Our community is comprised of some absolutely brilliant entrepreneurs and so we asked a few of them to tell us the story of how they came up with the ideas for their business.

June Williams | Event Curator

Having moved to Atlanta as a queer Caribbean individual, I was surprised by the absence of events that focused on Caribbean culture, music, and foods while still being a safe queer space. With the thriving and robust Caribbean and queer communities in Atlanta, I realized that people who identity similarly may have also struggled with this. Read more>>  

Gerald Bass | Business Growth Strategist

In 2015 I started a conference call called, “The Rise Of The O%E.” Every week I interviewed entrepreneurs and business owners that I felt were either rising into the top 1% or were already in the top 1%. I used to let people hop on weekly and listen to the interviews for free.  Read more>>

Sangeetha Ramkumar | Owner – Dunya Camp

The whole idea started with a road trip in the summer of 2020. My husband and I camped for part of the trip in the Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. I’m not an avid camper, he is, but it was such a transformative experience – being so close to nature, waking up to all that natural splendor – it was very inspiring. Read more>>