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This entrepreneur’s setbacks became opportunities to break into the marketplace

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Proud Innovation 2024

Forced to find work at a local cellphone shop after losing his college scholarship, company founder Akeem Shannon leveraged the sales skills he learned there and at two Fortune 500 companies to pursue his dream of entrepreneurship. He turned setbacks into opportunities, eventually scaling his company from a single mall kiosk to distribution in thousands of stores.

Join us virtually to hear Akeem's story at Proud Innovation 2024 on Wednesday, June 12 from 3-4 p.m. ET. Learn how he and other entrepreneurs from the LGBTQIA+ community got their products to consumers using patents, trademarks, and licensing.

Confirmed speakers:

Sergio Aragon, Co-founder, Gay Pride Apparel
Jesus Gutierrez, Co-founder, Gay Pride Apparel
Charisse Pasche, Co-founder and COO, Dapper Boi
Vicky Pasche, Co-founder and CEO, Dapper Boi
Akeem Shannon, Founder and CEO, Flipstik Inc. and Akeem Shannon Inspires, Inc.

For more information or questions, please contact InnovationOutreach@uspto.gov.

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