{"635343":{"#nid":"635343","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Impact Presents: \u0022Creative Entrepreneurship in Times of Social Change\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a virtual Impact session on Wednesday, September 16\u0026nbsp;from 5 pm to 6 pm as we host alumna Archel Bernard, founder of The Bombchel Factory. Archel will talk about the trials and successes of her entrepreneurial journey, what it means to be a Black female founder, and leading a for-profit social enterprise in times of crisis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EArchel Bernard is the founder and President of The Bombchel Factory. When Archel Bernard moved to Monrovia, Liberia\u0026mdash;her ancestral homeland which her parents had fled in the 1980s during brutal civil unrest\u0026mdash;she wanted to be the Oprah of West Africa.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe moved to the West African country after graduating from Georgia Tech (IAC\u0026#39;10). She now specializes in dreaming up contemporary African clothing and\u0026nbsp;working with local women to\u0026nbsp;create employment opportunities that lead to self-sufficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EArchel\u0026rsquo;s mission in life took a significant turn amid the deadly Ebola outbreak in Liberia. She saw the devastation in the country she loved; a country still struggling to overcome civil war. Archel decided to open a factory and join the rebuilding efforts. She named it The Bombchel Factory and herself, the Head Bombchel in Charge.Her for-profit business leads with mission to tackle global issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EImpact is a weekly series of meaningful\u0026nbsp;conversations, free and open to all. 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