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’ve been an entrepreneur for seven years.
I originally created Skin So Sweet, a body product for girls and young ladies. I've serviced many
girls throughout the Chicago land area through mentoring and various partnerships. In 2016, I launched the very first Girls Entrepreneur Expo. This expo celebrates Chicago’s most innovative entrepreneurial girls ages 7-17 years old. They have an opportunity to be vendors and showcase their brands on a larger platform. It’s an annual event where vendors travels across the U.S. to participate and hundreds of guests attend. Since the birth of the Girls Entrepreneur Expo I’ve created the Oh So Sweet Connection. It is an
exclusive network for young ladies to promote and market their products and services and also
provide resources for them to excel in their business. The network also allows them the
opportunity to connect with other like-minded young ladies. They’re offered opportunities to
utilize resources to help them grow in their businesses. It has not been a smooth road at all.
There were many days when I wanted to quit and give up. Until this day I still experience many
challenges that cause me to question if I should continue to move forward. I often wonder if I’m
good enough to operate a business. I was never raised to believe that I can do it successfully.
My mom and family are hard workers but I wasn’t introduced to entrepreneurship until I was an
adult so I was unsure of myself many days. I suffered from lack of confidence which has made
my experience more challenging.