Episode 3

This week our host’s  Nikki Akparewa and Karim Assalaam are discussing with Isolynn (Ice) Dean.

A small business owner, sickle cell transition advocate, and now farmer; Ice talks about her work in the black and sickle community, introduction to SD, alternate career paths, and her journey in social entrepreneurship.

Topics:

• Alternative Career paths

• Community advocacy

• Social responsibility when selling her business

• Personal experience with SCD

“Find that thing that works for you, if it takes some time that’s ok, but just keep moving yourself forward.”

Social Entrepreneurship is about creating social responsibility so that our collective actions benefit the whole of society by acknowledging how our individual stories and actions can create more equity and inclusion.