when I reflect on my very long 31 years
here on earth I realized I’ve been a
planner since inception growing up in
New Orleans my dad and I will often ride
our bikes from Gentilly to the French
quarters interesting thing I told my mom
about this and she is completely pissed
about this this is like the pre helmet
days by the high school I begged my
parents to allow me to catch the bus for
the night wore it to the garden district
all the cool kids were taking public
transportation so I want to be a part of
that it took us two buses and a
streetcar to get to school but I loved
it
I love being a tourist in my city we
spent our weekend it’s at the rural walk
the lakefront in the Garden District and
uptown I think about my neighborhood we
have sidewalks corner stores and parks
everything we needed was a block or so
away so it sounds pretty perfect right
well subtract the flooding as many of
you know
New Orleans is below sea level then
there’s the fact that my neighborhood
was built on a former land field that
was not cleaned properly
so Google agriculture Street landfill
but doing your own time plan on being a
bit too long I’m carrying a bit of a
load with me today then there’s the fact
that crime may be a issue too but let’s
not get into details about that but all
these experiences led me to enrolling
and graduating from Jackson State
University’s Urban and Regional Planning
program where I received my master’s in
urban and regional planning
concentrating environmental planning and
land use so a fun fact I did graduate
what highest GPA and I’ll let you
applause right now
surely after I got the opportunity to
work in economic development so like
many bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
graduates I want to change the world or
the city at least but that’s not how
things really work particularly when one
is entry-level drowning in bureaucracy
and
red tape not to mention a glacial pace
in which government usually moves right
but I did get the opportunity to be a
part of all these groups and social
networks in these committees fill with
Jackson’s creative class so a consistent
of other economic development experts on
small business owners entrepreneurs all
pouring their minds resources experience
this and it’s learning to fill a
long-term commitment necessary to create
an environment where entrepreneurs could
thrive so this may be through webinars
seminars networking events providing
financial capital mentoring co-working
spaces all in hopes of increasing
entrepreneurship community and economic
development creating jobs retaining the
thousands of college students Jackson
has I’m stabilizing communities thereby
improving the quality of life here this
is what we call entrepreneurial
ecosystem and it’s awesome being a part
of it you know it made me really feel
like I found my place here in Jackson
but I never thought I would personally
benefit from it for two years in a row I
saw presentations from innovate
Mississippi about start weakened at 1
million cups of I’m one of the
organizers that second year told my
husband we have to pitch tiny homes he’s
equally passionate about planning and
he’s obsessed with tiny home so we
acquired the student discount : bar
tickets sorry I’m a student by the way I
want you guys to think of unethical
anything and I mean but surely after us
Bonnie’s tickets from our friend of mine
was torn apart so I was super excited
about that she’s gonna have pieces and
booths so I’m like what do I do
and then surely after that I found out
that being for 2016 was technology
innovation education so tying homes
really does offense that category so I
told my husband let’s still go
that’s pitch we’ll probably lose and we
can go get pizza right but of over 40
pitches seven were selected
and we were one of them right so we
recruited additional members and we
spent the next 54 hours that weekend I’m
crafting our presentation our business
model for finding our pitch and going
around Jack’s and excellent individuals
about their interest in tiny homes this
I was super tired I wanted to quit but I
have to sell this motivated by the food
sir we can have their really good food
there so so that kept me around but I
mean we worked really hard too so that’s
Sunday we made our final pitch we end up
winning first place and we took those
winnings and form tiny Jack’s and so
we’ve been in business for a year and a
half now right so let’s get back to you
systems because people think they’re not
a part of it but everyone is a part of
it everyone contributes and benefits
from this system let me tell you how you
pay taxes right that goes to those
government agencies that provide
services and then cinemas right dinners
people who invest those are those people
who work for nonprofit organizations who
provide financial capital they host
these competitions networking events
then we have the educational
institutions those who are bringing up
the next generation of entrepreneurs
providing research and development and
entrepreneurship training then we have
those organizations agencies and
institutions such as Millsaps I’m team
Jackson 1 million cups Jackson State
University in the East Center the nurse
those groups dedicated to minority
disadvantaged small and women-owned
businesses then we have laborers
employees and intrapreneurs those within
the agency they’re promoting innovation
and creativity then we have the
customers the supporters those
advocating for a better Jackson for
current and future generations so as you
can see we’re all part of the system
thank you
you
you
here on earth I realized I’ve been a
planner since inception growing up in
New Orleans my dad and I will often ride
our bikes from Gentilly to the French
quarters interesting thing I told my mom
about this and she is completely pissed
about this this is like the pre helmet
days by the high school I begged my
parents to allow me to catch the bus for
the night wore it to the garden district
all the cool kids were taking public
transportation so I want to be a part of
that it took us two buses and a
streetcar to get to school but I loved
it
I love being a tourist in my city we
spent our weekend it’s at the rural walk
the lakefront in the Garden District and
uptown I think about my neighborhood we
have sidewalks corner stores and parks
everything we needed was a block or so
away so it sounds pretty perfect right
well subtract the flooding as many of
you know
New Orleans is below sea level then
there’s the fact that my neighborhood
was built on a former land field that
was not cleaned properly
so Google agriculture Street landfill
but doing your own time plan on being a
bit too long I’m carrying a bit of a
load with me today then there’s the fact
that crime may be a issue too but let’s
not get into details about that but all
these experiences led me to enrolling
and graduating from Jackson State
University’s Urban and Regional Planning
program where I received my master’s in
urban and regional planning
concentrating environmental planning and
land use so a fun fact I did graduate
what highest GPA and I’ll let you
applause right now
surely after I got the opportunity to
work in economic development so like
many bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
graduates I want to change the world or
the city at least but that’s not how
things really work particularly when one
is entry-level drowning in bureaucracy
and
red tape not to mention a glacial pace
in which government usually moves right
but I did get the opportunity to be a
part of all these groups and social
networks in these committees fill with
Jackson’s creative class so a consistent
of other economic development experts on
small business owners entrepreneurs all
pouring their minds resources experience
this and it’s learning to fill a
long-term commitment necessary to create
an environment where entrepreneurs could
thrive so this may be through webinars
seminars networking events providing
financial capital mentoring co-working
spaces all in hopes of increasing
entrepreneurship community and economic
development creating jobs retaining the
thousands of college students Jackson
has I’m stabilizing communities thereby
improving the quality of life here this
is what we call entrepreneurial
ecosystem and it’s awesome being a part
of it you know it made me really feel
like I found my place here in Jackson
but I never thought I would personally
benefit from it for two years in a row I
saw presentations from innovate
Mississippi about start weakened at 1
million cups of I’m one of the
organizers that second year told my
husband we have to pitch tiny homes he’s
equally passionate about planning and
he’s obsessed with tiny home so we
acquired the student discount : bar
tickets sorry I’m a student by the way I
want you guys to think of unethical
anything and I mean but surely after us
Bonnie’s tickets from our friend of mine
was torn apart so I was super excited
about that she’s gonna have pieces and
booths so I’m like what do I do
and then surely after that I found out
that being for 2016 was technology
innovation education so tying homes
really does offense that category so I
told my husband let’s still go
that’s pitch we’ll probably lose and we
can go get pizza right but of over 40
pitches seven were selected
and we were one of them right so we
recruited additional members and we
spent the next 54 hours that weekend I’m
crafting our presentation our business
model for finding our pitch and going
around Jack’s and excellent individuals
about their interest in tiny homes this
I was super tired I wanted to quit but I
have to sell this motivated by the food
sir we can have their really good food
there so so that kept me around but I
mean we worked really hard too so that’s
Sunday we made our final pitch we end up
winning first place and we took those
winnings and form tiny Jack’s and so
we’ve been in business for a year and a
half now right so let’s get back to you
systems because people think they’re not
a part of it but everyone is a part of
it everyone contributes and benefits
from this system let me tell you how you
pay taxes right that goes to those
government agencies that provide
services and then cinemas right dinners
people who invest those are those people
who work for nonprofit organizations who
provide financial capital they host
these competitions networking events
then we have the educational
institutions those who are bringing up
the next generation of entrepreneurs
providing research and development and
entrepreneurship training then we have
those organizations agencies and
institutions such as Millsaps I’m team
Jackson 1 million cups Jackson State
University in the East Center the nurse
those groups dedicated to minority
disadvantaged small and women-owned
businesses then we have laborers
employees and intrapreneurs those within
the agency they’re promoting innovation
and creativity then we have the
customers the supporters those
advocating for a better Jackson for
current and future generations so as you
can see we’re all part of the system
thank you
you
you
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