00:00Hi, ladies! How are you all?
00:05Yay! Good! How are you? Long time, no see!
00:10Yo, like, we're doing a lot. This is, like, kind of huge.
00:13Like, we're kind of killing it, the three of us all together.
00:16Can you believe it's been almost a year since we applied?
00:18I cannot.
00:20Time is flying, but you all have been doing some great work.
00:23I see you guys on social media.
00:25The winner of the Pine Saw and Essence Build Your Legacy contest is...
00:32Mary Blackford, please.
00:35Welcome Mary Blackford of Market 7.
00:39So, please welcome Tasha Danielle of Financial Garden
00:43and Paulana LeMonier of Black People Swim.
00:47This contest attributed to Black People Will Swim's growth and exposure.
00:53People don't understand that it's really capital that helps the business really do the work.
00:59And so, I'm super grateful for that.
01:01The exposure has been amazing.
01:04Seeing myself on OWN, it's like, ooh, I'm on Oprah, ooh!
01:08And investing in Black women are investing in that future.
01:12And to have people also just, like, advocating for us on behalf of the community,
01:16to me, that was the part that was like, oh my God, people hear us.
01:19People finally hear us.
01:21As an entrepreneur, you can see your baby grow, right?
01:24Receiving that validation from Essence and Pine Saw really made other people validate Black People Will Swim in our initiative.
01:35As business owners, you are seeing everything and you're thinking everything's right.
01:39You're trying to wear so many hats.
01:41So, to have a third-party coach come in like Nicole Walters to really take that time to let you know what you're doing right
01:48and what you need to improve on, which was amazing.
01:52She is resourceful.
01:53She is empowering.
01:55She is the sort of entrepreneur that comes up with solutions and works with us to make sure that we are empowered to go to the next chapter of our work.
02:05So, she was really walking me through how to create more revenue streams in my business as well as make more of an impact.
02:13In terms of this opportunity and all opportunities, I say do it.
02:17Bet on yourself.
02:18You are worthy of every opportunity that is coming your way.
02:22Black women entrepreneurs head over to Essence.com slash your legacy to enter the Build Your Legacy contest today.
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