We had the good fortune of connecting with Tracey Cooke and Michele Abdul-Qawiy and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tracey Cooke and Michele Abdul-Qawiy, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
Sisters of Leisure is about Living Everyday in Seeking and Understanding Real Events through the eyes of people in business. We enjoy starting conversations with people about business, life, and family. As business owners ourselves Sisters of Leisure wanted to seek opinions of other business minded people. Tracey Cooke and Michele Abdul-Qawiy are both co-creators of the Sisters of Leisure Brand originally from Cleveland, Ohio now residing in Atlanta, Georgia. We Started to do Sisters of Leisure after facetimeing everyday adding people to our conversation.our Podcast originated October 2020. The website is Sistersofleisure.com We are also on instagram ,facebook, youtube. We can be watched on www.kazradiotv.com, every other Sunday at 7 p.m. our vision is to promote, elevate, and normalize black entrepreneurship and black owned business. Sisters of Leisure helps expose upcoming businesses. We see ourselves expanding to different locations networking, and creating new relationships.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
Sisters of Leisure believes in showing up with intention to learn from our guests, be authentic and have fun. We always had a mind for business and we realize we still have a lot to learn. Sisters of Leisure’s vision is to promote, elevate, and normalize Black entrepreneurship and Black-owned businesses. Sisters of Leisure feel Black businesses must be seen for its value, impact, and influence on the virility and earning capacity of the American and global economies.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Piedmont Park, Slutty Vegan, Stone Mountain, Old Lady Gang, Sparkles Roller Skating Rink, Corner Grill (We love a good restaurant) Revive Consignment Shop, Chateau Elan and the Spa. Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Chosen Bath and Body, Yaa Astar and Bel La Chic Enwrapped.

Website: www.sistersofleisure.com
Instagram: @sisterofleisure
Twitter: Sisters of leisure
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Youtube: Sisters of Leisure

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