Second Annual A&L Pitch Competition Recap:
Alicia Holliday
I have been an entrepreneur at heart since I was 12 years old, and I made it into a business in 2010. As a career hairstylist, turned salon manager and consultant I decided it was time to be independent.
In the year of 2012 I became the creator and founder of Endless Touch a natural skin care line targeted to those with extremely dry/sensitive skin. This experience afforded me the opportunity to realize how much I loved working for myself. In 2015 I made a decision to add one more goal on my plate, attending college and majoring in Business and Entrepreneurship.As a result of that program I created and became the Founder and CEO of My Open Chair a shared space concept for salon owners and independent stylist. Although open chair is paused I have found an even deeper passion and purpose to encourage others to follow their entrepreneurship dreams.
Latrese Thomas
Three years ago, along with my husband, I founded ReLeaf Health & Emisha Innovations. Both of these companies combine 2 of my passions, cannabis, and technology; respectively. I've been honored to be featured in many publications about my work in the cannabis space.In February 2020, I launched "Unapologetically Living with Trese" a lifestyle brand & I began blogging to utilize my voice and express opinions that I found many people had but were too afraid to share. Walking in purpose, for me, is to write thought provoking pieces that incorporates humor with a strong foundation of reality.
Our Judges
Adrian McClanahan
Latrese Thomas
Alicia Holliday
Our Special
Guest Judge
Adrian McClanahan is a mother, a wife, and a Network Control Center Engineer, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Network Information Systems and has been in the IT field for over 14 years. She runs ChicDivaGeek, LLC her web design business and consulting business. She has a genuine love and inclination for all things technology and uses her social platforms to share tech tips and news. She has a genuine love and inclination for all things technology
Adrian is also a technology instructor for youth at Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation. Teaching introductory coding and technology classes at the centers to expose kids to the possibilities of working in the IT field early. As an extension of this she founded and launched the Flash Tech Summit, a free technology summit for kids to expose and introduce kids to various fields in technology, it’s coming up on it’s 5th year!
Adrian McClanahan
Host/
Speaker
Tierra Haynes, wife, mother, author, and entrepreneur; empowers busy women to find their inner strength, confidence, and beauty so that they can fulfill their purpose and calling on their life. She reminds us all that there are still moves to be made outside of the many other titles we hold.
Tierra Haynes
Want to support?
Donate Now! All Donations will be used for future A&L Pitch events.
Join Our Community
Join our email list to hear about all of our future events!
Pour Into The Community Honestly