The Village You Don't See with Toyin Kolawole Founder of Iya Foods

The Village You Don't See with Rachel Fox Founder of NWA Girl Gang (Non-Profit)

NWA Girl Gang Founder Rachel Fox was inspired to start NWA Girl Gang by her relationship with her daughter Eva, who was born with Down syndrome. NWA Girl Gang is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aims to provide inclusive and accessible opportunities to women and nonbinary individuals of ALL abilities. Listen as I chat with Rachel Fox and discuss more about NWA Girl Gang and what the future holds.

The Village You Don't See with Daytheon Jeffries - Owner of Camp Bow Wow St Louis

Daytheon Jeffries, Owner at Camp Bow Wow St louis, Missouri. Daytheon spent multiple years in Corporate America before starting his own business. He worked for big companies like Walmart, Hasbro, Hershey and SC Johnson.

The Village You Don't See with Linda Pearl Fils-Aime - Founder of A Lady Named Pearl Foundation Inc

Linda “Pearl” Fils-Aime, the founder of A Lady Named Pearl's Modeling & Leadership Academy is an expert in teaching transformation, both in the world of modeling and in the world of next generation leadership preparedness. Pearl is a seasoned fashion model, performing artist, author, speaker, and university professor. Pearl began her professional career as a model walking the runways for Ebony Fashion Fair, touring the U.S., Canada and Caribbean. Shortly after touring with Ebony Fashion Fair, Pearl pursued her MBA at Clark Atlanta University. Pearl served as a real estate analyst for a Fortune 1 company from 2008 to 2011, and as an adjunct business school professor at Clark Atlanta University, teaching Leadership and Professional Development since August 2011 to present day. In October of 2014, Pearl opened ALNP Leadership & Modeling Academy. ALNP Leadership & Modeling Academy’s mission is to shape the confidence of girls to become future leaders through modeling, leadership and entrepreneurship training.

The Village You Don't See with Matt Weiss Founder of Rind Snack

Meet Matt Weiss Founder and CEO of RIND Snacks, a better-for-you snack brand focused on whole fruit nutrition. Prior to RIND, Matt spent 20 years in investment research at Baron Capital in New York. RIND Snacks, a company that makes dried fruit snacks using upcycled whole fruits, including the peel. Since RIND’s launch in 2017, they’ve grown significantly with an estimated 3,500 distribution points. RIND also recently raised over $6 million in series A funding. Rind is also passionate about being part of the solution to Childhood hunger. Love is Rind program partners with several programs like DC Food Project , Feeding Westchester and others. Check out https://www.rindsnacks.com/

The Village You Don't See with Toyin Kolawole Founder of Iya Foods

Toyin Kolawole is the Founder & CEO of Iya Foods, a nourishment focused food company inspired by her African roots and located in Illinois, USA. Toyin grew up in Lagos, Nigeria assisting with her family’s numerous entrepreneurial ventures which included a small convenience drug store and a fast food business. As a Nigerian American immigrant, Toyin aspired to find new ways to incorporate healthy African ingredients into American food favorites for her family – This led to Iya Foods.