This podcast is a weekly conversation of like-minded women, ladies, and girls that not just want to win but will win. Psyche Terry, the founder of Urban Hydration Skin Care, is a business phenom and guru, and out of a sheer passion for winning and wanting to help as many women and girls as she could get much needed mentoring, created this group for real talk, real advice, and real love
This Sunday our 6 selected Girls That Win Small Business Owners will take 2 minutes
each to pitch their business or idea to my friends and colleagues, business experts investor D’Rita Robinson, investor Katrina Hunter and Brandon Andrews from Shark Tank Casting.
April Reed
Mariele Landrom
Abisayo Muhammah
Ms Yvonne Huell
ShantaQuilette Develle Mba
Keta Davis Jones
D’Rita Robinson is the Co-Founder and Head of Operations of Pendulum Holdings, LLC. Founded in 2019, Pendulum is an inclusive & strategic growth investing and advisory platform focused on the next generation of momentum-building entrepreneurs who sit at the epicenter of culture and commerce.
A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Katrina Hunter is a philanthropist, author and entrepreneur. Currently, she serves on the board of UI Global Brands, LLC, and runs the daily financial planning for 4T8 Investment Group, LLC and Katorii Financial Services, LLC. She is part owner of Tender Smokehouse BBQ restaurant where she may be found behind the counter taking orders or busing tables.
Brandon Andrews
Entrepreneur / Global Builder / Speaker + Host
Brandon Andrews is co-founder of Gauge; an AI-driven mobile market research platform connecting brands to consumers and influencers to identify opportunities and avoid mistakes. As Senior Consultant at Values Partnerships he leads the company's work on technology and entrepreneurship, including leading a nationwide casting tour focused on bringing more diverse ideas and voices to ABC’s, Shark Tank and building inclusive ecosystems. Named a Global Innovation Fellow by the U.S. Department of State, he has traveled the world speaking and hosting events on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Let’s talk about how to you pitch your brand or 💡idea to stakeholders? (Customers, Investors, Banks)
We will have an opportunity for 5 women to take 30 seconds each to test pitch their business or idea to my friend and business expert Leigha Gray. Leigha is the DMM at The Vitamin Shoppe and has had an amazing career in retail sales and merchandising. She will give amazing advice on what buyers that report to her would be looking for to get your product in stores.
Rhonda Davenport joins us to provide insight into the importance of business credit and the business loan process.
Tahira Wright joins us to speak about her online platform "The Cut Life" and her experience in the music and entertainment industry.
Marra Roberts joins us to provide insight into how to ensure the finances of your business are healthy and accounted for.
Katrina Hunter joins us to provide insight into how to power through the moments in life when we feel "stuck".
Brandon Andrews is a Senior Consultant. As Senior Consultant at Values Partnerships, he leads the
company's work on technology and entrepreneurship, including leading a nationwide casting tour
focused on bringing more diverse ideas and voices to ABC’s, Shark Tank and building inclusive
ecosystems. Named a Global Innovation Fellow by the U.S. Department of State, he has traveled the
world speaking and hosting events on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Committed to bringing resources to diverse entrepreneurs, he started The Investment event series to
educate entrepreneurs and investors of color.
In addition to working with entrepreneurs, Brandon has helped lead nationwide engagement campaigns
including If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Fences (2016), ROOTS (2016), and Concussion (2015).
In 2018, he managed the #TechtoWealth Tour with DJ Young Guru. Designed to get 10K people of color
coding, #TechtoWealth brought tech events to WeWork locations in the final six OTRII Tour cities + BET
Hip Hop Awards with $1M in coding scholarships available from Opportunity Hub and Flatiron School.
He worked with NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment to refresh their Erase The Hate campaign, including
building the first accelerator for organizations fighting hate. In 2015, he worked with A+E Networks,
iHeartMedia, and the United Way to develop the Shining A Light Concert for Progress on Race in
America, Shining a Light Fund, and Conversations on Race in America documentary.
Previously, Brandon empowered public affairs, technology, and real estate clients at MWWPR. He spent
5 years in the U.S. Senate where he handled technology, small business, and defense policy.
He is Chairman of the DC Commission on National and Community Service. A former fashion model, he
serves on the DC Commission on Fashion, Arts, and Events and works with fashion/beauty
entrepreneurs.
He provides commentary on policy, politics, business, and tech on TV, radio, and the web.
A former Division-1 track athlete, Brandon is a graduate of Oral Roberts University.
Trina Williams is a finance expert with over 18 years of experience in the finance/accounting field. She specializes in financial planning and coaching. Trina has been responsible for
providing financial budget allocation management and reporting trends for business segments that comprised of a 70 billion revenue stream + 120 billion COE & P&L budget.
In addition to starting her own financial consulting/coaching firm, she currently holds the position of Finance Chair at her church. She has completed an undergrad in Accounting and an MBA in Finance.