Posts Tagged ‘Community’
In Conversation with Jimanekia Eborn of Tending The Garden
Describe your business in a few words? Tending The Garden is a non profit that is focused on helping predominately marginalized sexual assault survivors. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I have worked in mental health facilities for years. What I saw wasn’t helpful, I saw more harm than good.…Read More
In Conversation with Brandy Archie of AccessAble Living
Describe AccessAble Living in a few words? We provide seniors & persons with a disability with the necessary equipment, treatment & resources to live safely at home in Kansas & Missouri. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I’ve been an occupational therapist for 13 years and have worked, at some…Read More
In Conversation with Dawn Rowe of Girl Vow
Describe Girl Vow in a few words? A gender-focused intensive mentoring program for girls/LGBTQ of color impacted by foster care, juvenile justice, and poverty. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I wanted to create a program for girls like me since the age of 16 after a suicide attempt. I…Read More
In Conversation with Stephanie Biegel of Key
Describe your business in a few words? Key is a Fan Relationship Platform where Talent, Teams, Brands and Entities can take back control of their data and monetization to build deeper connections with their audiences. What made you take the leap to start your own business? After many years of working at startups, I felt…Read More
In Conversation with Crystal Hines of Super
Describe your business in a few words? Super is a multidisciplinary collaborative workspace that services Black and Latinx artists, photographers, writers, and creatives. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I have always wanted to launch a space for Black and Latinx artists to work and in 2019 it was time.…Read More
In Conversation with Amy Ogden of The Collective
Describe your business in a few words? My company is called The Collective. I’m a matchmaker between companies and agencies. I solve the problem of companies spending weeks blindly searching for agencies in digital marketing, PR, social media, branding, creative and more. At no cost (key differentiator), companies work with me to save time, “skip…Read More
In Conversation with Gina VanCant of The Milk Mission
Describe The Milk Mission in a few words? Virtual maternal wellness services. What made you take the leap to start your own business? After going on an amazing journey of motherhood with my sister and business partner, one thing that really stood out to us, was the lack of imagery of African American women breastfeeding.…Read More
In Conversation with Melissa Machat, NLP Business and Mindset Consultant
Describe your business in a few words? I teach high powered entrepreneurs how to elevate their mindset, accelerate sales, and make the perfect hire in their business so they can scale with ease by empowering you into action. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I’ve always wanted to coach, speak,…Read More
In Conversation with Lindsay S. Pinchuk of Bump Club and Beyond
Describe your business in a few words? For eleven years Bump Club and Beyond has connected parents and parents-to-be with the best products, resources, information and each other, through both premier events across North America (USA and Canada) and our online community of 1.75MM. The BCB team has always been involved, sharing our own experiences…Read More
In Conversation with Sarah Ripoli of Angel Energy
Describe your business in a few words? Angel Energy is a clothing brand that focuses on raising domestic violence awareness and inspiring resilience. Each month we donate 25% of our proceeds to a different domestic violence based organization to help victims in need. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I…Read More