I had another idea. One that I thought for sure would at least get someone to read my proposal. When I was 21, I visited Hawaii and went to a coconut farm. There were signs spread around the farm that said not to walk by the trees because you could get hit in the head…
Blue Cross
BlogsIn 2013 we were getting tired of all of our efforts failing. Just then I got a networking lead that we could pitch our idea to Blue Cross and Blue Shield at the Pure Michigan Summit in Detroit! I was so excited to share it with the group at our weekly staff meetings at my…
AASECT
BlogsOnce I started to build my business, I realized how exciting it was. What a thrill of being creative and seeing your business plan come to life. I felt like Frankenstein. Actually, it felt like I was creating a baby, and I was pregnant for ten years. I started to read all of the best…
BridgeIT
BlogsWe did it right. The holistic providers who were willing to work with us were the center of our focus. We knew we had to promote them with more than a directory. We tried to host an open house, like a chamber of commerce would do, which went okay. But our best idea was the provider panels….
100K Ventures
BlogsMy most recent attempt to get venture capitalist funding was here in Flint at 100K Ventures, a Flint Accelerator. I had applied to other accelerators, but I was thrilled to hear of one here in Flint! Surely, they would be interested that one of their own would be trying to improve our healthcare system. I made…