Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene is a serial entrepreneur and inventor with over 20 years of experience in technology entrepreneurship, marketing and business development. She has founded five successful cash flow positive companies since 2001, including Flat Out of Heels: Stylish rollable flats that are a solution to stilettos sore feet and PopCom: Software to revolutionize automated retail and is considered to be a pioneer in the equity crowdfunding space.
She has been featured in Forbes, The Breakfast Club, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, Fortune, Fast Company, Venture Beat, Huffington Post, Essence Magazine, and more.
We discussed:
-being the subject matter expert in what you do and believing in what you are saying
-meeting her husband on Instagram
-the setbacks of not doing due diligence on business partnerships
-being a lightworker and helping others heal holistically
-being happiest when unplugged
-investing in self and betting on yourself
Tune in to hear how she has invested in herself and you can too!
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