In this episode, Dr. Jones speaks with Elle Gyamfi, a Bronx, NY native about transitioning from law school into entrepreneurship and taking up space for minorities in law.
She graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice [2013] with a BA in Criminal Justice and minors in Criminology + Political Science. She received her JD from New York Law School [2017] with a focus on Intellectual Property law and her LLM from Cardozo School of Law [2020] with a concentration in Fashion, Art, Media + Entertainment law.
Elle is the CEO/owner of SHOP ELLECOMMAWOODS, a line of legal themed jewelry, clothing, and other accessories. She also is the creator of LegallyLGBT – a GroupMe for LGBT minorities in the legal field – which she is in the process of turning into a non-profit to assist fellow LGBT lawyers/law students.
Next, Elle plans to get a Masters or certification in Music Business Management and her overall goal is to start her own firm/artist management company focusing on IP + business formation.
You can follow Elle on Instagram at @ellecommawoods and on Twitter at @ellecommawoods_. Additionally, she can be reached via email at
elle@shop-ecw.com
. You can check out her brand via the website, SHOP-ECW.com and Instagram @shopellecommawoods
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