Posts Tagged ‘Community’
In Conversation with Raina Vallot & Sherin Dawud of Power Pump Girls, Inc.
Describe your business in a few words? Power Pump Girls, Inc. is a social impact club empowering women to connect + serve. What made you take the leap to start your own business? Meeting one another and realizing how well we worked together. What was your background prior to starting your own business? Both of…Read More
In Conversation with Brianna Hairlson of Bri’s Dance Place
Describe your business in a few words? Bri’s Dance Place teaches dance to all ages, stages, and abilities! What made you take the leap to start your own business? As a consultant for a large IT company, I always worked with youth and taught dance on the weekends. However, after 4 years in Corporate America,…Read More
In Conversation with Trenelle Doyle of Go Girl Ride
Describe your business in a few words? Go Girl Ride is a ride service and rideshare app centered around the safety of women, femmes, and non-binary people. Our mission is, “we meet you where you are.” What made you take the leap to start your own business? I was an Uber driver saddened by most…Read More
In Conversation with Sonya and Tedi Serge of Girl Powerful
Describe Girl Powerful in a few words? Trailblazing, Life changing, Emotional Education. What made you take the leap to start your own business? We wanted a way for shy girls to SEE what we see in them. We saw inner strength, creativity beyond measure, and deep empathy for their peers. We wanted girls to start…Read More
In Conversation with Domonique Townsend of We Optimize Work
Describe your business in a few words. We Optimize Work is passionate about helping working moms create systems and strategies to succeed in both their professional and personal lives without sacrificing their sanity or compromising their business goals. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I found myself needing to pivot…Read More
In Conversation with Kisha Howell of The Harambee Collective
Describe your business in a few words? The Harambee Collective, is a membership community organization that creates the conditions for Womxn of Color to have the tools and knowledge to enhance their holistic well being in community with other WOC. What made you take the leap to start your own business? At the peak of…Read More
In Conversation with Maria Berglund of In Kind Boxes
Describe your business in a few words? Moms on a mission with baby shower gifts that give back. What made you take the leap to start your own business? I wanted to be a source of love and support for new moms, especially moms in need. Gift boxes like ours didn’t really exist. We’re filling…Read More
In Conversation with Katy Tinney, Kerry Solmonsen, and Shelly Tinney-Miller of Cancer Cartel
Describe your business in a few words? Fashion Funds the Fight – we are cleaning up the cost of cancer by cleaning out the closet! Cancer Cartel is a nonprofit that provides funding to people who are struggling financially due to a cancer diagnosis. We fund the cost of living, which cancer dramatically increases! What made…Read More
In Conversation with Jessica Yergin and Christie Catan of Tails of Connection
Describe your business in a few words? Tails of Connection is an online dog training community. What made you take the leap to start your own business? Jess: Christie and I met through Instagram after I fell in love with Christie’s 80-pound dog @otis_unleashed and we became friends IRL even though I lived in NYC…Read More
In Conversation with Marisa Johnson of La Create Sp_ce
Describe La Create Sp_ce in a few words? A space for our community to Meet, Create, and Take Advantage of New Opportunities. What made you take the leap to start your own business? Moving to LA’s South Bay from San Francisco’s Bay Area, we were unable to find any co-working space like the ones we…Read More