We had the good fortune of connecting with Bruce & Dmitri N/A and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Bruce & Dmitri, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
We wanted to create a platform to highlight and support black businesses while also educating the community on various topics such as entrepreneurship, relationships, economic prowess, and current events related to black people.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
During each show, we highlight 3-4 small black businesses to help them reach a broader audience. That’s our way of giving back to the black community.

We are excited to continue to network with other black entrepreneurs, bringing credible guests on our platform, and continue to elevate and expand on our own brand.

We simply went from a planning mindset to an action mindset and we realized that there is no such thing as a perfect platform but it was a perfect idea and that’s what ignited us to get it off the ground.

The biggest lesson we learned is to not wait for perfection and just start and enjoy the process.

Our brand is authentic, true to the culture, and it’s all about uplifting our fellow black entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. Although we focus heavily on the black community, our platform is informative for all business-minded individuals.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Great places in the city that we enjoy would include:

Continent restaurant and cigar lounge

Views Bar and Grill

The High Museum

Peters Street (Spin and Cru)

Piedmont Park

Zari

The Beltline

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Shoutout to all the current and aspiring black entrepreneurs that gave us the inspiration to create this platform to uplift our community.

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