Lisa Husberg is the Founder of LOKA.HAUS. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? LOKA.HAUS is a luxury lifestyle brand that creates sustainable, versatile goods in apparel, jewelry, skincare, fragrance, & art. We believe in designing with purpose and offering quality products at an accessible price. LOKA.HAUS is not just “another” […] [...]
Shilpa Sharma is the Co-founder & CEO of Flyte. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? Flyte is an AI powered note-taking platform that automatically generates well-organized meeting minutes and action items right after a call. Our product saves hours of rework for business professionals. Flyte integrates with Zoom, Salesforce, Outlook […] [...]
Acacia Pappas is the Founder & Owner of Big World Boxes. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? We deliver bundles of joy to families everywhere! We curate and create boxes full of super sensory, hands-on, educational projects and activities for young children ages four to seven. My sister and I […] [...]
Kewanta Brooks is the Founder and CEO of Elite Kids TV. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? 51% of children are black and brown. But only 23% of children’s content feature diverse characters. Hi, I’m Kewanta Brooks, founder and CEO of Elite Kids TV. When my children were born, I […] [...]
Jessica Bussert is the Founder/President/CEO at Wave Therapeutics Inc. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? Years ago I was taking care of a disabled vet who arrived in my ER suffering from the worst bedsores I had ever seen. I decided that there had to be a better solution to […] [...]
Melissa Kiguwa is the CEO of Obanj. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? I began my career at 19 as a freelance journalist traveling the world. I traveled to China, Guatemala and Kenya. I lived in Uganda for four years and London for two. I then went on to try […] [...]
Tasha Holland-Kornegay is the founder of WIRL(WellnessIRL.com). Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? I created a platform that I actually needed. Having wrestled with a formidable case of burnout myself, I knew that the high-stress environment that healthcare professionals work in could really take a toll on our mental health. […] [...]
Akilah Releford is the Founder of Mary Louise Cosmetics. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? I started my company in my dorm room at Howard University. I’ve always been obsessed with skincare and beauty products and would often create formulations in my free time and share them via social media. […] [...]
Justine Barone is the Founder & CEO of Gearo. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? Gearo is an outdoor gear marketplace that partners with retailers and connects them with adventure seekers looking for gear to rent and buy. I was inspired to start Gearo after several failed attempts to try […] [...]
Linda Chen is the Founder of Baby Monster Group. Tell us about your company. What inspired you to start it? Several years ago, I took my daughter, who was almost four years old, to shop for her birthday present. At that age, she usually willingly accepted my suggestions. But, when I suggested getting some Lego […] [...]
