Diversity Ever After

Using Connections to Help Minority Owned Businesses Scale

Episode Summary

When considering how to provide support and resources to help minority owned businesses on a pathway towards long-term sustainability, growth, and success, do not overlook the power of community and paying-it-forward. One way Baker Donelson has chosen to pay-it-forward is through BakerBridge, a program wherein attorneys partner with minority owned businesses on their legal needs to help them scale and enterprise.

Episode Notes

When considering how to provide support and resources to help minority owned businesses on a pathway towards long-term sustainability, growth, and success, do not overlook the power of community and paying-it-forward.  One way Baker Donelson has chosen to pay-it-forward is through BakerBridge, a program wherein attorneys partner with minority owned businesses on their legal needs to help them scale and enterprise. 

In this episode, our hosts examine the power of using relationships and community to support minority owned businesses.  The guests, three Black women owners of two businesses based in Memphis, Tennessee, share their individual journeys as a food scientist, foodpreneur, and business professional, how they contribute to each other’s success, and the impact of Baker Donelson’s BakerBridge program on their business journey.  They also share actionable best practices for how minority business owners can invest in themselves and how other businesses can support minority owned businesses.  We hope this episode will challenge you to remember community and pay-it-forward by considering how you can support minority owned businesses. 

Our Hosts this Week:

Nakimuli Davis-Primer, Shareholder and Co-Chair of BakerBridge

Mary Wu Tullis, Shareholder

Special Guest Hosts:

City Tasting Box
Lisa Brown
Cristina McCarter

Umami Food Consulting
Ali Manning 

Resources:

Click HERE to purchase, “Can I play with my Food?” – by Ali Manning

To learn more about the BakerBridge program, please visit:  https://www.bakerdonelson.com/bakerbridge