Upstate Entrepreneur Ecosystem | Partner Series
Mastering Hard Conversations – How to Talk While Networking: Conversations to Best Explain Your Business
October 7, 2021
Sara Carter, Program Coordinator from CommunityWorks Women’s Business Center, lead the conversation with LeKesa Whitner of Start:Me Spartanburg and entrepreneur Tamika Thompson. LeKesa hears pitches and stories from many business owners, so she has a great perspective on how to stand out. Tamika is the owner of Beyond this February, a Black women owned independent bookstore that prioritizes Black stories year-round. Tamika has been a finalist in the Start:Me and Leap program.
See Tamika’s Facebook page for her pop-up book shops, including this Sunday at the Hub City Farmer’s Market.
Visit StartGrowUpstate.com for resources to start and grow your businesses!
Shared Chat and Contact information:
- Katrina Meeks: meeks5@clemson.edu
- Racquel Sparks: Rbspark@clemson.edu
- Jerry Smith: Request a SCORE Mentor: https://piedmont.score.org/content/find-mentor-75
- Erin Ouzts: Eouzts@tenatthetop.org
- Jerry Smith: smith.jerry@scorevolunteer.org
- Tim Geter: Tgeter@scvrd.net
- Hailey Jerome: Hailey.Jerome@vivachicken.com
- Earl G: egrego5@clemson.edu Earl at GVL SBDC
- Stamatiki Kazameas: Our club is great! Piedmont Executive Toastmasters gives great feedback
- Lekesa “Kesha” Whitner: lekesa@spartanburgndg.com, 864-598-0097 ext 1
- Lekesa “Kesha” Whitner: Start:ME Spartanburg is accepting applications
- Tamika Thompson-Beyond This February: beyondthisfebruary@gmail.com & FB: @beyondthisfeb