Being an entrepreneur has its rewards. But when you're able to invest in your community and create opportunities for the disenfranchised, the rewards are more fruitful. Orange Mound native, Kelvin Woods, is my guest for episode 37. He is the founder and co-owner of The Tee Shirt Lab, a screen-printing and apparel decoration company. Kelvin walks us through growing up attending Overton High School and having a gift for the arts. He attended UT Chattanooga and caught the entrepreneur bug very early in college. Upon graduation, he worked in corporate america but soon walked away after acquiring equipment to start a t shirt company at the age of 24. He's been excelling ever since opening locations in Nashville, Memphis and currently exploring other markets to penetrate. Kelvin is a family man and Christian who keeps his eyes on the prize. Take a listen as Kelvin talks about some of struggles and successes he's encountered as a minority business owner, his creation of Black Art*ish and sitting on the Board of Directors for Juice Orange Mound Project.
