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<\/p>\nKyonna Michelle Gray from Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce is most likely working in one of her many offices. She owns several businesses, including a prenatal company. She also sells cars, rents bounce houses, runs a special needs child care center, and assists others in starting their own businesses. Grays also runs Men to Millionaire Mentorship, where she helps teens and adults get back on track.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI take those men and I turn their life around and we do entrepreneurship from start to finish and I help them open their business,\u201d said Gray. \u201cI help them every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gray is driven to succeed. She wasn’t always so focused.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of this streamed from one bad event I\u2019ve had,\u201d said Gray. \u201cI was in a car accident that took my mobility for about six to seven weeks. My job would not cover my medical expenses, so when I get back on my feet, I\u2019m going to go extra hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stated that being a female Black entrepreneur is difficult. That’s why she valued the assistance of her former teacher, Ruben Hopkins, who is now a mentor. He is the CEO of the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, an advocacy organization for Black business owners.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis man has been there from day one,\u201d said Gray. \u201cHe has no problem showing up. He walked me through processes I thought was over.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hopkins said he founded the organization 13 years ago out of a desire to help the Black community with economic development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mission is to make Black people the largest employer of Black people,\u201d said Hopkins. \u201cIn order to do that, we need to create a lot more businesses in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce has over 900 members. The membership provides networking, education, workshops, and other services to business owners like Gray. While August is National Black Business Month, he encourages his members to treat it as any other month.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re Black every day,\u201d said Hopkins. \u201cI know the whole concept is around trying to highlight it and elevate it, but we\u2019re Black every day. So I tell people everyday get after it and go out and compete. But again, trying to compete, you have to have resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gray is described by Hopkins as a flower growing through concrete because of her rare passion and drive to succeed. He hopes that other entrepreneurs will learn from her and help to build the Black business community in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
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