After spending several years working at a private equity firm that invests in aerospace and defense companies, Erika Lucas founded StitchCrew in 2017. The non-profit organization connects women and BIPOC entrepreneurs with capital, resources and networks needed to launch and scale companies. StitchCrew created programming via workshops, coaching sessions and networking opportunities for traditionally overlooked […]
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A Bad Ass Woman In Oklahoma City Gets The Credit She Deserves
Sean Akadiri left Nigeria at the age of 19 with a student visa, heading for college. After considering the map of the United States, he landed on Oklahoma, because college was inexpensive there. And “I liked the name Oklahoma,” he told me. In his last semester at East Central University, he ran out of money. […]