So I had the honor
to participate in this year's launchpad at
Dominican University.
It's an annual launchpad that's presented to students
as an opportunity to discuss your business pitch
and have a chance to compete
and possibly receive funding for your business idea.
It's really like a mini shark tank
because you present in front of judges your business idea,
what your purpose is
and what you hope to do with the support
and funding from the competition.
So you also interact with like-minded colleagues
and you hear their ideas as well,
and you really get to engage with the community
and the business field in a different way.
I would say. I discussed my haircare line,
which is named Imani Origins,
and the product
that I particularly talked about is known as hair sauce.
It's an all natural nourishing cleanser that I made
with ingredients such as rosemary and avocado oil.
It's very gentle and applicable to different hair types,
and I'm excited to bring it to the market space.
When it came to the business aspect
and really preparing for that, Dominican really helped me
through their collaborative support within the courses
that I took and also, uh, really establishing a mission
and how to present that to others,
not just those within the business field,
but really the general public
and how to talk about a new product
and bring it to an emerging market space.
So I think the school really helped with that
and figuring out just how to communicate those ideas.
I think at most, I'm gonna take with me just the courage to
put yourself out there
and to bring something forward
that really you're passionate about and
'cause that's something Dominican helped instill.
It's like to put your best foot forward
and to just be, you know, a star.
I, I suppose so I would've still gone for it,
but the launchpad definitely helped.