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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