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Previous BWEL Cohorts

Entrepreneur	Company	State
Ahriana Edwards	Vaila Shoes	NC
Akos Antwi	Revive Therapeutic Services	RI
Alycia Huston	The Culture Cru	CA
Angel Livas	ALIVE Podcast Network	VA
Aundrea Paulk	SoireeMi, LLC	MA
Ayesha Hudson	A-Peace LLC	DC
Chelsea Mooreland	Life Cycle Direct Primary Care	OH
Garley Briggs	Tonye LLC DBA GiGi Tonye' Arts and Fitness	IL
Hyacinth Tucker	The Laundry Basket LLC	MD
Joyce Onyango	Informatix Health	MA
Kristen Smith	Tre's Street Kitchen	LA
Lola Omishore	TheraMotive	NY
Pamela Ellis	Compass College Advisory	OH
Savannah Mitchell	Sunday Morning Coffee	MD
Sequoyah Sherrill	Solid Ground Wellness	MD
Shameca Brown	Integrated Mental Health	OK
Takia Lamb	TK Consulting & Design LLC	GA
Tameka Montgomery	Core Strategy Partners Inc.	MD
Tishia Dunham	Agape Christian Bar Preparation Services, Inc.	FL
Willmeisha Hall	WorldSafe1st Inc.	FL

Entrepreneur	Company	State
Faridat Ilupeju	Ayaba	MA
Clarissa Brown	Brown Bird Butterfly	OK
Tayo Mbande	Chicago Birthworks Collective	IL
Constance Martin-Wilson	Cnotta Services	MA
Deborah Odunze	Debbs Kitchen	MA
Quontay Turner	Emerald City Plant Shop	MA
Tracy Malone	Epic Planners, LLC	OK
Helen Joseph	Expressive Arts Place LLC	MA
Joy White	Flawed Masterpiece®	GA
Jodi-Ann Lewis	From Irie To Italy	MA
Onikah Asamoa-Caesar	Fulton Street Books & Coffee	OK
Taelyr Roberts	Hippie Adjacent	TX
Kelly Charles-Collins	HR Legally Speaking, LLC	FL
Tamecca Rogers	Inspire Publishing	OK
Dominique Miles	Loan Signing Agent	VA
Carinia Taylor	Mattoon Soap Co., LLC.	MA
LaQuintha Brown	Onifade's Cookie Company	OK
Ray’Chel Wilson	Raise the Bar Investments LLC	OK
Cheri Williams	Simply Sweetie	MA
Tess Gainey	Teresa Lewis Small Business Advisory Services LLC	MD
Anita Morson-Matra	The Changing City	MA
LaTrice (Elle) Davis	The Ellevate Group, LLC	IL
Lisa Arneaud	The LA\|PR Firm	FL
Alexis Jones	TheTéSpa	MA
Tiffany Joy Murchison	TJM & Co. Media Boutique	NY
Britney Foster	Trajectory of Hope	CA
Tiombé O'Rourke	True Blue 1881, Inc	GA
Amewusika (Sika) Sedzro	Uncut Lab	MA
Alexandra Douglas	Wrapsody	MA
Yanique Shaw	Yanique Events	MA

Entrepreneur	Company	State
Beverly Guerrero-Porter	7Seventeen Media	MA
Alicia Hill	ACG Brand Management LLC	TN
Tonya Winston	B. Royal Boutique	MA
Kimberly Greene	B.L.A.C.K. (Bases Loaded Authentic Clothing and Kaps)	NJ
Ariaun Stewart	C.HR Services LLC	MA
Angela Brown	Charles-Brown Ventures, LLC	SC
Tiffany Burnette	Cool Breezes, LLC	NC
Constance Blackman MSAEL’22	Decidedly Different Events	NY
Michelle Thomas	Dream Without Permission, LLC	MA
Tariana V. Little	EmVision Productions	MA
Keisha Greaves	Girls Chronically Rock	MA
Paula Finch	Icons & Couture	CT
Nickquolette Barrett	iRock Development Solutions, LLC dba iRock Résumés	TX
Judithe Registre MSAEL ’22	JR Capital	DC
Amanda L. Seigel	Kalunga Blue Botanica	CA
Keeana Saxon	Kidogo Productions	MA
Alison K. Mason	Lilacs on York Creative Studios	FL
Cyndi Prince	LooHoo	ME
Mavis Hicks	Mavology	MA
Seble Alemu	MerkatoUSA	MA
Brooke Fitzpatrick	Mosaic Matchmaking	TX
Premise Martin	Pedi Licious Footwear LLC	NJ
Kristen Pope	Pope Productions, Inc.	MA
Denise Silva	Posar Photography	MA
Amanda Seigel	Seagull Press	CA
Sterling Clinton-Spellman	The Incred-A-Bowl Food Company	RI
Alexia McClerkin	The Sports and Wellness Doc	TX
Victoria Azubuike	Us Programme	London, England
A Michele Tedder	Village Empowerment Solutions, LLC.	PA
Stephanie Voltaire	Voltaire Enterprises, INC	MA
Salimata Bangoura MBA ’19	Yamacu	MA

Entrepreneur	Company	State
Kim Rivera	A.I.R.	TX
Mariama Boney, LMSW, CAE	Achieve More LLC	VA
Traci Gaynor	African American Female Professor Award Association	MA
She’Neil Johnson-Spence & Nicolette Graves	BASE BUTTER	PA
Veronica N. Chapman MBA ’08	Boxxout Enterprises	MA
Cimone key	Cimone Key Creative Studio	TX
Brea Gates	CMIT Solutions of Denton	TX
Monica Okrah	Coached By Monica	NC
Dianne Austin	Coils to Locs	MA
Cheryl Carr	Dr. Cheryl Carr	TX
Joy Gary	Effloresce Culture & Design	MA
Melissa Patrick	Equity & Expectations	MA
Regina McDowell-Evans	Evans Events Planning	MA
Marsha Francois	Financial Marshmallow	FL
Widline Pyrame	Fusion Doll	MA
Keisha Greaves	Girls Chronically Rock	MA
Tiffany Joseph	Grounded By Movement and Yoga	MA
NiaChloe Bowman-Gedeon ’19	Healthy Pockets	NY
Jasmin Brand	Her Texas	TX
Krishna Powell	HR 4 Your Small Biz	NJ
Candice Crawford-Zakian	Human Studio	MA
Makamba Sackey	I Want The Keys	AL
Elysa Graham	Integrity Health for Wellness	NC
Jacqueline G. Johnson	JGJ Designs	MA
Kristi Tally	KD7 Enterprises Inc	NC
Katrina Fludd ’08 MS’10	Kelda + Co.	NC
Keisha O’Marde	KeySolutions 17°61	MA
Rhodaja Shubrick	Kidney Bean Mobile App	MA
Shenese Colwell	L.A.B. Work & Fitness, Barre n’B	TX
Sharie Hendricks	Laguna Candles	CA
Kathleen Jeanty ’99	Madan BelFwi Fruit Mixes	MA
Dominique Verdieu	Makeup By Dominique	MA
Irene Nakabonge-Lugude	MANYI Juices	MA
Maliaka Shepard	Museum of African American History Boston	MA
Yolunda Harrell	New Hill Development Corporation	VA
PAtience Noah	Patience Noah Insurance	MA
Palesa Pryor	PRISM PMP	VA
Jamala McFadden	The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis	GA
Lillian Gregory	The HumEx Institute	TX
Benine Mudymba	The Natural Sis	MA
Sherika Wynter	Thomas and Wynter R&D	MD
Cynthia Clemons	Village Keepers Adult Day Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Safe Harbor	MA
Whitney Dodds	Wellness for the Culture	MA
Danielle Gordon	YGB Collective	FL
Jennifer Hill Booker	Your Resident Gourmet Cooks!	GA
Edwine Alphonse	Your Startup CPA	MA

Entrepreneur	Company	State
Aaliyah Nelson ’23	2MIGHTY	GA
Catherine Senyonjo	4orci	CT
Patti Happi	Advanced Building Group	GA
Chika Egbuzie	Afrinomenon	CT
Alana Ladson	Alana Ladson Art	CT
Charleszetta Ford	Better Bodies 4 Us	NC
Stephannie Kirby	Black Wealth Culture	MA
Motolani Osinowo ’21	ByTolani	MA
Jamillah Gabriel	Call Number	IL
Leticia Stallworth ’99 MBA’13	Connected Affinity Networks	VA
Labrescia Dawson	Dawson’s Realty & Mortgage	GA
Diana S. Gray	Diana S. Gray Business Consulting Services	AL
Olunwa Ikpeazu	ETNICITI	FL
Karen William	Eve Pure Moisturizer Oil	NC
Dethra Giles	ExecuPrep	GA
Flo Elkins	F.L.O. Life Fitness	CA
Taylor Angles	Grandma Baby Apothecary	MA
Krystle Rodriguez	Hodgepodge Coffeehouse	GA
Kiana Williams	Key Comfort at Home	MA
Andrea Carter	LaDrea	OH
Shantell Lanique Smith	Lanique + Co	MA
Stacey Mollison	Libra Management Group	GA
Xiomara Kelly ’21		MA
Claudia Norvilus MBA’21	Peau Belle By Claudia	FL
Precious Williams	Perfect Pitches by Precious	NY
Ceata Lash	PuffCuff	GA
Nnenna Makanjuola	Radiant Rose Media	GA
Ebony Stubbs	Rae Images	NC
Satin Faulkner	Saturals	MA
Sonserae Cicero	SHEBA	CT
Elizabeth O’Gilvie	Springfield Food Policy Council	MA
Sharonda Stewart	The Appliance Gals	GA
Janice McLean-DeLoatch	The Black Shopping Networks.com	MD
Jamala McFadden	The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis	GA
Chisa Nosamiefan	The Labalaba Foundation	MA
Tian Connaughton	Tian Connaughton	MA
Carmen Madon	Touch of Class Balloons	MA
Veronica Woodruff	Travelsist	GA
Tara Aldrich	Tutors on Call	PA
Tiana Rae Burnett	YllwBrd Management	MA
Jennifer (Oge) Emetarom	Your Baby Your Birth	NY