with Dr. Alicia, LLC, as a certified couples coach focusing on providing evidence-based skills to couples who wish to get married, improve their communication skills, and foster healthy relationships.
As a mother of three children, Dr. Alicia wishes to use her own life experiences related to love, marriage, community building, self-exploration, and commitment to respectful living to inspire couples to become stronger together. She also works as a part time therapist at Alliance Counselling and Coaching, where she helps individuals, couples, and families heal from past issues that hinder current functioning.
Dr. Alicia has been a licensed therapist for 17 years and considers this work to be her lifelong passion. As a full-time professor of social work at the University of St. Francis, Dr. Alicia enjoys training adult learners on techniques to become professional social workers. She teaches courses on cultural competency, advanced research, field education, and social work practice. Dr. Alicia obtained her master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago in 2000 and earned her doctoral degree in social work from Florida State University in 2008. She has published 10 professional articles and has presented at over 20 professional social work conferences.