130: Grow a Business that Builds a Better World with Vanessa Nichols, Co-Founder of the Trans Love Project

Written By Rhodes Perry

Vanessa is the co-founder of the Trans Love Project. The project was first conceptualized when actor Don Cheadle appeared on Saturday Night Live, making a bold statement with a T-Shirt that read “Protect Trans Kids.” Vanessa wanted to make it possible to be like Don, to be a proud ally for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people of color. And Vanessa sure is a bad ass ally – she’s the parent of an amazing trans son, she is a business owner, and she’s a describes herself as an “accidental activist and  advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.”

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Questions Answered in this Episode

·      Who is Vanessa, and what does her business do?

·      What motivated Vanessa to start her own business?

·      How did Vanessa’s family influence her decision to start the Trans Love Project?

·      How does Vanessa empower LGBTQ communities?

·      How can you get in touch with Vanessa and her business?

Resources Shared in this Episode

·      Visit the Trans Love Project website

·      Follow the Trans Love Project on Instagram

·      Like the Trans Love Project on Facebook

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Rhodes Perry

Rhodes Perry, MPA is an award-winning social entrepreneur, best-selling author, and keynote speaker. He helps leaders build belonging at work to achieve industry breakthroughs. His firm offers transformative leadership development, change management, and capacity building solutions for senior executives focused on advancing their organizations’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments. Nationally recognized as a LGBTQ+ thought leader, he has two decades of government and nonprofit experience having worked at the White House, PFLAG National, and the City of New York. Media outlets like Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press have featured his powerful work as a (DEI) influencer.

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