Founders : Detroit

Tawnya Clark is the founder of The Batata Shop, a craft food firm that specializes in food made from sweet potato.

Questions with Tawnya Clark

Joseph McClure is the co-founder of McClure's Pickles, a craft food firm based on the Hamtramck/Detroit border.

Questions with Joseph McClure

Angelique Robinson is the founder of Treats by Angelique, a craft food company based in Detroit.

Questions with Angelique Robinson

James Feagin is the co-founder of Imagine Detroit Together, an art project based in Detroit.

Questions with James Feagin

Sarah Lapinski is the founder of WOUND Menswear, a fashion firm based in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.

Questions with Sarah Lapinski

David Daugherty is the president of Facility Matrix Group, a furniture company with an office in downtown Detroit.

Questions with David Daugherty

Iris Jones is the founder & CEO of Alchemy Business Strategies, a consulting business based in Detroit.

Questions with Iris Jones

Café con Leche was founded on the basis that strong communities need a central gathering space. Jordi Carbonell, originally from Barcelona, Spain, and wife Melissa Fernandez, a second generation resident of Southwest Detroit,had the vision that this community could benefit from a café that recognized and reflected the diversity of the neighborhood.

Questions with Jordi Carbonell & Mellissa Fernandez

Alberto Pimentel is a Mexican entrepreneur, and is owner of Casa Real Mexican restaurants in Michigan. 

Questions with Alberto Pimentel

Dan Mullen is a development executive with Quicken Loans, a downtown Detroit-based tech firm.

Questions with Dan Mullen

Veronika Scott is the founder of The Empowerment Plan, a clothing start-up based in Detroit.

Questions with Veronika Scott

Phil Jones is the general manager of Colors Restaurant, a workforce training eatery in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Phil Jones

Josh Linkner is the CEO of Detroit Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Josh Linkner

Jerry Paffendorf is the founder of LOVELAND Technologies, a software start-up based in Detroit.

Questions with Jerry Paffendorf

Sarah F. Cox manages Curbed Detroit, a Hamtramck-based blog about real-estate development focused on Detroit.

Questions with Sarah F. Cox