Afro Unicorn founder to kick off Mesa College’s Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
Mother and founder of e-commerce apparel business to emphasize multiple income streams
Digital flyer for the first installment of the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series hosted by San Diego Mesa College.
September 23, 2020
April Showers, the founder of e-commerce apparel brand Afro Unicorn, will be the first in a series of entrepreneurial speakers hosted by Mesa College’s Business and Work-Based Learning departments.
The event is open to students from all SDCCD campuses, including San Diego City College.
As owner and operator of a local State Farm franchise, Showers has worked to empower individuals, especially women of color, to create multiple streams of income as she believes no one should depend on a singular income stream for their livelihood.
The mother of two boys started Afro Unicorn after she was affectionately called a unicorn, but was unable to identify with the existing image of one.
The apparel brand was born from Showers’ desire to create a vision of a unicorn that more inclusively represented women of color.
Afro Unicorn was also designed to be a symbol of women’s financial independence.
Showers’ talk on how to financially uplift and empower people through e-commerce and franchise ownership will be held over Zoom on Sept. 23 from 2:30-4 p.m.
Registration for the event can be found here:
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkcuuoqj0pGNE4U4jtvTR7M4UxyhW9QQIs
Christina Painton is also Executive Producer for Newscene, San Diego City College’s broadcast news program. Check out the latest episode on YouTube, @sdcitynewscene.
