SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEW: Ashley Scott interviews Dr. Bianca Kiovati. They

discuss Dr. Kiovati’s journey from being a medical practitioner to becoming

an entrepreneur and launching her organic, gluten-free beverage company

called Simplicity Beverages. She talks about what inspired her business idea,

the challenges of balancing her medical practice and growing a new

company, her goals to make Simplicity Beverages a household name, and the

importance of sustainability in her production process. Overall, it’s an

interview about an entrepreneur’s story of starting a beverage business.

SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEW: Ivana Oli, co-founder of Beautiful Curly Me, a

company that makes dolls, books, and other products aimed at boosting the

confidence and self-esteem of young black girls. It details how the company

was started by Oli’s daughter Zoe when she was 6 years old because she

wanted dolls that looked like her, and how the business has grown from that

original idea. Oli shares insights into challenges they faced as a startup, the

importance of community, and their goals to impact millions of girls globally.