The Soultown! Volume III: Issue 11 NOVEMBER 2019 | Page 17

COVER STORY “To be honest with you, writing down my goals helps me know how to aim. It’s as simple as that. I’m a huge visual guy. I have a ton of notebooks and keep solid ideas. Personal goals are also huge. Outside of my business goals, I have some personal goals. There are a few homeless shelters where I help underprivileged people. I was once underprivileged. Helping them is important to me.” ~ Jessie Babico An up close and personal discussion panel between Jessie Babico, Cassie Betts and Cherie Chillin’ Kabba about branding a business, goals and best practices. Cosplay is a term derived from costume and play, which is a growing industry and fandom phenomenon in which individuals, cut, paste, sew and mold their dreams into reality. It is the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game, especially ones from the Japanese genres of manga and anime. Each novice Cosplay designer created their very own headband from the Leaf Village. Each day of the conference, the Clubhouse leaders engaged in training and discussions that have led them to develop new and amazing friendships. On the final day to learn about Green Screen Filming and Goal Setting by an Entrepreneurship Panel of business owners: Jessie Babico - Founder of the Lave Gallery, Cassie Betts - Director of Operations for VSEDC’s (Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation) new tech center and Cherie Kabba, Innovative Extraordinaire of The Soultown Magazine to discuss the journey of setting goals from a business perspective. Babico shares, “To be honest with you, writing down my goals helps me know how to aim. It’s as simple as that. I’m a huge visual guy. I have a ton of notebooks to record solid ideas. Personal goals are also huge. Outside of my business goals, I have some personal goals. There are a few homeless shelters where I help underprivileged A glimpse of augmented reality using the merge cube. Nov. 2019 • The Soultown International Magazine • Celebrating 2 years • Connecting Our Cultures to Our Cyber & Conscious Communities • thesoultown.com 17