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Tired of coming out of pocket to fund your business?

Grant funding is one of the most overlooked income sources for small businesses and solopreneurs. Most grants offer a way to fund your business without going into debt.

This bonus episode highlights five platforms that offer grant funding opportunities and resources to help your business grow.

Platforms:

• Capital Klub
• Hello Alice
• The Well Work
• For All Things Digital
• Black Tech Saturdays

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#38: Creators have the power and Hollywood is taking notice. KevOnStage's new deal with Tubi proves it.

There was a time when shows couldn't get the green light without studio backing. These days, creators aren't waiting for an industry to validate them.

Instead, they are creating their own content and building their audiences and studios and streaming platforms are knocking on their door.

This week we’re breaking down comedian and creator KevOnStage's new expansive partnership with Tubi, Jordan Brand scaling back it's first sneaker and the leadership lessons we can learn from Kevin Hart.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What KevOnStage's historic Tubi partnership signals for the creator economy
• Why audience ownership matters more than ever
• How legacy brands like Jordan Brand can remain relevant with the change in sneaker culture
• Why every founder isn't meant to be CEO

Whether you own your audience, are working to regain your audience or have to learn how to get out of your own way, the theme is the same: know where the power lies.

Resources:

• Deadline: KevOnStage Signs New Tubi Deal
• AfroTech: KevOnStage Expanded Partnership
• Blex Media: Owning His Work & The Creator Economy
• HipHop Wired: Jordan Brand to Cut Back on Air Jordan 1 Releases
• LA Times: Inside A Year of Chaos and Turmoil At Kevin Hart's Media Company

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We’re all trying to make healthier food choices; shopping organic, buying local, and choosing more plant-based options. But what if “plant-based” doesn’t automatically mean healthy?

In this hot take, Chunky Vegan founder Camille Hardy unpacks common myths about plant-based foods, the rise of processed ingredients in foods many of us grew up eating, and why spending more on organic food could actually save you more in the long run.

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#37: She had the idea that would change her life and did nothing with it for three years.

Angelique Warner was in the middle of nursing with a house of 18 kids when a vision came to her. A baby carrier designed to support breastfeeding, postpartum mobility, and mother-child bonding.

She saw it clearly. Then let it pass.

It wasn't until her youngest was starting preschool that she finally put pen to paper and turned that vision into a reality.

Today, Angelique is the first Black woman to create a patented baby carrier designed to support breastfeeding, postpartum mobility, maternal health, and parent-child bonding.

Angelique opens up about the realities of the patent process, the mistakes she made filing her own application, navigating expensive attorneys, investor negotiations, and what she learned about protecting intellectual property while building a business.

We also discuss how GoGoVie is partnering with hospitals and maternal health organizations to improve postpartum support for moms.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What the patent process is really like for inventors
• Why protecting your intellectual property (IP) matters
• Founder lessons on investors, partnerships, and knowing your value
• How postpartum support tools can improve breastfeeding, mobility, bonding, and maternal health
• The strategy behind landing hospital partnerships and B2B opportunities

If you're a founder, inventor, entrepreneur, or someone interested in maternal health innovation, this episode is packed with practical lessons and inspiration.

Connect with Angelique: Website → gogovie.com Instagram→ @mygogovie

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#36: After testing 30 brands of human and synthetic hair, there was only one brand that tested negative for heavy metals.

Only one. Dosso Beauty.

Consumer Reports recently released a second braiding hair report.

Not only were the brands tested human and synthetic hair. Some of them were labeled as “non-toxic.”

At a time when so many women are looking for healthier beauty options, we trust that if a brand says they are non-toxic, they are really non-toxic.

In light of the recent Consumer Reports, Dosso Beauty Founder Kadidja Dosso returns to the podcast to continue the conversation around non-toxic braiding hair.

She breaks down the findings of the report, answers your most common questions and discuss the harsh realities of building a clean beauty brand as a Black woman founder.

We also discuss:

• The surprising truth about human hair and why “non-toxic” labels can be misleading
• How braids can impact scalp health, eczema, scalp dermatitis, and psoriasis
• Why healthier braiding hair products cost more
• The microaggressions and funding challenges Black women founders face in the beauty industry

After this episode, you won't walk into a beauty supply store the same way again.

Connect with Kadidja + Dosso Beauty: Instagram → @dossobeauty | @kadidja.dosso TikTok → @dossobeauty

Reference episodes:

• #15: Te Hidden Risks of Brands No One Talks About
• #31: Are Your Beauty Products Making You Sick? The Truth About Toxic Ingredients

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#35: Ownership is the real currency.

When it’s yours they can’t take it away from you.

In this week's Kickback Briefing episode, we’re breaking down BET’s new creator partnership with media entrepreneur JASON LEE, Fear of God’s surprising company reset and what The Doux's latest investment deal reveals about scaling a Black-owned business. This episode we discuss:

• The blueprint for content creator ownership and leveraging intellectual property
• The importance of staying aligned with your vision and what it can cost you if you don’t
• How going against industry norms can be a set up for success
• The nuance of scaling, selling and building generational wealth as a Black business owner

Whether you're building a media empire, resetting a fashion brand, or scaling a beauty business, the through line is the same: the ones who protect what they built are the ones who last.

Read→ May Issue of The Kickback With Keri Newsletter

Sources Mentioned: Jason Lee in AfroTech, HipHop Wired, The Doux in AfroTech

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As a business owner or someone who juggles multiple hats, if you’re not careful, you’ll run yourself into the ground. In this Hot Take, Kobi Co. owners Kobi Gregory and Tasha Harris share the self care practices that keep them grounded as well as lessons learned about boundaries when working with family.

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