Cohort 5 - Jacobs Center

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Cohort 5 – Fall 2021

Building networks that support early-stage entrepreneurs and accelerate existing neighborhood businesses through training and mentorships, connections to regional partnerships, job opportunities and increased access to financial resources.

COHORT 6

Meet the 10 businesses in CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center’s fall 2021 cohort. The majority are female-owned providing products and services from interior design to hair care to professional development and more. Learn about each business below.

Interactive Play
Melanie van de Water and Elyse Locatelli

Shift Micromobility Compliance
Fransico Peralta

Village Kids Early Childhood Community
Michelle DeJohnette

A Caramel Affaire

Kimberly King

A Caramel Affaire is a boutique company headquartered in San Diego, California featuring artisan caramel sauce. We offer four delectably smooth sauce flavors. We want you to be hooked so that your caramel dreams are like no other.

Industry Type:Food & Beverage

Website:www.acaramelaffair.com

Bomba Brown Wellness

Angelica Tolentino

Bomba Brown Wellness provides educational and artistic experiences that help BIPOC caregivers, service workers, teachers, artists and educators rest, cultivate joy, and get free.

Industry Type:Education

Braid Street

Soely Sanchez

Braid Street LLC provides protective hairstyle services, such as box braids and twists, hair care courses, and styling products for the Afro-mixed population in San Diego. We use hairstyling to intentionally facilitate conversations on mental wellness and personal development, as we are passionate about serving marginalized communities in a safe place where people feel welcomed.

Industry Type:Personal Services - Hair Care

Website:www.braidstreet.com

elevatEd Classrooms

Jaclyn Sarnese

elevatEd Classrooms provides educational consulting and professional development services to K-12 schools, districts, and other youth-serving organizations. Our professional development services empower educators to create happier classrooms that thrive by grounding in practical models and elevating existing strengths.

Industry Type:Professional Services - Consulting

Website:www.elevatedclassrooms.com

Interactive Play

Melanie van de Water and Elyse Locatelli

Interactive Play sells product developed by IKC (International Kids Concepts) based in The Netherlands, that provides kid play areas in commercial spaces. A play corner results in higher revenues, more visitors, customers, retention visits, and a more memorable experience.

Industry Type:Consumer Goods

Interiors 432

Demi Adeniran

Interiors 432 is an interior design company crafting one-of-a-kind living environments with the artful use of color thoughtfully woven in.

Industry Type:Professional Services - Interior Design

Website:www.interiors432.com

Mya’s Catering Company

Amaya Ford

Mya’s Catering Company is a classic bakery that makes homemade desserts with a touch of love. We use the freshest, highest-quality ingredients for our cookies, cupcakes, cakes, and pies.

Industry Type:Food & Beverage

Website:www.myascateringcompany.com

Shift Micromobility Compliance

Fransico Peralta

Shift Micromobility Compliance provides an affordable option to remove abandoned electric scooters from your property or business.

Industry Type:Professional Services - Transportation

SouthEast Fusion 619

Lamicka Cottingham

SouthEast Fusion 619 offers a dual service-based business that provides (Fusion-comfort food) catering, to-go meals, including homemade bbq sauce; as well as event planning and party decoration services.

Industry Type:Food & Beverage

Village Kids Early Childhood Community

Michelle DeJohnette

Village Kids Early Childhood Community is a high-quality child care environment, grounded in principles of social justice and inclusion, focused on the child care needs of Southeast San Diego.

Industry Type:Professional Services - Childcare

Website:www.villagekids.biz