After making plant-based skincare for her daughter with eczema, Ashley's passion for natural formulations inspired her to launch her own company. Apart of a long lineage of entrepreneurs in her family, Ashley creates and distributes high-quality, plant-based skincare products formulated to heal, nourish, and revitalize the skin, offering accessible, inclusive alternatives free from harmful toxins and fillers. Now focused on funding and marketing to propel growth, she hopes to grow and scale the business.

Modupe is the founder of a luxury, hand-poured candle company. modupe's love of fragrance comes from her mother– no matter what was going on personally, her mother always looked and smelled good. modupe offers nostalgic fragrances inspired by her Nigerian heritage, that are free from harmful chemicals and encourage a sustainable self-care routine. modupe enjoys experimenting with different fragrances, and would like to expand her product line / inventory.

A long-time lover of candles, Asia was inspired her to launch a hand-poured home fragrance line using high-quality domestic materials that uplift Black and Brown communities. Going full-time after a layoff, Asia strives to create personalized scents with packaging that features Black and Brown people. She is now focusing on growing her conscious brand through increased B2B wholesale accounts.

Amy is a counselor supporting adult Caregivers and their Senior loved ones during various stages. This includes educating, 1:1 coaching, planning for safety and relationship needs, along with guidance to community resources. Many seniors and their caregivers are unsure where to start, what questions to even ask and where to go for help. Amy started as a licensed physical therapist working as a healthcare leader in Hospitals, Homecare organizations and Skilled Nursing facilities for 30+ years.

Fern is an accomplished artist and photographer who sells her work to individual customers, as well as commercial spaces such as hospitals and hotels. Celebrated as one of the top 100 African American photographers in the U.S., Fern's incredible work combining photography and art-making touches and moves her viewers. After retiring from her career as a professor, Fern wanted to keep creating art and was met with huge demand for her work.

Jennifer companions families in New York City through their transition into parenthood by providing birth and postpartum doula services. She understand the intricacies of welcoming a baby into the family as Queer folks and wants to make sure her clients are feeling prepared and supported. All of Jennifer's services are inclusive to all family structures and relationship dynamics.

Keisha started her mommy & me makeup brand with the goal of creating vegan and cruelty-free makeup that mothers and daughters could shop for and share together. Creating a product that brought more representation to the beauty industry was extremely important to her, and she wanted to create business that could grow with her daughter.

Natasha is a life coach and experienced licensed therapist that provides individual coaching, group coaching, workshops, and retreats for Black women. Natasha works with clients, exclusively Black women, who may be successful in their careers, but feel deeply unfulfilled and unhappy with their overall lives. As a Black woman herself, Natasha brings an informed understanding of history and cultural landscape to understand the root of the issues her clients face, providing a safe space for them to learn and grow.

Mira is a professional photographer looking to make a social impact with companies and small business owners. She has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and has a genuine passion for photography as an art form. Through her business, she works to assist companies with executing their creative vision and aspires to engage clients that want to make a social impact.