I was always destined to be an entrepreneur.
Before launching Afro Unicorn a close male friend kept referring to me as a unicorn. At the time I did not understand it. I truly thought I was just doing what every woman does, or at least what every woman should be doing. It wasn’t until I suffered a rather significant upset and then bounced all the way back that I realized I was indeed a unicorn the entire time.
YES! I am someone amazing, someone with strength, someone you just might consider a rare find; and now I was ready to build on this philosophy.
Looking at the established unicorn emoji as it is, I couldn’t relate. I wanted a unicorn that represented me and all the other fierce women that I knew. I reached out to my cousin and artist, Brian Ellis, and shared with him the vision I had for a unicorn of color. After about five sketch revisions Afro Unicorn was officially born - with all of her vanilla, caramel, and mocha complexions.
I have since created an entire line of apparel and everyday products to remind women of color just how unique, divine, and magical we truly are. Through the Afro Unicorn brand I will continue to encourage women to make her mark in the world by showing how to harness her potentiality and guiding her to create financial independence through multiple income streams.
Afro Unicorn is an opportunity for women to connect, develop, and expand their individual brand. The Afro Unicorn goal is to cultivate an environment amongst a network of women to help one another succeed. We accomplish this through our line, in addition to annual conferences and workshops where we strategically plan to help women of color become self-motivated, grind with purpose, and build wealth.
On May 17th, we celebrated our first year in business. In this short period of time we have attracted the likes of celebrities - Alicia Keys, Tiffany Haddish, Sherri Shepard, and Anthony Hamilton, to name a few, along with a generous Instagram following. But more importantly we have promoted over 500 businesses on our social media outlets for free. To honor our first year in business we recently announced that we want to invest $500 into three business owners looking to start an additional stream of revenue. It is important to us to ensure that we provide a platform to help uplift and promote other unique powerful women of color.
So cheers to those who are trendsetters. To SHE, who is unafraid of being a trailblazer. Believe me - you already have all the magical powers you need. You are indeed an Afro Unicorn.
I am April Showers. I am the proud mother of two brilliant young boys. The owner of April Showers State Farm. I have held a Broker’s Real Estate License since 2009. And, I am the founder and originator of the Afro Unicorn! #iAMaRewriter
“Be best and be magical.”
Afro Unicorn Inc.
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