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  <title><![CDATA[Impact Presents: "Creative Entrepreneurship in Times of Social Change"]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a virtual Impact session on Wednesday, September 16&nbsp;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.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/news-events/events/event.html?event_id=a0b1K00000jZ5i5QAC">You can find the link to register and watch the live seminar here.</a></p>

<p>Archel Bernard is the founder and President of The Bombchel Factory. When Archel Bernard moved to Monrovia, Liberia&mdash;her ancestral homeland which her parents had fled in the 1980s during brutal civil unrest&mdash;she wanted to be the Oprah of West Africa.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She moved to the West African country after graduating from Georgia Tech (IAC&#39;10). She now specializes in dreaming up contemporary African clothing and&nbsp;working with local women to&nbsp;create employment opportunities that lead to self-sufficiency.</p>

<p>Archel&rsquo;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.</p>

<p>Impact is a weekly series of meaningful&nbsp;conversations, free and open to all. The talks provide students, and the larger community on and off-campus, the opportunity to network with and learn from, successful leaders and entrepreneurs from the corporate and social sectors.</p>

<p><strong>The 2020/21 series will feature conversations on race, social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.</strong></p>

<p>This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS) and the Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC).</p>
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