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A
I'm
a
social
entrepreneur,
which
means
my
corporate
clients,
help
fund
the
philanthropy
I'm
able
to
do
for
small
businesses
and
experts
who
are
trying
to
get
their
story
out
to
a
broader
community
in
the
past
decade.
I
have
been
so
privileged
to
work
with
the
great
maya
angelou.
I
was
her
videographer
team
for
the
last
year
of
her
life,
which
was
such
a
full
circle
moment.
For
me,
I
read
her
books
growing
up.
I
followed
her
journey
and
her
words.
A
She
inspired
me
so
much
so
to
be
in
a
professional
situation
with
her
entrusted
with
something
so
important
was
definitely
monumental.
Personally,
I've
worked
with
the
new
york
giants.
I've
worked
with
the
tampa
bay
buccaneers.
I've
been
a
videographer
for
many
presidential
candidates
in
the
2016
campaign.
A
A
We
truly
try
to
shine
a
light
on
information
and
people
and
experts
and
experiences,
and
and
use
that
light
to
build
a
better
community
and
a
more
loving
community.
Anyone
who
knows
me
knows
every
day
is
a
learning
experience.
I
push
myself
consistently
in
my
business.
I
have
always
leveled
up
with
every
single
job.
There's
always
something
to
learn
whether
the
industry
is
evolving
and
changing,
or
I
take
on
a
client
in
an
industry.
I've
never
been
exposed
to
before.
A
I
hear
a
story
that
I've
never
been
exposed
to
before
my
proudest
moment
would
just
be
the
journey
there.
There
isn't
anyone
that
outshines
another.
In
my
perspective,
I'm
fortunate
people
trust
me
with
something
so
important
to
them,
and
I
just
value
every
opportunity.
I
have
to
meet
someone
new,
learn
something
about
them
and
then
tell
other
people
about
that.
Experience
or
that
story,
because
of
my
background
and
being
a
teen
mom,
there
weren't
a
lot
of
expectations
set
for
me
and
in
a
way
that's
easy.
A
No
one
expected
me
to
be
anything
or
do
anything
so
every
day
and
every
client
that
trusts
me
is
is
a
win,
and
I
get
emotional
because
I
do
this
work
to
help.
Other
people
see
that
someone
believes
in
them
that
they
can
be
something
that
they
have
something
to
contribute,
no
matter
what
circumstances
they're
in
what
they
look
like
what
field
they
choose.
A
A
woman
can
be
a
videographer,
a
woman
can
do
things,
people
who
come
from
public
housing,
people
who
come
from
rough
backgrounds,
people
who
a
community
say
you're,
not
going
to
be
anything,
have
options
and
have
something
to
contribute,
and
I
just
love
the
opportunity
to
really
nurture
people
and
and
help
them
in
any
way
I
can,
and
so
every
chance
I'm
given
is
a
win
that
I'm
proud
of,
and
I
hope
to
extend
my
success
to
other
people.
So
then
they
can
find
their
own
success.
A
I've
lived
across
the
country,
I
moved
a
lot
growing
up
and
I
just
landed
in
the
region,
and
I
got
my
first
tv
news
job
in
charlotte.
I
was
very
fortunate
to
break
through
my
first
market
in
charlotte
and
I
just
stayed.
I
love
charlotte,
there's
so
much
opportunity
here.
I've
grown
up
with
charlotte
as
charlotte's
grown
up,
and
I
just
love
the
energy
that
the
queen
city
has.
We
have
such
a
diverse
range
of
businesses
of
people
of
lifestyles.
A
I
think
it's
just
a
great
mix
of
so
many
things
that
anyone
would
look
for
when
they
start
their
business
when
they
have
their
families
and
when
they
want
to
build
their
own
lives.
So
I
I
mean
charlotte
is
just
I
couldn't
imagine
being
in
another
city
honestly
to
find
out
that
a
pro
bono
client
nominated
us
without
us.
Knowing
was
we
were
screaming
in
the
office
because
it
says
a
lot
about
how
we
made
them
feel
and
we
work
really
hard
to
make
people
feel
good.
We
want
them
to
leave
the
video
experience.
A
So
I
would
encourage
anyone
in
the
community
to
nominate
a
woman
or
minority
owned
small
business
for
the
crowns
of
enterprise,
because
it
is
like
the
next
thing
that
pushes
them
to
keep
going.
It's
not
easy
to
be
a
business
owner.
It's
not
easy
to
be
a
minority
woman,
business
owner,
and
you
know
that
little
nudge
of
you're
doing
a
good
job
can
really
get
them
through
the
next
year
of
entrepreneurship.