Sometimes our best ideas are born out of our greatest need. Join Dr. Jasmine for a dynamic conversation with Jasmin Smith, business coach and founder of Baby Vend Unlimited, about her million-dollar vending machine business. Jasmin drops real gems about getting into the vending industry, scaling in business, gaining access to capital, and black entrepreneurship in Anchorage, Alaska. Ready to activate unlimited possibilities? Connect with Jasmin to enroll in Vend University. 

Episode Quotes: 

• “I had to change my ask to get the funding I needed. It's hard to ask for funding without some stake in the game.”
• “I started raising money through friends and family and treated them as if they were investors. I also signed up for everything, including pitch contests and other resources.” 
• “I got out there and started talking about my business.”
• “When I hear girls go global, I hear girls can do anything.” 

Jasmin Smith is an award-winning business coach who has been distinguished by the Governor of the state of Alaska for her achievements as a community leader, entrepreneur, and business coach. Jasmin is also the owner of Baby Vend Unlimited, which was born out of her lived experiences as a single mother with twins. Baby Vend is a company determined to create solutions for parents who need access to baby necessities in a pinch. Not only that, she has coached more than 250 entrepreneurs across the nation. Her family is originally from Savannah, GA, but currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska. 

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Dr. Jasmine is a multi-talented author, educator, award-winning community leader, and founder of JLM Global Consulting, LLC and Girl Go Global, a community for purpose-driven women. For 20+ years, Dr. Jasmine has used her unique skills as an educator, professional writer, and communications strategist to build a career that allows her to serve small business owners, in academia, and at all levels of government. Whether she is mentoring women and girls, engaging students during university lectures, speaking as keynote, or serving at all levels of government, she is driven by providing support to others to meet needs, equip, and train. In addition to making the Daily Record’s Successful by 40 Very Important Professionals list, she is a President’s Management Council Fellow, entrepreneur, and writer with interests in topics that concern women.

To learn more about Dr. Jasmine, visit www.girlgoglobal.com and www.jasmineleighmorse.com, or follow her on IG and FB as @drjasmineleighmorse.