The Power of Starting Over: Why Tye Richardson Is the Businesswoman We All Need Right Now
Tye Richardson
When Tye Richardson left Queens, New York in 2005 for the slower, sunnier pace of Atlanta, she didn’t expect the city to completely change her life. But in its bold Southern energy, she found something that clicked. Ambition that looked like hers. Black excellence wasn’t an aspiration in Atlanta. It was a reality. And it gave her a mirror. It told her she could build something too.
At the time, Tye was working a demanding corporate job at Macy’s. Her days were structured, her checks steady, but something inside her stirred. It wasn’t just the desire to make more money. It was the deep, unshakable craving to own her time, her income, and her life. In 2012, she took a bold leap, launching an online hair store that quickly transformed into a brick-and-mortar boutique. She ran the business while still reporting to her nine-to-five, juggling inventory, vendors, and employees in the evening while excelling at corporate metrics by day.
The hustle was real, and the vision was clear. For Tye, entrepreneurship wasn’t about escape. It was about creation. Freedom. Generational shift. But like many success stories, hers would not unfold in a straight line.
A divorce several years later forced her to liquidate everything she had built. She lost her storefront. She lost momentum. For a brief moment, she almost lost herself. But what she didn’t lose was her sense of purpose.
She recalibrated. With a degree in Business Administration and a mind wired for problem-solving, Tye pivoted into consulting. She began helping others do what she had once done. Build. Her consultations weren’t fluff. They were fueled by experience, heartbreak, and hard-won wisdom. She knew how to rise from the ashes because she had lived it.
Then, the next door opened.
After reconnecting with a former colleague, Tye was introduced to the world of tax strategy. It lit a spark. She dove headfirst into IRS-accredited tax courses, gaining certifications and hands-on knowledge to become an Enrolled Agent. That path led her to launch Southeast Tax Services, an expert tax preparation and resolution firm that now serves hundreds of clients across the country.
As her knowledge and experience deepened, so did her impact. She soon launched a second business, Southeast Business Solutions, focused on helping entrepreneurs secure funding, build business credit, and unlock the tools of wealth-building that so many in her community had never been taught.
By early 2024, Tye had a moment of quiet clarity. The side businesses she built between work shifts, family time, and sleep were suddenly generating more in one month than her entire corporate salary. When Macy’s closed her department in January, it didn’t feel like loss. It felt like alignment. The universe, as if on cue, made the decision for her.
She walked away from corporate life. Not in bitterness, but in power.
Today, Tye is the founder and CEO of two thriving companies. Southeast Tax Services delivers expert tax preparation, strategic planning, and IRS resolution for individuals and small businesses. Southeast Business Solutions helps entrepreneurs secure business funding, improve credit, and build long-term financial resilience.
Her numbers speak volumes. Over 500 clients served. More than $3 million in small business funding secured. Six-figure revenue in businesses she built from scratch. But for Tye, the numbers are just part of the story. The real win is impact.
Growing up without access to financial education, she knows what it’s like to make decisions in the dark. She knows how heavy financial stress can feel, how intimidating credit scores and IRS letters can be, how deeply generational gaps in literacy can damage entire communities. Her mission is to change that. And she’s doing it one client, one conversation, and one breakthrough at a time.
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Her approach is grounded in integrity. Her sessions are not about judgment. They are about clarity and confidence. She’s not just preparing taxes. She’s preparing people for a life of freedom. That’s why she launched her latest community-centered initiatives—one in partnership with a veteran-based organization offering credit restoration and business support, and another with a local school helping parents learn tools to build financial health. She meets people where they are. Then she moves them forward.
But Tye’s magic isn’t just in spreadsheets and strategy. It’s in how she carries herself. Equal parts soft and strong, she is a polished CEO with a gentle confidence that instantly puts people at ease. She is a proud Caribbean-American mother of three, blending her culture’s joy, rhythm, and resilience into everything she does. Whether she’s strategizing in the office, hiking in nature, dancing to soca, or jet-setting across borders, she is living proof that success can be multidimensional, and beautiful.
Her elegance is not performative. It’s rooted. Every choice she makes is grounded in values: excellence, honesty, and high standards. Her clients don’t just work with her. They trust her. And that trust is what keeps them coming back, year after year, expanding through referrals and word of mouth.
Tye is now preparing for her next evolution. She is building a focused collaboration with U.S. veterans offering consulting, credit guidance, and access to funding that can help them transition from service to sovereignty. It’s the kind of work that aligns deeply with her mission to be a bridge: between where people are and where they dream of going.
For Tye Richardson, success was never just about money. It was about legacy. About rewriting stories. About proving that no matter what you lose, you can always rebuild. Smarter. Stronger. More unstoppable than ever.
At RDC Magazine, we are proud to feature Tye Richardson because she represents the very best of what modern entrepreneurship looks like: resilient, community-minded, ethical, and deeply personal. She’s not building wealth for herself alone. She’s opening doors for everyone who follows behind her.
She didn’t wait for permission. She didn’t let loss define her. And she didn’t settle.
Instead, she rose.
And the world should take notice.
Southeast Tax Services www.southeasttaxes.com
Southeast Business Solutions www.sbsofatl.com