The Everygirl, March 2016
At age 19 Lauren Maillian started her first business, Sugarleaf Vineyards, growing superior wine quality grapes, which then turned in to a winery. By 2012, her business was acquired and she was ready for her next big endeavor as an entrepreneur. She then started Luxury Market Branding and became heavily involved in technology and the venture and startup industries as an advisor and investor. She launched Gen Y Capital to invest in early stage consumer technology companies. You’ll now see Lauren on the TV series Quit Your Day Job in which aspiring millennial entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to her and a panel of angel investors.
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Black Enterprise – March 2016
f you’ve ever thought about quitting your full-time job to pursue a new business venture, add Oxygen’s new docu-series Quit Your Day Job to your TV lineup. Quit Your Day Job, premiering Wednesday, March 30, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, is an eight-episode series featuring aspiring millennial entrepreneurs who are looking to pitch their innovative ideas to a group of angel financiers.
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Black Enterprise, March 2016
GeenieBox is the first monthly subscription ‘knowledge box’ for ambitious black women. It is the brainchild of Chana Ginelle Ewing, the creator of the Michelle O Brunch. GeenieBox, which costs $29.95 a month (click here), isn’t your average monthly subscription box providing sample beauty products. Rather, GeenieBox highlights female leaders and what propels them.
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Mashable, March 2016
A new reality show wants to re-educate you on what an entrepreneur looks like.Quit Your Day Job, which premiered Wednesday night on Oxygen, is looking to be a clear counterpoint to pop culture’s perception that entrepreneurs can only be young guys in hoodies by shifting the focus to women, particularly women of color.
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