Charmaine Wilson-Dunn has recently launched with her, Partner Edwina Armstrong their newest initiative, The Wilson & Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
Their mission is to disrupt the wealth gap by equipping and empowering students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), Financial Technology (FINTECH), and entrepreneurial disciplines.
The Wilson & Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (WAF) is a non-profit entity operating for charitable purposes. The organization was founded in 2020 by Charmaine Wilson-Dunn & Edwina Armstrong, "The Resource Brokers." The team's focus is to connect students to tools and resources through the foundation's "Set Apart" program.
The WAF team is armed with more than 50 years of combined experience assessing applications, essays, federal contracts, drafting winning proposals, and securing funding. The website for the foundation is upcoming. Charmaine is also a founding member of the Young Entrepreneur Project (YEP) with Kevin Harrington, on the hit TV show "The Shark Tank, and CEO, Jimmy Ezzell.
Charmaine is also the owner/CEO of Charm's Consulting, Services, LLC, an author, consultant, coach, and speaker. You can purchase her book titled "Outhouse to the Whitehouse" on Amazon.
"Be your authentic self. Whatever that is, whatever that looks like, just be yourself." - Charmaine Wilson-Dunn.
"For me, I'm often times listening to what people don't say, more than what they are saying." - Charmaine Wilson-Dunn.
On today's episode of KAMcast:
- Charmaine's background lead her to where she is today (2:13)
- How did Charmaine go from Alabama to working for the DoD (4:37)
- When did Charmaine move to the DC area (8:34)
- What brought her to write her book (12:08)
- Outhouse to White House (13:54)
- Street smarts and book smarts (18:07)
- Does the coach have a coach (20:57)
- Charmaine shares tips for kids and teens (23:29)
- Scholarships and Grants (32:09)
- What to do to receive a scholarship from Charmaine's foundation (33:17)
- Does she offer coaching with scholarships (35:13)
It was such a pleasure having Charmaine on the podcast today. Be sure to check out her tips for kids, teens, and adults. Don't miss another episode, be sure to follow the podcast.
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