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Entrepreneurs Access Network 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN Cohort Enter
Disclaimer • The views expressed by the presenters are not necessarily those of Ernst & Young LLP or other members of the global EY organization. • These slides are for educational purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as accounting, tax, legal or other professional advice. Please refer to your advisors for specific advice. Page 1 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN Cohort
EAN overview 03
Advanced manufacturing
Entrepreneurship for all is a key 06
and mobility
ingredient to achieving equity.
The Entrepreneurs Access Network
(EAN) is an immersive executive program Consumer 10
designed to help Black and Latinx
entrepreneurs transcend barriers and
achieve growth. EAN is honored Energy 21
to work with the notable leaders of the
2021 Inaugural Curated EAN Cohort.
Financial services 23
120 founders in
Government and public sector 27
12 programs across
the United States Health sciences and wellness 30
Professional services 37
Real estate, hospitality and
45
construction
Technology, media and telecom 50
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The strong EY entrepreneurial ecosystem
1986 2008 2020
Entrepreneur Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurs
Of The Year ® Winning WomenTM Access Network
Recognizing the most ambitious Addressing the gender gap in Teaming with Black and Latinx
leaders who are building entrepreneurship by targeting founders to transcend barriers
and sustaining successful “the missing middle” — and scale their businesses
businesses around the world savvy women founders
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Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN Cohort
Program overview Curated OnDemand
120 entrepreneurs — select cities All US
716 applicants • 2+ years in business • Support for all
entrepreneurs
• 12-month program, including curriculum
120 curated founders
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EY executive sponsor
Entrepreneur Of The Year® alum mentor
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Any stage in business
Self-paced program
• Online learning
12 geographies Atlanta | Bay Area | Boston | Chicago | Detroit | Minneapolis | New Jersey
New Orleans | New York | Philadelphia | Texas | Washington, DC
• Access to replays
Atlanta Detroit New York
Bay Area Minneapolis Philadelphia
Boston New Jersey Texas
12-month immersive program advisors leverage resources No timing, self-paced
Chicago New Orleans Washington, DC
Platform
Ecosystem Growth drivers Capital
Incubators | Organizations
Supplier diversity VC | Grant | PE | JV
Alliances | Entrepreneur Of The
Alliances | Training Corporate funding
Year and EWW1 Alliance
Thought leadership Investors | Family offices
partners | Curricula
1 Entrepreneurial Winning Women (EWW)
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EAN participant overview
Class of 2021
Geographies Industries*
Business model
Washington, DC 10 Pro. services 11%
Texas 4 RHC 8%
Philadelphia 10 TMT 32%
36% New York 20 HS&W 12%
64%
New Orleans 4 GPS 4%
New Jersey 16 FS 7%
Minneapolis 12 Energy 3%
Detroit 14 Consumer 17%
B2B B2C Chicago 1 AM&M 6%
Boston 2 0 10 20 30 40 50
Bay Area 13 *Real estate, hospitality and construction (RHC)
Technology, media and telecom (TMT)
Health sciences and wellness (HS&W)
Atlanta 14 Government and public sector (GPS)
Financial services (FS)
Advanced manufacturing and mobility (AM&M)
0 5 10 15 20 25
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Advanced manufacturing and mobility
Electro Soft Inc. Independent Packing Services, Inc.
Karla Trotman Joseph Wallace
President President
Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania Crystal, Minnesota
electrosoftinc.com ipsipack.com
Founded 1986 Founded 1986
Electro Soft is an American company creating custom electronics IPSI is a full service transport packaging company with over 45 years of
manufacturing solutions for clients in aviation, rail, transit, original experience in our industry. We offer a wide array of products and
equipment manufacturing (OEM) and defense. We build custom wiring services that may be customized to meet your exact needs. The vision
harnesses, cable assemblies, printed circuit boards (PCBs), cabinet for the future is to continue to find the best total solution for our
assembly and more. Our partnerships always include on-staff clients. We are investigating the service line of kitting and fulfillment
engineering support, flexible run sizes, International Organization for and/or an expansion of a second location in another state.
Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification and just-in-time delivery.
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Advanced manufacturing and mobility
Mosaic Global Transportation Moya Design Partners, LLC
Maurice Brewster Paola Moya
Founder Sr. Manager and Principal
San Jose, California Washington, DC
mosaicglobaltransportation.com moyadesignpartners.com
Founded 2002 Founded 2013
Mosaic Global Transportation is an international ground transportation, A diverse studio of architects, designers and innovators, Moya Design
employee shuttle and meeting and events business. We are continually Partners specializes in all-inclusive design services in architecture,
expanding our community of dedicated employees and clientele by interiors, graphic design and brand strategy. All-inclusive design means
providing high quality services and personalization. When it comes to fresh, purposeful, sophisticated design solutions are incorporated into
transportation, we have more than just the destination in mind. each aspect of the project’s life cycle, developed alongside the client
with the end users at its core.
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Advanced manufacturing and mobility
Premiere Solutions LLC SMTAutomation LLC
Tracy Porter Elena Morales
President CFO
Dublin, California Roseville, Michigan
premieresolutionsllc.com smtautomationllc.com
Founded 2009 Founded 2017
Premier Solutions Managed Services is the proactive monitoring and We are a company dedicated to the design of machinery for the
maintaining of your technology assets on a 24/7 continual basis, done automation of manufacturing processes. We offer design and
remotely via an internet connection. We offer managed services engineering services, hardware selection, implementation of control
through help desk services, server and workstation services, antivirus systems, support for starting machinery, commissioning and advice on
and spam filtering services, security services, backup and disaster control systems. Our expertise covers several types of industries such
recovery services, professional services and reporting. as automotive, food, medical, mining and metal.
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Advanced manufacturing and mobility
T.I. Contracting LLC, dba Trucking Innovation LLC VeriToll
Otis Tucker Joseph Silva
CEO CTO and Co-Founder
Chalmette, Louisiana Walnut, California
truckinginnovationnola.com veritoll.com
Founded 2017 Founded 2015
Trucking Innovation is a trucking and hauling, logistics and project The first tolling as a service company comprised of industry leaders
management firm. Our firm has experienced field-dispatchers, freight working together to create forward-thinking, scalable, tailor-made,
agents, truckers and other professionals to ensure that customer disruptive and beneficial technology serving the tolling industry. With
projects receive the maximum production. We deliver aggregates, industry-veteran technologists and breakthrough mobile, crowdsourced
including but not limited to, 610 crushed concrete, 610 limestone, 57 and cloud-based technology, we’re empowering our clients to take
limestone, dirt fill, river sand, asphalt and gravel. control over their tolling system by delivering complete, end-to-end
solutions.
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Page 9 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Abundant180 Courtsmith
Mark Harris Courtney Smith
President CEO
Minneapolis, Minnesota Oakland, California
abundant180.com courtsmith.com
Founded 2015 Founded 2014
Abundant180 is a premier business-to-business industrial, hardware Courtsmith is a collection of basketball apparel products specifically
and office supply company, powered by relationships and superior designed to give customers an edge on the court. Specific products
customer service. Abundant180 has a world-class e-commerce include custom uniforms for teams, men’s apparel, kids’ apparel,
platform, distribution networks and a wide product assortment of over headbands, backpacks, basketballs and accessories. Additionally, we
1.5 million supply products. My plan is to develop deeper relationships offer a monthly subscription to the “bag club” where customers can
with my customers who are purchasing on the state contract to expand select a grouping of unique products to receive each month.
the variety of goods that they purchase from me. I would also like to
expand to more corporate clients. My goal is to become a $100 million
business.
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Page 10 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
EJE Travel Retail Fria, LLC
Janus Holder Sheilisa McNeal-Burgess
President Chief Executive Officer
Springfield, New Jersey Avenel, New Jersey
ejeretail.com myfria.com
Founded 2000 Founded 2016
EJE Travel Retail is a duty and tax-free specialty shop in the Newark Fria created cooling jewelry, specifically a sleek, modern bracelet with
Liberty International Airport. We promise a unique customer experience passive cooling technology to provide hot flash relief. Our goal is to
that includes 10–50% savings on some of the finest in luxury brand change the narrative of menopause through education, inspiration and
names. From the likes of Givenchy, Tommy Hilfiger, Channel, Cartier, encouragement, so all women embrace this stage of life with a positive
Montblanc, Chivas and more. EJE is the best destination in travel retail. perspective.
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Page 11 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Gourmet Services, Inc. Helberg Electrical Supply LLC
Valerie Goldston Deidre Helberg
Chairwoman and CEO CEO
Atlanta, Georgia Freeport, New York
gourmetservicesinc.com hesep.com
Founded 1975 Founded 2003
Gourmet Services, Inc. is one of the premier food service management Helberg Electrical Supply LLC has been providing the private and public
companies in the United States. Our experience and demonstrated sector with quality specialty electrical supplies and material for sale at
capability to develop and implement a diversified and innovative wholesale prices from the industries’ best manufacturers. Although we
approach to dining services and our streamlined organizational are in electrical supply, our niche is power generation, power
distribution, control and automation, power management, industrial
structure allow our company to provide a variety of services, including:
communications, renewable energy and lighting supplies.
college and university contract foodservices, business and industry
contract foodservices, airport concessions, stadium concessions, retail
dining and restaurants, social catering, corporate catering, craft
foodservices for the entertainment industry, mobile catering and
sports-facility management.
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Page 12 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
La Newyorkina LLC Mr. Cory’s Cookies
Fany Gerson Lisa Howard
Owner COO
Brooklyn, New York Englewood, New Jersey
lanewyorkina.com mrcoryscookies.com
Founded 2010 Founded 2012
La Newyorkina is a Mexican ice cream shop that started with serving Mr. Cory’s Cookies is a cookie retailer that delivers homemade cookies
paletas, the quintessential frozen treat in Mexico. Our offerings have to the customer’s door and offers wholesale for offices. The idea for the
expanded to Mexican ice cream, paletitas (mini pops), paletitas company was started by Cory, Lisa’s son, at just six-years-old. There are
borrachitas (boozy pops), chamoyadas, churros and more. We cater and a wide variety of flavors offered, such as chocolate chip, oatmeal,
offer wholesale products, as well as seasonal pop-up stores. double dark and humongous stuffed smores cookies. Additionally,
customers can subscribe to get a box of 12 cookies delivered to their
door monthly.
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Page 13 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Naturalicious Paralee Boyd
Gwen Jimmere Dana White
CEO and Founder Owner
Livonia, Michigan Detroit, Michigan
naturalicious.net paraleeboyd.com
Founded 2013 Founded 2012
Naturalicious is a line of hair care products that enhances customers’ Paralee Boyd is an evolved haircare salon that provides quality hair care
natural hair. We exist to remind our customers that they are the specializing in thick and curly hair. Service offerings include: treatments
standard of beauty, through our revolutionary products that make it (such as deep conditions, hot oil and steam treatments), styling and
easy for them to manage their hair and be confident in their own add-ons. Additionally, we have developed a product line to enhance
beauty. We are on a mission to eliminate the frustration, time and customer hair even after the salon visit.
expense customers have with their hair by creating easy-to-use
products that turn wash days to wash minutes.
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Page 14 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Salud Sanaia Applesauce
Sarah Perez Jarrett Keisha Jeremie
CEO CEO and Founder
New York, New York New York, New York
salud.bz tastesanaia.com
Founded 2001 Founded 2017
We follow family-based values to create original and innovative formulas Sanaia Applesauce is an exotic apple sauce company capitalizing on the
that are personally tested to tackle today’s common ailments. Though plant based movement and the re-imagination of childhood treats for
we’ve grown from a small, Latino-focused mail-order company, to a adults. Some of our exotic flavors include guava, blackberry, hibiscus,
veteran in health, serving customers around the world, we remain lavender pear, ginger and tamarind.
family-owned and operated. Our mission is to make natural health
accessible to everyone.
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Page 15 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Senda Athletics Señor Sangría
Santiago Halty Rick Martinez
CEO CEO and Founder
Berkeley, California Maplewood, New Jersey
sendaathletics.com senorsangria.com
Founded 2010 Founded 2006
Senda is currently the only US company making Fair trade sports balls, Señor Sangría started off as a way for us to share our love for
with designs and styles inspired by athletes from around the world. In entertaining with our family and friends. It originated as a home recipe
addition, Senda has a social mission to support and provide sports that we served at family functions and parties. Fast forward and we
equipment to nonprofit organizations using soccer to improve their have a product line of red and white sangria made from only natural
communities. Our product line includes futsal, beach soccer, freestyle ingredients like fresh juices and concentrates, with no artificial
and soccer balls. ingredients or flavors.
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Page 16 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Skinphorea Facial Bar & Acne Clinic Songoro Productions LLC
Jessica Hayes-Stallings Javier Marin Sore
Founder and CEO CEO and Owner
Royal Oak, Michigan Boston, Massachusetts
skinphorea.com tudnfanshop.com
Founded 2016 Founded 2012
Skinphorea offers facial treatments, skincare resources and skincare Songoro Productions LLC is a soccer fandom shop. We offer soccer
education to its customers specializing in acne. We offer a customized apparel and sports balls for the MLS, Premier League, Liga MX, La Liga,
12-week acne bootcamp with a 97% success rate. In addition to facials Otros Clubes and Selecciones Nacionales. We are the only store in the
and acne treatments, we also offer laser hair removal and a diverse United States that offers access to all teams of the MX league. Our
skincare product line for post treatment care. products are original and high quality so customers can proudly dress in
the colors of their favorite teams.
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Page 17 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Stealth Bros & Co. Workaholix Brands Inc./Mel’s Butter Blends
Braxton Fleming Melissa Lamarre
Founder and CEO CEO
Mays Landing, New Jersey Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
stealthbrosco.com melsbutterblends.com
Founded 2017 Founded 2017
Stealth Bros & Co is a luxury dopp kit supply company that provides Mel’s Butter Blends creates plant-based personal care products that
travel and at home personal storage for hormone replacement therapy provide solutions to common hair and skin issues, such as eczema and
and other medical necessities. Innovative, convenient and stylish alopecia. We use aloe and mango butter as base ingredients, not water
injectable storage for the transgender, diabetic, IVF and injectable or shea butter like most natural products in the mainstream market. Our
communities. products target different size curls and hair thickness, as well as
different skin dryness from medium to troubled.
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Page 18 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortConsumer
Young King Hair Care YTI Office Express, dba Kamar Office Express
Cora Miller Devin Durrell
CEO CEO
Mableton, Tennessee Troy, Michigan
youngkinghaircare.com kamaroe.com
Founded 2018 Founded 2005
Young King Hair Care is a natural hair care brand that redefines young We specialize in traditional office supplies as well as office furniture and
male grooming by encouraging boys with textured hair to celebrate and design, printed products, graphic design and fulfillment, industrial
love their crown. Our initial offering included three products supplies, janitorial supplies and promotional products. YTI Office
intentionally created with boys in mind: a leave-in conditioner, an Express can and will compete with the largest companies in our industry
essential oils blend and a curling cream. Since then, we’ve expanded on value and service. We believe that understanding our customers’
our product line to include shampoo, conditioner, hair sponges, apparel business needs helps us find ways to exceed their expectations each
and accessories. and every time.
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Yum Village
Godwin Ihentuge
Founder
Detroit, Michigan
yumvillage.com
Founded 2013
YumVillage brings the fastest growing models — delivery, retail and
quick-casual — under one roof by paying living wages and maintaining
affordable options to create social sustainable social impact. We serve
Afro-Caribbean cuisine through our website and phone ordering with a
commitment to clean materials to reduce the amount of waste in
landfills.
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Page 20 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortEnergy
Bridgewater Consulting Group, Inc. Eden GeoPower Inc.
Mark Montgomery Paris Smalls
President CEO
Irvine, California Somerville, Massachusetts
bridgewcg.com edengeopower.com
Founded 2015 Founded 2017
Bridgewater Consulting Group, Inc. is a full-service management Eden Geotech is developing innovative geotechnical solutions for a
consulting company that works exclusively with clients within the sustainable energy future. We are developing a business portfolio of
utilities industry. Our focus is to deliver dynamic and versatile solutions proprietary technologies for petroleum, geothermal and water
for clients. We bring an impactful blend of highly experienced utilities desalination industries in the US and abroad. To date, Eden has been
industry consultants, robust tools and proven methodologies to every supported by the United States National Science Foundation and the
engagement while simultaneously implementing some of the most MiSK Foundation.
powerful, flexible and scalable technology solutions in the market today.
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Page 21 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortEnergy
JIT Energy Services
Ravi Norman
CEO and Managing Partner
Excelsior, Minnesota
jitservicesinc.com
Founded 1991
We excel at helping customers save money on their utility bills. We
accomplish this in two ways: with services that reduce actual energy
consumption (demand side management) and services that reduce
utility bill costs without impacting consumption (supply side
management). JIT provides clients with various ways to manage their
energy information; online access to utility data is an important tool,
whether implementing supply-side or demand-side initiatives.
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Page 22 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortFinancial services
Capital Plus Financial Flourish Savings
Eric Donnelly Pedro Moura
CEO CEO and Founder
Bedford, Texas Berkeley, California
capitalplusfin.com flourishsaving.com
Founded 2014 Founded 2018
Our goal is to create the largest minority depository institution in the Flourish Savings is a fun way to save money through an app available in
country. Our board will be comprised of multiple minorities to the Apple App Store as well as the Google Play Store. We are
adequately represent our communities and serve as a solution to not transforming the way people manage their finances and helping people
only offer banking services to the underserved but also uplift our build positive financial habits. The app incorporates game elements to
communities. the saving process that makes saving fun and entertaining.
Our work is about impact beyond profit. We transform neighborhoods
and provide access to capital to those traditionally excluded from
traditional credit markets. As a leader, I preach the importance of the
balance of impact and profits. I want to be an example of a Latino CEO
not only leading a Latino-staffed organization and serving our local
community, but more widely, using our position and success to uplift
broader communities.
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Page 23 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortFinancial services
My Home Pathway Inc. Penserra
Castleigh Johnson Jorge Madrigal
CEO CEO
Wilmington, Delaware Orinda, California
myhomepathway.com penserra.com
Founded 2020 Founded 2007
At My Home Pathway, we believe that homeownership isn’t just the Penserra is an institutional financial services firm which includes global
right of the few. Homeownership is an achievable goal for all Americans. equity trading, fixed income trading, investment banking, ETF sub-
advising, transition management and equity research. We work to
Regardless of credit score, student loan balance or how much wealth
develop exceptional partnerships, challenge conventional thinking, work
one comes from, we know that with the right tools, education and
with relentless tenacity and act with integrity, empathy and conviction.
guidance, we can positively impact the financial health of generations
to come through the power of homeownership.
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Page 24 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortFinancial services
RedSwan CRE Marketplace Swanson Insurance Agency
Edward Nwokedi Kristin Swanson
CEO Vice President of Operations
Houston, Texas New Orleans, Louisiana
redswan.io swansoninsagency.com
Founded 2018 Founded 1985
RedSwan CRE is a property technology (PropTech) company and we seek to Swanson Insurance Agency is a locally owned, independent insurance
service all investors: but, as much as possible, we want to elevate the inclusion agency committed to serving the New Orleans community and its
of minority investors who are currently underserved in the industry. surrounding areas since 1985. Today, our strong team of agents and
customer service professionals provide our clients with the best
Our vision is to attract the world’s best projects for tokenization and become
competitive solutions available for care of their homes, businesses,
the largest commercial real estate marketplace of digital security tokens. We
automobiles, families and other necessities.
plan to make institutional projects more accessible and affordable,
accelerating the demand for commercial real estate investments with digital
capital markets funding. For investors with millions, or even with thousands, of
dollars to invest, we seek to create a more level playing field for inclusive
participation. This is not a dream; it’s the new reality of what can be achieved
through blockchain technology.
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Page 25 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortFinancial services
SWIPEDOM
Vin Montes
CEO
New York, New York
swipedom.com
Founded 2019
Our purpose beyond profit is to help businesses reduce wasteful
spending so they can invest it in growth, especially during these hard
times. Both my co-founder and I are software engineers and built
enterprise level software at a large shipping company prior to starting
SWIPEDOM. We are really good at identifying problems our clients are
experiencing and integrating with their vendors to solve those
problems. In return, those vendors recommend us to their clients
because it decreases their churn.
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Page 26 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortGovernment and public sector
ATS+Partners Contreras & Metelska, PA
Aquila Leon-Soon Gloria Contreras Edin
Chief Executive Officer Owner and Head Attorney
New York, New York St. Paul, Minnesota
atspartners.org contrerasmetelska.com
Founded 2013 Founded 2009
ATS+Partners is an HR and organizational development firm that At Contreras and Metelska, we believe the world needs to be a more just
believes engaged, high-performing leaders and employees build and place and we work to achieve this through the direct use of legal action
inspire successful organizations. We partner with forward-thinking to build lives, as well as the economic health and well-being of
organizations to align their companies’ resources to their mission and individuals, families and communities. In addition to the essential work
values. Our services help our clients to strengthen their ability to our business provides, I also take pride in playing an active role in the
achieve sustainable results. ATS+Partners is deeply committed to surrounding community where I write and present frequently on
transforming mission-driven institutions. Our team offers the knowledge immigration and civil rights matters and serve on numerous nonprofit
and skills to deliver on our promise to capably advance these boards.
organizations.
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Page 27 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortGovernment and public sector
InGensa, Inc. Isom Global Strategies
Jacqueline Coleman Towan Isom
President and CEO President and CEO
Plymouth, Minnesota Washington, DC
ingensainc.com isomglobal.com
Founded 2013 Founded 1993
InGensa offers extensive services for every point in a planning process, Isom Global Strategies (IGS) is a full-service strategic marketing and
resulting in a solid partner with a thorough understanding of the team’s management firm. We serve commercial, nonprofit and government
vision and goals from start to finish. Our services include strategic clients. We have a reputation for meeting project deadlines, providing
planning around identified district initiatives, comprehensive facility excellent program services, containing budget costs and maintaining
planning (assessments, referendums, community engagement and 10- open lines of communication and transparency with agency and key
year plans), design (architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical and program stakeholders.
structural engineering) and agency construction management.
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Page 28 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortGovernment and public sector
Steel Point Solutions, LLC
Likia Hawkins
President and CEO
Calverton, Maryland
steelpoint-llc.com
Founded 2019
Steel Point Solutions, LLC, is a world-class services provider of
information technology and business solutions. Collectively, our
practitioners have over 20 years of experience serving clients in the
government and commercial business sectors. At Steel Point, we
leverage our repeatable processes, dynamic resources and intellectual
property to solve our clients’ most complex challenges. We strive hard
to deliver sound solutions with secure results.
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Page 29 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
Andros ENT & Sleep Center Chesapeake Cardiac Care
Inell Rosario Dr. Barbara Hutchinson
Physician, CEO Chief Executive Officer
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Annapolis, Maryland
androsent-sleep.com ccardiac.com
Founded 2013 Founded 2003
Our team works with patients to design individualized treatment plans Our practice focuses on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of heart
so that you can receive the healing and relief you need to get back to disease and strokes through treatment for patients with high quality
your life. We have many combined years of experience, whether you are and compassionate cardiac and sleep care. We offer exclusive signature
looking for relief from sleep apnea or need a set of hearing aids, you care service through cardiac services such as stress tests,
can trust that you are getting expert medical guidance. echocardiograms and coronary interventions.
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Page 30 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
EMSCO Scientific Enterprises, Inc. Fitness Compulsion
Lin Thomas Tia Lacole Broadus
CEO CEO
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newark, New Jersey
emscoscientific.com fitnesscompulsion.com
Founded 1980 Founded 2016
EMSCO Scientific Enterprises, Inc. serves as a distributor of laboratory Fitness Compulsion offer a variety of fitness training programs that are
supplies and equipment, chemicals and pharmaceutical excipients. We customized for the individual and unlike any others on the market
are positioning EMSCO Scientific to be a world-class leader in scientific today. There are online and in-person personal training sessions, a
innovation. We want to be the distributor of choice for researchers fitness retreat and child and teen training. In addition to fitness
across the country in search of scientific solutions to meet their daily programs, there are juice detoxes, smoothies and other food programs.
research needs.
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Page 31 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
Functional Fluidics Hico Health
Patrick Hines Dale Bryant
Founder Director — Strategy and Business
Detroit, Michigan Development
functionalfluidics.com New York, New York
Founded 2014 hico.healthcare
Founded 2016
Functional Fluidics is striving to be the gold standard in red blood cell Hico Health was created to address one of the biggest challenges in
(RBC) health, beginning with sickle cell disease. We provide monitoring health care and in our community — type 2 diabetes and other chronic
services for clinical studies using our assays to quantify the effects of a diseases disproportionately afflicting under-served populations. We
drug on blood function over time. We also partner with clinicians to support health care professionals on the front lines of fighting diabetes
develop companion diagnostics to help enable them to pair the right and hypertension in their communities. Through our Hico Dashboard,
treatment with the right patient at the right time. diabetes-care and education specialists, registered dietitians, primary
care providers, nutrition experts or any other wellness or obesity
professional, can incorporate digital health into their current initiatives.
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Page 32 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
High Level Speech & Hearing Center HUED
Lana Joseph-Ford Kimberly Wilson
CEO Founder and CEO
Harahan, Louisiana Washington, DC
highlevelhearingnola.com huedco.com
Founded 2016 Founded 2018
High Level Speech & Hearing Center evaluates, identifies and treats Hued is a platform that diversifies the patient-doctor connection by
speech and hearing concerns in children and adults. In addition to in- connecting patients of color with health and medical professionals of
office therapy and assessments, we also provide at-school hearing color that specifically understand their cultural, physical and mental
screenings. Above all, we strive for a compassionate, patient-centric needs. This will give prospective patients easy access to care from
environment, providing comprehensive speech and hearing services. people that look like them, i.e., “hued” health care providers.
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Page 33 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
ICE Safety Solutions Joyous Care Services
Pamela Isom Temi Daniel
President CEO Program Director
Fremont, California Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
getice.com joyouscare.com
Founded 1999 Founded 2002
ICE Safety Solutions provides courses in CPR, AED and first aid through Joyous Care provides home care services, behavioral support and skills
virtual reality, online or in-person. In addition to these courses, the training to individuals with disabilities. We also operate two four-
offering has expanded to include workplace readiness for medical bedroom homes, providing 24-hour care for the elderly and support to
emergencies or natural disasters (including ERT, CERT, MERT and floor- youth with behavioral support needs. Ms. Elizabeth, my mother, started
warden training), active-shooter training and fire-safety training. Our Joyous Care when she realized there was a need for home care services
customers trust us to provide them the solutions that save lives. in the community and that there was a lack of knowledge around
options for parents to receive assistance. She was met with challenges
that still remain, along with their effects.
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Page 34 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
N-Touch Strategies Patientory
Natasha Williams Chrissa McFarlane
Managing Partner CEO and Founder
Stamford, Connecticut Atlanta, Georgia
ntouchstrategies.com patientory.com
Founded 2010 Founded 2015
N-Touch helps our clients turn data into advanced insights, translate Patientory is an easy way to securely store and manage health
strategy into actionable plans and use technology to drive innovation. information in real time. We’re the leading provider of dApp blockchain
N-Touch approaches every project with a fresh and objective solutions for health care. The software is a blockchain-based distributed
perspective and sophisticated functional expertise. Whether we are application that provides users access to their health data. Additionally,
helping translate data into actionable insights or using innovation to we create smart contracts that can be executed in relation to the
drive process improvements, we maximize profitability for our clients medical and patient care continuum cycle.
and we always put them first.
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Page 35 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortHealth sciences and wellness
Pure Prevention River Oaks Home Care
Admerle Juanita Hall Hoskins Bolanle Akingbade
Founder CEO
Houston, Texas Norristown, Pennsylvania
dradmerle.com riveroakshomecare.com
Founded 2016 Founded 2016
We develop transformative solutions for entrepreneurs to remain River Oaks Home Care provides high quality, client-centered and
energetic, focused and forever young. Additionally, we offer one-on-one affordable home care services to seniors, allowing them to live healthily
coaching to help customers focus on preventing disease in their life and and with dignity in their chosen place of residence and in the
to promote transformative longevity solutions. Our coaching is offered community. We assist with the many activities of daily living, such as
online and we have an online course that can be taken to supplement grocery shopping, meal preparation, eating and dressing.
the one-on-one coaching.
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Page 36 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
BKW Transformation Group Diverse & Engaged
Beverly White Dee Marshall
President CEO
Piscataway, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey
thebkwgroup.com diverseandengaged.com
Founded 2012 Founded 2012
BKW is a provider of management consulting services in strategy, We are a diversity resource providing programs and initiatives that
process, technology and change management. We plan, manage and engage, support and develop diverse populations, e.g., multicultural
execute end-to-end solutions that support business transformation. We women, African-Americans and millennials. Our core competency is
deliver by working with, and for, our clients to define and manage training and development. If customers are looking to restructure their
initiatives to implement within and across functional organizations. team, we help them identify who they need on their team, what they
BKW is an innovator in approach and delivery, seeking to understand need and how to manage the transition.
the driving forces and dynamics of an organization’s needs. Our value
lies in our experience, our people and our integrity.
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Page 37 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
Elgia, Inc. Horsey Buckner & Heffler, LLP
Stacey Scott Michael Horsey
CEO Chairman and CEO
Roswell, Georgia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
elgia.com hbheffler.com
Founded 2001 Founded 2017
We are a digital adoption workflow solution provider offering customer Horsey, Buckner & Heffler, LLP (HBH) is a minority-controlled firm
service, training, business process outsourcing, consulting, business providing assurance, tax and advisory services to closely held
bookkeeping, bill pay and monitoring services. For 18 years we have businesses, not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies,
used a multi-faceted approach, targeting each of the four phases of the corporate entities, high-net-worth individuals and professional athletes.
User Adoption Life Cycle, to cause end users to become confident and We provide traditional accounting and auditing, tax planning and
productive very quickly. consulting services and offer special expertise in performance and
compliance audits, internal control reviews, tax credit audits, forensic
accounting and quality assurance peer reviews.
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Page 38 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
Indelible Business Solutions, Inc. Innocent Technologies, LLC
Jerome Byers Alexs Pate
Chief Executive Officer CEO
Jacksonville, Florida Minneapolis, Minnesota
indelible-solutions.com innocentclassroom.com
Founded 2018 Founded 2012
Indelible Business Solutions is a national management consulting and Innocent Technologies provides unique training to educators and
advisory firm that helps visualize and shape optimal business education administrators. I believe that students of color suffer from a
performance. We help our clients navigate risk and operational burden that society lays on them, namely the negative stereotypes
challenges by optimizing business performance for lasting delivery of about them that actually shape behavior and prefigured their reaction
impactful results. Services offered include: emergency rental assistance to their teachers. Ironically, many teachers have limited capacity to
program solutions, vaccine management solutions, business form viable relationships with their students, which is the one thing our
management consulting, professional staff augmentation, internal audit children need the most to escape the impact of stereotypes.
services and governance, risk and compliance services.
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Page 39 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
Integrated Staffing Solutions, LLC Invision Marketing Solutions, LLC
Rolando Borja-Trujillo Mariangeli Alicea Saez
Founder and Sales Director CEO and Founder
Stacy, Minnesota Jamison, Pennsylvania
integratedstaffingmn.com invisionmas.com
Founded 2010 Founded 2013
Integrated Staffing Solutions is a socially responsible company. Our Invision is the bridge to the rapidly growing and evolving Hispanic and
mission is to improve the economic well-being of our partners, the Latino market. We offer complete marketing solutions for small- and
livelihoods of the employees we place with them and the vibrancy of the medium-sized businesses. Our services include the creation of beautiful
communities we live and work in. We connect quality employers with a branded websites, buzz-worthy social media accounts, successful email
quality workforce and help these new employees and their families marketing campaigns and clear, quality photography and video.
transition seamlessly into their new communities.
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Page 40 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
Johnson Security Bureau, Inc. MOJO PSG INC
Jessica Johnson-Cope Darnell Smith
President CEO
Bronx, New York New York, New York
johnsonsecuritybureau.com mojopsg.com
Founded 1962 Founded 2006
Johnson Security Bureau, Inc. has been providing professional security, Mojo is a marketing company offering strategic advisory, product and
transport, patrol and protective services for nearly sixty years. As a engineering, experience design, strategic communications, content
result of our operational expertise and hands-on management, our studio and ventures solutions to its clients. We work with a range of
clients are able to better protect their assets, generate better revenues, companies from early stage to mid-tier to multinational operations
reduce expenses and deliver better service to their clients and challenging traditional forms of marketing and working towards
customers. audience diversification.
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Page 41 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
MYS LLC Pawtanicals LLC
Myisha Williams Daniela Salazar
Founder CEO
Henderson, Nevada North Bergen, New Jersey
mysfirm.com pawtanicals.com
Founded 2004 Founded 2014
MYS provides project management, diversity, equity and inclusion and Pawtanicals is a pet-washing service that offers self-service washing,
impact graphic design services. MYS has a successful history of staff washing, specialty baths and nail cutting and grinding. With high
partnering with organizations of all sizes and across industries to side tubs, ramps for elderly or handicapped pets and a home-like
effectively provide virtual project management solutions. MYS delivers environment, pets can come and get the bath they need without the
customized implementation and management of diverse, equitable and at-home clean up after. We also offer dog shampoo bars for pets with
inclusionary programming, including outreach, supplier assessment, sensitive or dry skin.
program evaluation, tracking, coaching and accountability. Additionally,
MYS specializes in community-focused, impactful graphic design for
small-business, corporate, nonprofit and government entities.
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Page 42 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
P.I.E. Management, L.L.C. Social Driver
William Phillips Thomas Sanchez
President and CEO CEO and, Founder
Detroit, Michigan Washington, DC
piemanagement.com socialdriver.com
Founded 2002 Founded 2011
P.I.E. Management L.L.C., is a service provider that assists its We work with clients across the country to deliver communications
customers with call center management, processing and staffing strategies that mobilize audiences and raise brand awareness. Our
solutions. Established in 2002, P.I.E., has grown from a home-based designers, strategists, developers and more provide our clients with
business to an enterprise that services both Fortune 500 companies innovative solutions to their biggest challenges. We’ve built our agency
and municipalities. Our mission: to provide exceptional service that from the ground up to be a trusted partner — combining expertise in
exceeds the expectations of our customers. digital and social media with excellence in project management and
customer service.
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Page 43 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortProfessional services
Tené Nícole, Marketing and Public Relations The BTL Group
Nikkia McClain Jonathan Quarles
CEO and President Founder
East Orange, New Jersey Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
tenenicole.com thebtlgroup.com
Founded 2011 Founded 2014
Tené Nícole is a boutique full-service marketing and public relations firm The BTL Group provides transformative business advisement and
that maximizes our clients’ exposure via our extensive network of political consulting services to multinational corporations, government
contacts in support of their campaigns, events, goals and initiatives. We entities, political campaigns and parties, elected leaders, nonprofit
deliver industry-leading media campaigns to the doorsteps of our organizations, issue groups, investors and entrepreneurs. We are a
clientele while doing our part to help create memorable experiences. We boutique consulting firm enhancing, expanding and enabling our clients’
are leaders in this class because of our distinctive, strategic and diverse growth, with a focus on double- and triple-bottom line businesses.
public relations model which creates opportunities and results for our
clients.
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Page 44 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortReal estate, hospitality and construction
Blue Ribbon Events Hayat Brown LLC
Vanessa Loney Hayat Kelil-Brown
Founder CEO and Managing Member
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington, DC
blueribbon-events.com hayatbrown.com
Founded 2005 Founded 2012
Blue Ribbon Events provides clients with first-class planning, resulting Hayat Brown is a national engineering and advisory firm that helps
in exceptional event execution on a global scale for corporate, nonprofit mission-oriented institutions advance objectives related to the
and community events. We offer event consulting, day-of execution and management of their infrastructure and real estate assets. Our team
full-service event assistance. brings a life cycle perspective to the planning, design, construction and
maintenance of commercial and economic development projects.
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Page 45 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortReal estate, hospitality and construction
Integrative Partners LLC Ochoa Construction LLC
Shawna Menifee Jose Ochoa
President & CEO CEO
New York, New York Hapeville, Georgia
integrativepartners.com ochoaconstruction.com
Founded 2005 Founded 2015
The strategic alliance of Integrative Partners provides broad and deep Ochoa Construction is a commercial drywall installation company
capabilities that can serve clients over single-market or geographically working to deliver an exceptional customer experience through state-of-
dispersed footprints alike, while efficiently achieving supplier diversity the-art planning and performing only safe practices. We continue to
objectives that significantly impact their bottom line. We offer strategic develop along our predicted trajectory due to the efforts in cost-saving
planning, tenant representation, landlord representation and measures to benefit the client’s bottom line. We are seeking to hold a
transaction management. slot in the Top Commercial Drywall Contractors of Atlanta.
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Page 46 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortReal estate, hospitality and construction
Perryman Building and Construction Services, Inc. Rittenhouse Appraisals
Angelo Perryman Carlo Batts
President Founder
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
perrymanbc.com rhappraisals.com
Founded 1998 Founded 2014
Perryman Building and Construction Services, Inc. is a commercial Rittenhouse Appraisals offers commercial real estate appraisals in the
general construction and construction management services firm. We Greater Delaware Valley. Our seasoned staff brings vast experience in
operate in the construction, industrial, pharmaceutical, historic commercial banking, real estate development and risk management to
restoration and commercial sectors. Perryman Building and provide the answers you need. Through familiarity with current market
Construction Services has completed over 1,000 projects. conditions and streamlined reporting, our team brings commercial real
estate appraisals to the modern day with the details you need in a
timely manner to make educated decisions.
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Page 47 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortReal estate, hospitality and construction
SecondKeys, Inc. TRI-Construction
Amber Hayes Calvin Littlejohn
CEO Founder
Memphis, Tennessee Minneapolis, Minnesota
secondkeys.com tri-construction.com
Founded 2018 Founded 2011
SecondKeys actively redefines property management by bridging the TRI-Construction is a minority-owned general construction company
gaps between property owners, property managers and tenants, while established in 2001. Located in the heart of north Minneapolis, TRI-
building better relationships and transparency through mobile Construction is deeply rooted in the community and is very passionate
communication. Our straightforward, centralized documentation system about the people who live and work here. We offer general contracting,
allows immediate visibility on how customer maintenance requests, rent finish carpentry, framing and drywall, commercial contracting, tenant
collection and expense tracking are being handled. improvement and construction management.
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Page 48 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortReal estate, hospitality and construction
WhoseYourLandlord, Inc. (wyl.co)
Ofo Ezeugwu
CEO, Founder
Buffalo, New York
wyl.co
Founded 2015
WhoseYourLandlord is a site for landlord, property management and
apartment reviews across the US. We use the possessive form of the
word “who” because we’re giving our community ownership of their
living situations by putting housing in their hands. We’re building the
world’s most trusted rental community by bringing transparency, equity
and humanity to the everyday interactions between residents and home
providers.
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Page 49 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortTechnology, media and telecom
AerialZeus, LLC AmericaVen, LLC
Luis Robles Victor Salicetti
CEO CEO and Owner
Sacramento, California Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
aerialzeus.com americaven.com
Founded 2013 Founded 2004
We partner with private industry, government and academic AmericaVen was founded on the principles of providing the most
organizations to further develop the use of innovative technologies for advanced and innovative solutions for small to medium-sized
complex engineering problems. AerialZeus can help with the challenges businesses. We make sure that our clients are advised in utilizing the
and solutions for operating UAVs and robotics successfully in the Power, right technology for their projects, while also establishing long-term
construction, security and telecommunication markets. We provide relationships with them. We offer audiovisual, digital signage,
efficient, successful and safe drone operations globally around critical information technology, telecom, video surveillance and web
infrastructure by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine development services.
learning with customer workflows, managing data at scale and
deploying highly qualified engineers, scientists and pilots for each
project.
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Page 50 Entrepreneurs Access Network | 2021 Inaugural Curated EAN CohortTechnology, media and telecom
Andonix AnnexTech Partners
David Salazar Yanez Doug Speight
CEO and Cofounder Founder
Detroit, Michigan Durham, North Carolina
andonix.com annextechpartners.com
Founded 2017 Founded 2019
Andonix is a platform used to digitize work instructions and checklists AnnexTech Partners works with global tech corporations that typically
of front-line workers. We enable front-line workers to summon help, have $1B+ in revenue. We engage after a product portfolio review
escalate concerns and teach others what they know quickly. Andonix reveals the products that have not met their internal hurdle rates.
uses data to take measurable action by establishing traceability and to These products are typically cash flow positive, yet they do not meet
generate reports that help identify opportunities to improve. growth targets, revenue targets or achieve target market share. Clients
employ us as an alternative to costly wind-downs or asset sales.
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