Nade, an immigrant from the Ivory Coast, built an industrial cleaning business that she hopes to leave as a legacy to her children. After working in disaster relief for the Red Cross, she found that the cleaning that she did on the side could be a profitable and successful business. Nade focuses on meeting each client's individual needs and providing quality jobs for her employees. Nade is committed to providing customers with outstanding cleaning service in an environmentally responsible, trustworthy, and professional manner.

During college, Athenia developed a side business planning and promoting events for student groups on campus. After working in the non-profit world for a time, Athenia turned her event planning business into a full-time career, adding services like balloons, DJs, and photo-booths to her offerings. Athenia seeks to provide high-quality, professional services and deliveries to each client.

Zakiya hopes to inspire social change through meaningful, engaging learning experiences. She designs leadership-training curriculums that help companies, institutions and individuals promote a culture of success while supporting collaborative learning experiences for their communities. Zakiya puts the community at the root of all the work that she does, and is dedicated to building up the next generation of leaders and learners.

Leona's energetic marketing consultancy firm provides critical insight into target markets and develops winning strategies that give clients the competitive edge. Before founding her own firm, Leona earned her chops at several award-winning agencies. She focuses on the technical side of marketing, building research-backed blueprints and artful tactics that demonstrate her mastery and knowledge of the industry.

Perryn is an artist who explores wellness and womanhood in her drawings and paintings. She uses her unique designs on a variety of products, from prints to clothing. After working for many years in tech and fashion, Perryn wanted to finally use her art experience and education and express herself through her work. She hopes that her art serves as a reminder for people to care for themselves and those around them.

Tina has been baking for many years, initially only for friends and family before realizing she could make her passion a business. She makes wedding cakes and other desserts for celebrations and corporate clients. She completed the La Cocina program in 2015 and will soon move to a Kiosk on the UC Berkeley campus to sell her desserts and small prepared foods.

Letisha started her business to spread joy, knowledge and comfort to people's homes. She sells home decor and fragrance products via her online store and wholesale channels. Her brand is mindful and sustainable, and Letisha is dedicated to giving back to her community through the business.

Maechi has created an online store that showcases her growing collections of custom designed pins for Delta Sigma Theta sorority members and their sister friends. Each pin is designed and curated with love to add a bit of personal flair to the collections the sisters already own, allowing them to represent subtly and with style. The store was launched in November 2020 and it has taken off! Now Maechi is looking to build it out as a luxury lifestyle brand that will include apparel.

Narai expresses her love for fashion through her energetic, sophisticated vintage and contemporary clothing collection. This curated line includes quality pieces from premium labels at accessible prices. Narai hopes to make women feel beautiful and good about themselves at any age.

Donnette is in the process of moving her salon to Queens, where she hopes to continue providing a safe space for people with naturally curly hair to be serviced with love. She has expanded her services to include complete and customized style and hair consultations and makeovers. Donnette focuses on caring for each client as a complete person by setting them up for success and boosting their confidence.