207- Surviving and Thriving as a Small Black Owned Business in a Pre & Post Pandemic World
Episode description
I am honored to bring you this week’s special episode featuring powerful stories of small Black business owners. Earlier this year, School of Thought, a creative agency, and one of it’s long-standing clients, Milliman, hosted a conference that brought together business leaders to discuss the obstacles Black entrepreneurs faced in the pandemic. They wanted to present their conference attendees with a short but impactful mini-podcast episode that captured what it's like to be a Black entrepreneur in one of the most challenging economic environments we’ve ever seen.
I was asked to interview over 9 dynamic entrepreneurs and experts for this project in what amounted to over 540 minutes of audio. The final result is a powerful 25 minute podcast that beautifully captures the real issues facing Black small businesses.
In the episode, you’ll hear the entrepreneurs & experts share their experiences and the solutions that need to be implemented, so that Black small businesses can survive and thrive in a post-pandemic world.
The episode was; written, edited and produced by School of Thought. Find more of their work at www.schoolofthought.com
The episode featured the following businesses/experts:
- Jeff Lindor, The Gentleman’s Factory gentlemensfactory.com
- Kenyatta 'Kymme' Williams-Davis, Bushwick Grind https://www.bushwickgrind.com/
- Michelle Holder - Assistant Professor City University of New York https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/michelle-holder
- Tammeca Rochester - Harlem Cycle https://harlem-cycle.com/
- Ajamu Webster - DuBois consulting https://www.dubconinc.com/
- Alicia Hines- Likkle Dumpling House https://likkle.nyc/
- Kenneth Ebie - BE NYC https://www1.nyc.gov/site/sbs/businesses/black-entrepreneurs-nyc.page
- Karl Williams - 67 Orange Street http://www.67orangestreet.com
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- What is the Money Launch Club and how it can help you reach financial freedom
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