Entrepreneurship is not a journey many in my family has embarked upon. In fact, the only other person in my family that’s embarked on this journey was my grandmother. After working in a cotton mill for many years, my Grandmother eventually opened a daycare for the children in our small, rural hometown. The mark she left on the children who attended her daycare was immeasurable. She was everyone child’s Grandma. The children loved to hug on her. They loved her cooking. They loved her love. And this was evident when it was time to celebrate her life in 2018. Those same children, many years later, showed up to her homegoing service to show their respect, and told stories of how their interactions with her impacted their lives. This was my first and only example of entrepreneurship, and an admirable one at that. I appreciated the model of entrepreneurship left behind by my Grandmother, but I was not sure I wanted to become an entrepreneur until I read a book called Your Money or Your Life, by Vicki Robin. While reading this book, I finally felt seen. I felt validated in knowing that the monotony of the 9 to 5 workday or working 12 hour shifts just was not my jam. So, I began to explore ways to access the freedom I desired. The freedom to set my own schedule. The freedom to earn as much as I so choose. The freedom to be as creative as I wanted to be. And entrepreneurship, I later identified, was the key. After becoming a fully licensed professional counselor, I was able to establish my private counseling practice one month before the pandemic started. Then, the world completely stopped. Life as we knew it was interrupted because of COVID, and then the murder of George Floyd happened. With the sudden changes occurring in the world, and yet another situation in which Black folks were exposed to yet another traumatic situation, I wanted to embrace the essence of my Grandmother to create a healing space to provide direct care to Black women, while also addressing the health disparities that plague the Black community through advocacy. I wanted to channel her love and caring energy to help the women who sought help to address their mental health concerns, however, COVID along with starting my doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision made the development of my business slow-moving. One year and seven months later, I continue to be committed to creating a healing space for Black women who struggle with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and self-esteem/self-worth issues. I have also remained committed to the improvement of mental health within the Black community. I have been working with women with eating disorders for four years, and now my focus has been on addressing this issue in the Black community. The main project that I am currently creating is a campaign and course for eating disorders amongst Black women. My long-term goal with this project is to increase awareness and access to treatment of eating disorders for Black women, as Black women are often under-diagnosed for these disorders. In conclusion, my journey of entrepreneurship has been no easy feat, however, coming from a legacy of my Grandmother’s love, I strive to show up like her in the work I do for my community. This includes being intentional in improving access and offering culturally-sensitive mental healthcare within the Black community, and I believe that the AMPLIFY Black Entrepreneurship scholarship would be a tremendous help to meet this charge that I have been handed.