A Bright Idea

Style, grace, refinement, and professionalism are the words that clients of My Optimal Image, LLC, use to describe its founder and owner, LaVetta B. Goldsborough, MBA, Refinement Coach. Through education and empowerment via individual and group activities and training, My Optimal Image helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to achieve to maximize their potential and quality of life.  Foc...

Tori, an investor at Vera Equity, specializes in early-stage enterprise software and AI startups. She earned her MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During her time at Wharton, Tori was awarded the inaugural Hettie Simmons Love fellowship and the Edward B. Shils/Leonard L. Zeidman Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. Sh...

On this week's episode- we are joined by Miles Martin, Co-founder of Relai. With Relai, selling and picking up products just became a lot easier. Miles Martin and his co-founder Tracy Tann Jr. came together during quarantine to build a company called Relai. It’s a last mile startup that builds apps for exchange zones. Using these exchange zones, buyers and sellers can store products in a locker fo...

On this week's episode, we are joined by Anetra Byrd – Owner of Neechic. Anetra is a certified Personal Stylist and  Image Consultant based in the Richmond, VA area. Since launching Nee Chic in 2014, Anetra has partnered with retailers and boutiques such as Dillard’s, Ann Taylor and Banana Republic, as well as Short Pump Town Center, to offer the best clothing and accessories for her clients.  Ane...

On this week’s episode- we are joined by  @emmagmusic , author, award-winning writer, two-time TedX speaker, and youth empowerment coach. Emma uses the magic of music to uplift and motivate audiences worldwide. Born with a rare neurological condition called hydrocephalus, Emma G has recovered from multiple traumas including 10 brain surgeries by writing and singing her truth, sharing her experienc...

On this week’s episode - we are joined by Doug Adams the owner of New Brooklyn Farms . New Brooklyn Farms is an independently owned and operated urban farm and green event space, located on a formerly vacant residential lot in the heart of the Washington DC suburb Mount Rainier, MD. During his off time from his advertising career, Doug Adams made smoothies and juices made of natural ingredients. H...

Flynanced is back for a part 2 episode! In this episode, Cinneah El-Amin takes questions from 9-5 hotties looking to make their next career move.

Flynanced empowers ambitious professionals to effortlessly build wealth by earning more in their 9-5 careers without shame. Our award-winning, community-led platform provides a proprietary curriculum to teach financial literacy and career advancement. We're dedicated to redistributing wealth back into the hands of Black professionals with 275,000+ followers and 1,000+ students and counting. Our fo...

Rajni Rao is the owner and curator of DC-based Jungli Vintage , a colorful and funky vintage pop-up shop that focuses on the 70s, 80s, and 90s vintage. Although she has been thrifting for years, Rajni has owned this business for almost 3 years.  Her racks of clothing are always filled with patterns, bold colors, and accessories that will make you smile. She draws equal parts inspiration from her I...

Imani Keal is the content creator behind Imani At Home , a DC-based home & lifestyle blog. She believes all people, regardless if they rent or own, should invest in their happiness by improving the spaces in which they live. Through her Instagram and blog, Imani shares renter-friendly DIYs and tips for the design-obsessed millennial. Her studio apartment has been featured in The New York Times...

Shannon Thomas is the founder of Undiwash , a plant based vegan laundry detergent used to kill the bacteria known to cause vaginal infections. While working in an OB/GYN office, Shannon noticed some of the most common issues that women were experiencing were recurrent yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis. In 2019, Shannon decided that she heard enough complaints about recurrent vaginal infecti...