Black-Owned

Meet Tina Fahnbulleh, the owner of catering company and pop-up Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen. Tina founded her catering company when she moved to Seattle in 2016 and saw the city’s lack of West African cuisine. Born in Liberia and raised in Ghana, Tina's love for food and cooking stemmed from spending time with her maternal grandmother...

Meet LaTaunya Witherspoon, owner of SpoonFed Training in Renton, WA. LaTaunya, a former track and field athlete, has always had a passion for supporting others on their journeys towards healthier lifestyles. In 2022, LaTaunya hopes to mentor a young woman on how to run a business to share the knowledge she has gained and the community she has...

Meet Lisa Hernandez, licensed massage therapist and owner of Warrior Wellness in Lower Queen Anne in Seattle. As a single mother, Lisa graduated massage school two weeks before lockdown last March 2020. She said going back to school and only being able to work part time was one of the most difficult things she's done, but she knew she wanted to...

Meet Jackie Christian, the owner of Six17 Salon in Seattle’s Downtown Core. Jackie moved her salon from Atlanta to Seattle in 2019 after noting the frustration of Black women in the area regarding a lack of natural hair care options.  Jackie proudly served the Louisiana National Guard for three years and was active duty Army for 1 year...

Meet Sabrina Tinsley, the co-owner of Osteria La Spiga in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Chef Sabrina and her husband Pietro Borghesi share a passion for the cuisine of the Northern-Italian region Emilia-Romagna. At Osteria La Spiga, they have created a neighborhood restaurant where friends can come together around a fresh, seasonal...