Hello, I'm Desma Reid-Coleman, founder and owner of four companies which operate here in Detroit. Quality Professional Services, Fashion Sense, Innovative Staffing Services and Kary Kart.

I currently employ 36 great people who are commited to our vision of providing quality service in every customer interaction. I got the idea for my first company when there was a leadership change at the business where I was the Human Resource Executive. I had learned the industry. I was ready to hang up my own sign and I was right to do it.

My secret to success is not really a secret. I practice open door management. I encourage the flow of information and communication. I believe wholeheartedly in building teams.

To re-invigorate, I can be on any Golf Course, on any day of sunshine, at any time of the year. I am a passionate golfer with a serious love of the game, and full appreciation of the outdoors and nature and the beauty .

To get what you want in life, Dream, plan and act. I'm Desma Reid-Coleman.

This interview was taped at Detroit Public Television to air in conjunction with Small Business School's regular weekly broadcasts. These people have been recommended by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Michigan Small Business Association as people who are "respected by their industry and loved by their community." They are givers and doers. And, they are all trying to heal the heart of a broken city and make it a place where everybody is proud to say, "I live in Detroit!"

In doing this brief profile, each person is then considered for an entire half-hour show on Small Business School.

To develop their transcript, each of these people answered a series of questions (the same questions within the online school). To be part of these one-minute profiles, we believe that you should be a member of the station and at least one of the local business groups that are committed to building a new Detroit.

To learn more about the online school, click here.

To view the selection criteria, click here. To watch the video, you need high-speed access to the Internet (cable or DSL minimum).