GOGOVIE Holding the illustrious title as the first and only black women to create and manufacture a baby carrier in the US, Angelique Warner is a true trailblazer! Not unlike its creator, GoGoVie Premium Baby Carrier trail blazes as The ONLY Hybrid Sling and Soft Structured Baby Carrier offering reclined, semi-reclined, and upright positions. Warner describes her creativity in these words: “As an inventor, I have created and continue to create purposeful products that help improve healthcare outcomes for babies through babywearing, bonding and breastfeeding and improve the overall quality of life of the user who can now stay active in comfort. I am the patent-pending inventor of GoGoVie Premium Baby Carrier.” Enough said!
MY GIRLFRIEND'S PHOTOBOOTH Delisher Bankole has been a first responder for almost 3 decades. Missing family and community celebrations had become a way of life. With retirement on the horizon, this Chicago party girl was destined not to miss another corporate, family or community celebration. My Girlfriend’s Photobooth provides budget-friendly alternatives for lively entertainment for event managers, concert promoters and fundraising organizers. Bankole’s big idea began during the winter of 2015 while planning a monthly cocktail party fundraising agenda. She decided that it would be nice to have a photobooth just in case someone needed to rent one. After weeks of research, her 1st booth arrived late March 2015. By April 2016 she had acquired a 2nd kiosk. January 2017, she partnered with her manufacturer to work gigs for them in exchange for booth rental fees. Her strategic business partners (balloon decorators and up-lighting service providers) offered bundle packages to their customers renting her equipment and, sometimes, her staff. In her words: “Without any formal training, this has truly been a learn-as-yougrow journey. Each day I learn something new about myself or the industry, which pushes me closer to my goal.” Soulé
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