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  • SoCal 2022
  • Mothers 2022
  • Chicago 2022
  • PA/NJ 2022
  • Texas 2022
  • SoCal 2022
  • Mothers 2021
  • Veterans 2021
  • Chicago 2021
  • SoCal 2021

Pallavi Pande

Dtocs

Corinne Green

Human Resources Managers on the Move

Erika Oldham

Chic Sugars

Namrata Kamdar

Testlify

Monisha Washington

The LinC

Ameka Colemon

Strands of Faith

Barbara Donnini

Boxplot Analytics

Tanisha Lemelle

The Clever Site

Mabell Garcia Paine

Viridis Consulting

Caroline Hagerty

Lini Victoria

Danielle Noriega

Valley Transport First Call Service

Naomi Jones

Piece O Cake

Sherisse Hawkins

Pagedip

Cara Wilson

Howard Intervention Center

Toki Simmons

Handle My Books

Tamecia Jordan

Acsential Group

Vanessa Vizard

Vizard Marketing & PR

Saria Hawkins

Manifest Your Purpose

Phyllis Calderon

A Touch of Classical Plus

Jeanette Velasquez

Velasquez Tax & Business Services

Devon Nestor

Book to Balance

Angeline Schell

Rotterdam Lot Cleaners

Coralia Davila

Quetzal Cleaning Service

Lindsey Granger

Lindsey Granger Productions

Donna Royston

CoffeeStix

Luisa Castellanos

Science On Call

Amari Jackson

Growing Boundlessly

Sam Manivannan

Conflowence

Kristel Bell

STEM Generation

Victoria Elena Nones

Sit Social

Paul Amos

Silencer Athletics

Stephanie Garces

Garces Law

Kevin Stevenson

Spotlight Cleaning Service Inc.

Watchen Nyanue

I Choose The Ladder

Nico Aguilar

Speeko

Ashley Taliferro

AD-V Business Consulting Inc.

Trix Kirkpatrick

A Move To Remember

Marco Alcala

America's Fire Shield

Brooke Lang

Brooke Lang Design

Nicole Wheatly

Steps Inc Consulting

Robert Fox

Fox Security Inc.

Perteet Spencer

Ayo West African Foods

Marsha McVicker

LYLA

Richard Garza

Garza Roofing Equipment and Supply

Danny Park

RoboThink

Bobby Yung

Interior Dynamics

Gerry Torrence

L.J. Frame

Julian Tillotson

INDIRAP

Toyin Kolawole

Iya Foods

Randy Melton

Konnect IT Group

Wendy Sullivan

WENRICH PD Construction LLC

D. Tomme Beevas

Pimento Jamaican Kitchen

Edna McKenzie

Midwest Select Contracting

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Georgia Fort

BLCK Press

Junita Flowers

Junita's Jar

Jasmine Russell

Monicat Data, LLC

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D. Tomme Beevas

Pimento Jamaican Kitchen

Oscar Saucedo

Landworks Inc.

Tina Nguyen

Jax & Bones

Caron Ng

NUSET Inc.

Sue Silva

Avlis International

Chinyerem Amesi

Amesi & Associates

Vanessa Faggiolly

Amerisal Foods LLC

Patricia Alvarez de los Cobos

Energy Communications Corp.

Sanjaya Amarasinghe

Copp Industrial Manufacturing Inc.

Mike Hayden

Infinium HR Group

Christine Olory

RoomChazer

Lennie Brown

Brown & Brown Quality Care

Eric Cruz

Progressive Health Pro Inc

Delilah Harris

Butterfli Technologies, Inc

Dr. Portia Jackson

Jackson Ventures, Inc

Amy Sanchez

Better In Home Care

Pam Feld

Triumph Technology Group

Elvia Rodriguez

Goldamity Insurance Services

Samir Bitar

The Art of Consulting

Janice Yellon

VizBiz Solutions

Holly Eve

Madame Levy

Carmen Ricapa

Amazon Graphics

Ilyana Benson

Neosol

Clarissa Gosney

Pinnacle Counseling and Testing Center

Melinda Hughes

The Strength Shoppe

Andreane Gaulin

Speech Point Therapy Inc.

Roberto Martinez

Braven

Linda Weidner

The Adaptive Athlete

Taishawn Mitchell

Mitchells Transport

Kamran Khan

NativelyFluent.com

James Jones Jr

Bump by Ownors Technologies

Teasha Gaither-Davis.

Therapeutic FOcus

Victoria Prince.

Tori Prince Beauty

Claire Risoli.

Toro y Leon Inc

Lashawnda Tillis.

Visionz

Davinna Warren.

Warren's Divine Homes, LLC

Erica McCullom.

Web Designs 4 Less LLC

Madilynn Beck.

The Better Spot

Helsa Thompson.

The Aura House

Roseline Joseph.

The Answer Management Services inc.

CJ Harris.

TAKALA FOMOND.

TBF DIAGNOSTIC

Jasmine Williams.

Sunny and Ted

Tina Fears.

Stage Ready LLc.

Sylvia Kan.

Pulse Instruments

Rashida Reese.

ReBirth Marketing & Consulting

Ruby Gordon.

Scent by Kennadi

Michelle Turner-Young.

SOULFIRE MOVEMENT LLC

Cara Pitts.

Southern Roots Vegan Bakery

Yenny James.

Paradigm Doulas LLC.

Jala Eaton.

On My Own Financial, LLC

LaKya Boone-White.

Oily Herb Soap Company

Delasber Sanders..

Amoree's Journey

LINDA STEWART.

THE T-SHIRT SPOT

Lisa Marsh.

MsPsGFree Inc.

Kerri Honeywood.

Moon Cycle Mama Doula and Wellness LLC

Larisa Lopez.

LL Services

Lois Tiedemann Koffi.

Lois Koffi Enterprises

Givona Sandiford.

Melospeech Inc.

Sonia Smith-Kang.

Mixed Up Clothing, Inc.

Naijean Bernard.

Jeany's Caribbean Elixirs

Amanda Ma.

Innovate Marketing Group, Inc.

Breonna Vereen.

Imani Cowrie

Kiara Moore.

Embracing Oak Therapy

Vickie Cobb-Lucien.

Embrace Health, Inc.

Valarie McGhee.

Children Are Heroes Learning Center LLC

Jeanette Burton.

Burton photography

Bri.

Nicole Murphy.

Barter Black

Lani Cabral Pasao.

Angels Over Us llc

MJ Cunningham.

AfroFreelancer.com.

Pamela Fullerton.

Advocacy and Education Consulting.

Adriane Alvarez.

Adriane Alvarez

Brandy Archie.

AccessAble Living

Mayra Khan - Founders First

Mayra Khan.

Nova Driving School

Melvin Henley - Founders First

Melvin Henley.

PAC Leaders LLC

Amy Beth Treciokas - Founders First

Amy Treciokas.

Yoga Now Inc

Johnathon Bush - Founders First

Johnathan Bush

Not Just Cookies Wholesale Bakery

Jesse Iniguez - Founders First

Jesus Iniguez.

Back of the Yards
Coffee

Terri Evans - Founders First

Terri Evans.

Rylon's Smokehouse Partners, LLP

Mary Nguyen Aregoni - Founders First

Mary
Aregoni.

Saigon Sisters
LLC

Maya-Camille Broussard - Founders First

Maya Camille Broussard.

Justice of the
Pies

Elizabeth Colon - Founders First

Elizabeth
Colon.

Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions LLC

Nicole Jordan - Founders First

Nicole Jordan.

Nicole Jordan Catering LLC

Sumeet Singh.

Pharma Solution

Shakina Rush.

Kingdom Builders & Industrial Maintenance

Nima Etemadi.

Cake Life

Rebecca Davies.

Remark Glass

Angela McIver.

Math Foundations

Michelle Carfagno.

The Greater Knead

Katherine Rivera.

Flip Out Productions

Wale Forrester.

Hustle Clean

Effie Smillie Agbotui.

R2R Palliative and Hospice Care LLC

Artura Taylor.

TDG Scientific

Kyndra Outlaw.

Atmospheric Home Staging

Raven Watson.

AtWork Personnel Services

Bernadette Davis.

Bernadette Davis Communications

Bijith Moopen.

PriceSenz LLC

Rodney Brisco.

Brisco Wheel Repair LLC DBA Alloy Wheel Repair Of San Antonio

Lyndsey Brantley.

Camellia Alise, LLC

Hope Young.

Center for Music Therapy, Inc.

Reginald Lyon.

Channel Source Inc

David Hubbard.

DM Electrical and Construction LLC

Ephraim Egbele.

EFS Group PLLC

Krishna Buford.

Flava Wings

Brittani Wold.

Grit by Brit

Victoria Capistran.

Hooked On Code, LLC

Liz D'Aloia.

KoderLabs

Don Ward.

Laundris Corp

Amber Williams.

Le Rouge Cuisine Food Company

Ephraim Egbele.

EFS Group PLLC

Rosie Troy.

Oops Steam Cleaning

Romona Adams.

RD Adams Enterprise LLC dba ONE Elite Staffing

Monisha Edwards.

SCENT & FIRE CANDLE COMPANY

Tam Nguyen.

Socium Solutions LLC

Deun Ivory.

The Body: A Home for Love

Nannette Ray.

TNR Accounting & Management Consulting, LLC

Keith Palmer.

Lalloon Marketing Group, LLC dba Imperium Surgical Partners

Robert Liang.

West One Products LLC

Ray Bass.

Boost Training Systems

Shauna Michels.

Skin Theory

Benjamin Phillips .

Lot, Stock and Barrel

Bethany Smith.

B Team Solutions

Jimmy Davidson.

Freedom in Motion

Eric Roark.

Roark Financial

Joe Tuan.

Topflight

Jose Carrillo.

Carrillo Concrete Services

Rebecca Mackey.

Nic-Beck's Plumbing

Uma Mohan.

Growing IQ Texas

Tumarrow Lucas.

The Lucas Group Solutions, LLC

Toska Medlock Lee.

The Myriad Group & Co.

Tiffany Townsend.

Ship Black

Tiffani Speller.

Tiffani Chanel Luxury Hair

Tanya Morris.

Mom Your Business

Tamara Starks.

Treasure Chest Beauty Studio

Tahjar Roamartinez.

Cyber Warfighters Group, Inc

Rahru Arceneaux.

Haute Choc'lat Multimedia Group

Rachel Cheng.

Zaza Nail & Wine Lounge

Quyionah Wingfield.

Cool Moms Dance Too!

Patrice Darby.

GoNanny, Inc.

Nikita Seal.

zzs ice cream puffs

Niaqua Campbell.

Tiffany-Joi Body Whipt co.

Nancy Preston.

Milk Money Kitchens

Nakia McGhee.

Bizzy Buzz- Your Party Store!

Lyndsey Brantley.

Camellia Alise, LLC

LaQuita Pierre Powell.

On time vehicle services

Kim Roxie.

LAMIK Beauty

Kaddy Gassama.

Truck dispatching at hand LLC

Jondra Lowe.

Support 2 Inspire

Jennifer Sanders.

POWER Catering

Eraina Ferguson.

My Good Life

Erica Molett.

Banneky.com

Elizabeth Cotton.

Career Mingle, Inc.

Elaine Swann.

The Swann School of Protocol

Effie Agbotui.

Lé Bodáir LLC

EbeleI Loanya.

MODChic Couture LLC

Dezra Robitson.

Kimante Clothing

Crystal Dudley.

Velour Kiss Beauty

Darlisa Diltz.

North Texas Entrepreneur Education and Training Center

Catherine Cheung.

Catherine Cheung, DPM

Casper Hines.

Cable Plug Lady

Carolina Scharf.

Blue Gourmet, Inc.

Carmen Chavezde Hesse.

Slinky Cat at Home

Camelia Fawzy.

ASANTe llc

Calita Clark.

Lewis Clark Trucking, LLC

Brooklyn Mann.

Out of This World Events & B Mann Design Group

Angela Gormer.

Yum Yumz Tasty Drinks & Dish

Alexia McClerkin.

The Sports and Wellness Doc

Ajia Morris.

The Greenline Initiative

Adrienne Shea.

Little Sprouts Play Cafe

Christopher Readus.

CleanJet

Kenneth Fields.

IT-HenHouse

Tahjar Roamartinez.

Cyber Warfighters Group Inc

Calvin Reid Jr.

Chynna Group Investors, LLC

Akuumba Brooks.

Chipset21

Massah Chatton.

Chicken Run / Tiki Treats

Helen Granado-Boesel.

C&E Pharmacy Services, LLC

George-Anthony Dulal-Whiteway.

Brainstorm Fitness

Mel Gordon.

Atmospheric Water Generator LLC dba Quench Innovations

Ray Marchan.

American Veteran Lighting, Inc.

Annette Washington.

AG Washington Web LLC

Eric Vasquez.

Accio Ads LLC dba Veterans Logistics Group

Makin Hamzah.

A.I.C Publications

Robert Perry.

Chase Incorporated

Dante Johnson.

Eazy Turn Property Services

Kristi May.

Legend Acres

Kevin Williams.

K M Williams & Associates, LLC (KMWA)

Jennifer Vollbrecht.

J Vollbrecht Consulting

Stacy Hardy.

Hardy House Your Family Healthcare Provider

Haleema Shafeek.

GOFS Commercial Interiors

APRIL CALDWELL.

fayVen

Darryl Evans.

Evans Building Maintenance LLC

Andrew Whaley.

Essayons Engineering Services, LLC

Bernadette Davis.

Bernadette Davis Communications

Lindsay Helm.

Empower Employ

Deborah Piggee.

Deb’s Barbershop Salon

Stephen Carter.

White Orchid Hospice

Francisco Rivera.

Wepa Commercial Cleaning

Walter Brown.

WALTER BROWN, PH.D., A Psychological Corporation

Gina Green.

Veterans Management Source LLC

Derren Burrell.

Veteran Ventures Capital

VINCENT HARRIS.

VEHTECH, INC.

William Hill.

Uncharted Territory Solutions

Joe Arenella.

Tracker Systems

Charles Cohn.

Top O Hill Farm Learning, LLC

Robert Varela.

Tape & Label Converters

David Hall.

TAMP Inc.

Danny Asberry El.

Solel International

Tiffany Roman.

Small Biz Highlight, LLC

Arthur Aleman.

Simple Tax

David Walker.

Sharla's Coffee Stop

Salvatore DeGuarda.

Bernadette Davis Communications

Cynthia Beers.

Red Head Yoga LLC

Richard Marks.

RDM Management Group L.L.C.

Cody Bess.

Poprouser

Joshua Cosgrove.

Oshen Spa

Salvatore DeGuarda.

Sal DeGuarda Concrete

William Huber.

Moneta LLC

Corey White.

Sigma Telecommunications Services LLC

Eric Dobyne.

Modesto Management LLC