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Kwadwo Som-Pimpong
Kwadwo Som-Pimpong
Founder & Owner
Crafted Glory
Clyde, NC
828-338-8659
kwadwo@craftedglory.com
www.CraftedGlory.com
IG: @crafteglory
Young Struggle
Young Struggle
Alfred “Knowledge” Green
Founder
Asheville, NC
828-317-2488
knowledge01@gmail.com
FB: @young struggle
Bridging the Gap Community Enrichment
Bridging the Gap Community Enrichment
Tymeka Whiteside
Founder & Executive Director
PO Box 415, Morrisville, NC
828-424-2271
behold@tymekawhiteside.com
https://TymekaWhiteside.com
FB: @BridgingtheGapCommunityEnrichment
Hand, Heart, and Soul Project
Hand, Heart, and Soul Project
Wande Meadows
Executive Director
Jonesboro, GA
678-644-1584
hello@handheartsoulproject.org
www.HandHeartSoulProject.org
FB: @handheartsoulproject1
IG: @handheartsoulproject
LI: @wande-okunoren-meadows
Transform The GAAP
Transform the GAAP
Sherrika Sanders
Founder & Owner
Atlanta, GA
info@TransformTheGAAP.com
404-954-0444
www.TransformTheGAAP.com
FB: @TransformTheGAAP
IG/LI: @sherrikafaithdrivenmentor
YT: @sherrika_faithdrivenmentor
Nikki Bradley
Nikki Bradley
Nichely, LLC
Founder, Owner, Chief Brand Strategist
Concord, NC
info@nikkibradley.net
https://NikkiBradley.net
FB/LI: @NikkiBradley
IG/YT: @TheNikkiBradley
Cuentos y Café
Cuentos y Café
Tamara Olmedo
Founder & Owner
Asheville, NC
828-276-2367
cuentosycafebooks@gmail.com
www.CuentosYCafe.com
IG: @cuentosycafebooks