♪♪ (Laughter) CALVIN BALL: Well thanks for having me.

MAN: We're here with the Root Branch Marketplace.

WOMAN: Is this the baklava?

MAN: Baklava.

ZEKE COHEN: I feel like I... GROUP: Cheers!

BROOKE LIERMAN: Hi, I'm Brooke Lierman.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Hey everyone.

Welcome back to another episode of Root Branch Marketplace.

I am Dr.

Vonnya Pettigrew, CEO of Root Branch Media Group, the media mogul.

And for this episode, I called in my girls.

Listen, for this episode, we've curated a dynamic show featuring women from all across the state of Maryland that are leading in their industry.

So, do not go anywhere.

We have a great show lined up for you.

Get ready and stay tuned.

♪♪ KENZIE BURN: Welcome back to the Root Branch Marketplace.

Again, I'm one of your co-hosts, Kenzie B., and I am so excited for this episode today.

Gabrielle McLeod of Kre8ing Your Ideas.

Gabrielle, thanks for being on the show.

GABRIELLE MCLEOD: Thank you so much for having me.

It's so nice to be here.

KENZIE: Oh, that's great to hear.

So, tell me a little bit about Kre8ing Your Ideas.

What is that business?

GABRIELLE: Oh, Kre8ing Your Ideas is so much, so much fun for me.

My mom started the business in her basement 28 years ago, and I've rebranded in the last five years.

We are a corporation now.

We have many employees, which has brought so much joy to my life.

I never thought I would be, like, a CEO.

I was okay with being a worker bee.

KENZIE: Right.

(laughs) GABRIELLE: But it's been nothing but joyous.

I'm able to learn so much and give back to the community, and that's what really brings me joy.

KENZIE: Awesome.

So, tell me a little bit about that transition from working there with your family, we love family-owned businesses, to becoming the CEO.

GABRIELLE: Yeah, family-owned businesses are definitely (both laugh) interesting, but we make it work and we still love each other at the end of the day.

So, during the pandemic, of course, everyone was shut down and didn't know what to do.

And it was like, "Oh, I think I want to buy a building and rebrand this place."

And I felt, I saw so much potential in the business because, when we opened back up, I had customers come in with bins of things that they had just been holding onto, waiting for us to open.

KENZIE: Wow.

Wow.

GABRIELLE: And then that's when I realized that I was important to the community.

KENZIE: That's beautiful.

And I think that's the two biggest things to start your own business is that vision and that community.

GABRIELLE: Yes, absolutely.

KENZIE: Yes.

That's good to hear.

So, I know Kre8ing Your Ideas is a really creative business.

You do custom embroidery, custom clothes.

Tell me a little bit about the kind of projects you've been working on, and who your ideal clients are.

GABRIELLE: So, we have a couple of different ideal clients, I would say.

Our main operation is for school uniforms.

We provide school uniforms to over fifteen schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, so that's, that's exciting.

That's where I get to meet all of the people.

But we also do a lot of businesses so 10KSB introduced me to that fact, of making sure that I was connecting with the local businesses and they provide us with a lot as well.

KENZIE: Mm-hm.

Awesome.

So, when it comes to embroidering and, you know, sometimes you're taking somebody else's vision and trying to bring it to light, what are some of the challenges that you faced as a business owner?

GABRIELLE: Sometimes people really don't want your opinion.

(Both laugh) I'm always head on.

If you need to make an adjustment, I want to let you know that.

KENZIE: Right.

GABRIELLE: And everybody's not taking to that.

But I've learned how to only work with people that are listening to me (laughs).

KENZIE: Oh, that's good.

GABRIELLE: That's what keeps me going.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

GABRIELLE: And also weeding out the people who aren't exactly for me.

But I love meeting new people.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

Yeah, it definitely takes that kind of communication.

Like when you have a vision, I have a vision.

We got to bring it together.

We got to make it work.

GABRIELLE: Yes.

Sometimes they'll want something on the left sleeve, the right sleeve, on the back.

And then they're like, oh, I just want to pay $20.

(Both laugh) Oh, I think we should adjust the vision (laughs), or the price budget.

KENZIE: So, that's really good to hear that you as a CEO are still very involved in the design process.

GABRIELLE: Mm-hmm.

KENZIE: So I think that's another awesome reason why people would shop and work with Kre8ing Your Ideas.

What kind of sets you apart from other fabric stores, embroidery clients?

GABRIELLE: I love being at that front desk.

KENZIE: Right.

GABRIELLE: I love getting to interact with the people one-on-one that, it just.

KENZIE: Yeah.

GABRIELLE: When people walk in that store even if they've never been there before, they feel home.

KENZIE: Right.

GABRIELLE: And they like, it just brings a different dynamic to the situation.

KENZIE: I mean... GABRIELLE: You can't get that online.

(laughs) KENZIE: You can't get that.

I mean, that is so important.

I love that.

Gabrielle, I can't express enough how awesome it is having you on the show.

I wish you the best of luck.

And y'all stay tuned.

We have more Marketplace coming.

See you next time.

GABRIELLE: Thank you so much.

♪♪ DR.

PETTIGREW: Les, welcome to the show.

LESLIE FRELOW: Thank you thank you.

And happy Women's History Month.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Yes, same to you.

I am so excited to have you back on set at the Root Branch Marketplace.

Some of you all may have remembered her from our Small Business Saturday segment.

So, the reason I asked Leslie to come back for, uh March, one is because obviously she's a dynamic woman, a woman business owner.

Tell us a little bit about your business first, let's get into, uh, Vino 301 and the Wine Concierge.

LESLIE: Thank you again for having me.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Absolutely.

LESLIE: I really appreciate it.

I appreciate the sisterhood.

So, Vino 301 started in 2013, and we started off as a wine tours company.

And we do all things Maryland wine.

But then during the pandemic, we wanted to expand and we started the Wine Concierge.

Which is an e-commerce wine store that features women and minority wine brands and culturally-diverse brands.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Love that.

LESLIE: And so we do different events.

People can purchase wine, and so it's, it's just a great feel to have.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Listen, I love what you do.

I mean, I do love wine, but I love what you do.

And, seriously you all, Leslie is so knowledgeable.

She's so knowledgeable about the wine industry.

Uh while we were in the pandemic, I actually took one of her virtual wine tastings.

Just tell us a little bit about your, your knowledge and how, you know how you gained that knowledge in the industry.

Because she knows about pairing, what works well together, she helps you pick out what may be a good fit for you based on your style and your taste.

But, tell us a little bit about that.

LESLIE: I do have certifications in wine, but there's a lot of people who have certifications in wine, but they don't have practical knowledge.

And so I spend a lot of time tasting wine.

I know it's like a job, however, (Dr.

Pettigrew laughs) but I got to do it.

But tasting wine, um pairing food with wine, studying and reading about it, going to industry events.

And, the thing about wine, it's always evolving, right?

It's never stagnant.

Vintages change, regions change, climates change.

So there's always- and I think I'm just this student who doesn't like to be in the classroom, but always learning about wine and then sharing that knowledge with other people is the thing I enjoy the most.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Love it.

I also love that you know, with intention, your business focuses on different walks of diversity.

LESLIE: Yes.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Why is that so important to you?

LESLIE: Because, you know, you can have great wine.

Right?

There's a lot of good wine, but if people don't know about it, then you just have a bottle of great wine, right?

DR.

PETTIGREW: Right.

LESLIE: People get into the wine business to sell wine and drink wine, but the business part will not exist if you are not selling wine.

DR.

PETTIGREW: That's right.

LESLIE: People who look like me and you... DR.

PETTIGREW: Mm-hmm.

LESLIE: Don't have access to capital as we like and wine is very expensive.

The old joke is if you want to make a million dollars in wine, spend three.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Oh, wow.

LESLIE: Right.

So, if people don't know about it, they can't buy it.

You can't survive in the business.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Right.

LESLIE: Then it becomes a hobby.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Mm-hm.

LESLIE: And so it is very important to me that we promote these minority winemakers, these women winemakers out there so people know about them and it just becomes old habit.

DR.

PETTIGREW: That's right.

LESLIE: So, the goal of our company really is, really isn't to sell wine.

It is to bridge the gap of winemakers so people have opportunities to it because most of these wines are produced in small batches, and if they're produced in small batches, they don't get distribution, so it's only their local footprint.

And what we like to do is expand it nationwide.

And so we're able to ship nationwide, so then they have more exposure.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Now, here's the thing.

Because I learned some stuff about wine in, in, in our planning for, for Brunch Babes.

There are other... LESLIE: Yes.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Right, Black-owned or minority-owned wine businesses... LESLIE: Yes.

DR.

PETTIGREW: ...in the state of Maryland.

However, what makes these specifically women-owned Maryland wines is because of the 51 percent or more... LESLIE: ...of the grapes.

DR.

PETTIGREW: ...of the grapes.

Talk to us.

LESLIE: In 2024, the General Assembly passed, last year, they passed a law effective in 2024, to be considered a Maryland wine, you have to have 51 percent of the grapes grown in Maryland in bottle, or I think it's 24- or 30-acres of land - you need to own 30-acres of land.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Mm.

LESLIE: And, so there are a number of people, and there's a number of ways you can get into wine and not necessarily grow the grapes and still make the wine.

So there are maybe a handful or more of individuals who live in the state of Maryland, but their grapes are not here... DR.

PETTIGREW: Uh, right.

LESLIE: ...so they're not called Maryland wines.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Right.

LESLIE: But they're still wine makers or wine producers.

DR.

PETTIGREW: Right.

Thank you again Les so much for the chat.

LESLIE: Thank you.

Not a problem.

DR.

PETTIGREW: This was great.

Stay tuned.

♪♪ DR.

PETTIGREW: So, this next business is a treat, a sweet treat.

Listen, as a business owner, we're trying to juggle so many things: work, life, balance our health and wellness, and making time for it all.

But one of my favorite things to do is taking a moment of sweet indulgence.

So, when I learned about this woman-owned business right here in Baltimore called Berries by Quicha, I had to check it out.

KENZIE: Y'all, welcome back to another segment of Root Branch Marketplace.

I wish I could say I was happy.

(laughing) I wish I could say I'm happy, but I'm devastated today.

Y'all, we have the beautiful, the lovely Berries by Quicha in the studio with us today, and also cousin Monica and business partner.

And I already have beef with them because why would they come in and show the crew that we have this many strawberries?

Because I...they didn't even give me room to be selfish.

I was about to eat all the strawberries by myself (Monica laughs) Why would y'all do that to me?

Y'all want us to share?

MONICA BRUNSON: Yes, sharing is caring.

KENZIE: Oh my goodness.

So, please, we see these beautiful strawberries and I'm about to eat one in a minute.

But tell me, what is Berries by Quicha?

LAQUICHA BROWN: So, Berries by Quicha is a gourmet chocolate-covered strawberry shop.

We've been in business for almost 11 years.

LAQUICHA: Surprise!

DR.

PETTIGREW: Girl!

Oh my God, this is beautiful.

LAQUICHA: Thank you!

LAQUICHA: And we literally were created by happenstance.

KENZIE: Wow.

LAQUICHA: So it's nothing that I ever dreamed of.

I never wanted to be an entrepreneur.

I actually have, um, three children and I had them relatively young, starting at 19.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

LAQUICHA: I decided to go back to school, um, because I found that telling my children education was good was one thing, but I decided to show them.

So I went to Morgan.

Graduated top of my class, and after I graduated, I was looking for a job.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

LAQUICHA: Well, it was very hard to find a job that I felt, um, could sustain me and my children.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

LAQUICHA: And so I started to make chocolate-covered strawberries as, um, a side hustle.

KENZIE: Wow.

LAQUICHA: Valentine's Day... And I'm thinking, I heard that there was going to be a really bad storm, so I'm like, "Maybe I can make strawberries," which I already had a little bit of experience with it.

Maybe I can make strawberries and deliver them at no extra charge.

So, like, we'll bring the "berry sweet" holiday to them.

KENZIE: Uh-huh.

LAQUICHA: So I did that and, um, my phone after Valentine's Day, so it was very successful.

I mean, I was getting phone calls the whole day of the 14th... KENZIE: What?

LAQUICHA: The 15th, the 16th, and it just kept going.

So, after Valentine's Day, Easter was very close.

And so they were like, "Are you making berries for Easter?"

And I'm thinking, "No, that was just Valentine's Day.

Well, maybe I should make berries for Easter."

KENZIE: We're doing holiday berries.

LAQUICHA: Right!

KENZIE: We're doing all the berries.

LAQUICHA: Maybe I should.

KENZIE: Right.

LAQUICHA: And so I'm thinking, "Maybe I'm onto something here.

Sure, I'll make strawberries for Easter."

So then I made little chicks out of strawberries... KENZIE: Awww.

LAQUICHA: ...and eggs out of strawberries.

KENZIE: Awww.

LAQUICHA: And back then, I mean, I'm still very creative... KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

LAQUICHA: But back then, I mean, I was like, my creative genes were just juicing.

And then for Mother's Day, we made purses out of chocolate-covered strawberries.

KENZIE: So, y'all were just doing everything for the holidays?

LAQUICHA: We were.

We were.

KENZIE: Wow.

LAQUICHA: And in-between.

So, like, if someone called and they just wanted an assortment we would make sure that happened.

Um... And that was fine.

So we had a, a dining space that the children couldn't eat inside of it.

They could only eat in the kitchen.

Well then, once I started making chocolate-covered strawberries in the house, that switched.

I didn't care where they ate at, but the kitchen was off limits.

KENZIE: Right.

LAQUICHA: It was a strawberry factory.

KENZIE: Wow.

LAQUICHA: I mean, they're not even in the kitchen, in the kitchen at all.

And so we had strawberries and chocolate and toppings everywhere.

KENZIE: Everywhere.

LAQUICHA: And, um... KENZIE: And so you were just building and growing.

LAQUICHA: We were.

KENZIE: So, tell me - how did this partnership come about?

LAQUICHA: Well, with Monica, so I was making them.

MONICA: She had no choice.

(Kenzie laughs) LAQUICHA: That is true.

That is true.

So we have it different now than we've had since I was actually in the kitchen.

So I called her because I needed hands on deck.

Well, once we decided to move out of the kitchen, and to get a retail space... KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

LAQUICHA: We needed more hands.

And my family, we've always been extremely, extremely, extremely close.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

LAQUICHA: Um and so, once we moved there, it was like all hands on deck.

KENZIE: Right.

LAQUICHA: And Monica, she was, like, "Listen, I have this.

I have the register, I have the customers.

I got it."

And she has been that person ever since.

KENZIE: So, Monica, tell me, were you like, "Quicha?

Berries?"

What did you think?

MONICA: I'm overprotective.

I'm a overprotective cousin, and I also wanted to make sure that she did not...I wanted to be a part of whatever success she was going to have.

KENZIE: Right.

MONICA: And make sure that nothing is going to be missed from the, the side of customer service.

KENZIE: Right.

MONICA: She...the creative piece, the dippin' the berries.

Go for it.

KENZIE: She had that.

MONICA: But I- front of the house, I'm gonna make sure were set.

And I literally, um, it was also a little bit of just, there needed to be some continuity.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

MONICA: And we were opening at a really huge hotel.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

MONICA: And I was like, look nobody's going to mess with her money.

KENZIE: Right.

MONICA: So she can trust me to make sure the money's straight.

KENZIE: Right.

MONICA: So it, so it really was a matter of just necessity, um, really my commitment to my family.

KENZIE: Yeah.

MONICA: Um my baby girl cousin.

MONICA: I tell people all the time, "You can work with family."

KENZIE: Right.

MONICA: "You just have to respect the lines.

And she, you know...look, we've had moments where I'm like, "Well, I'm the oldest and I know."

(Kenzie laughs) And she's like, "Well, I'm the boss."

KENZIE: Right.

MONICA: And so it's, it's been back and forth, but... LAQUICHA: I don't say, "I'm the boss."

MONICA: You don't.

She never says that word.

That's true.

I'll correct that.

LAQUICHA: I don't use that word, because, I mean, at the end of the day I know that I am Berries by Quicha, but without them, I would not be Berries by Quicha.

MONICA: Yeah, she's definitely very team.

That is, that is true.

KENZIE: So, tell me when you're providing this, you're providing customer service, like you said, you're providing a product.

What were some of the challenges in getting that business started?

Because, truthfully- well first of all, you hear people say, "Don't start a business."

You hear the naysayers, you hear the people that say, "You're not going to be able to do it."

All of that.

Did you have that family?

Did you have Monica to help you overcome some of that?

LAQUICHA: Well, I'm gonna tell you the reason why I went back to, um, graduating and the children is because it, I literally had to make a decision.

So once we decided to open up the retail space at the hotel, it was very slow.

So we were making strawberries seven days a week.

And so, I was struggling, um, because I'm making product that's not selling.

It's perishable.

And I have my cousin, my younger cousin, he was actually working it.

So I'm paying his, you know, payroll and um... after going to school, I wanted- I wanted a traditional job.

I did not want to be an entrepreneur, but I felt like this fell into my lap.

KENZIE: Right.

LAQUICHA: So, at that time, I was married, and um, I was putting in for this contractual position with the state.

And, so I called her and I told her that unfortunately, I was not going to be able to take it.

And she was like, "What?"

"Why don't you think about this?

Why'd you say that?"

MONICA: She called me everyday for, like, three weeks.

(Kenzie laughs) LAQUICHA: No, for, like, three months.

KENZIE: I love it!

Y'all, thank you so much for being on the Root Branch Marketplace today.

LAQUICHA: Absolutely.

KENZIE: It was a pleasure having you.

Your story is so, it's just heartwarming.

Truly it is.

LAQUICHA: Thank you.

KENZIE: So y'all, I- normally I say, "Don't go nowhere," but I need y'all to go somewhere so I can eat these berries.

(Everyone laughs) And stay tuned for our next segment of Root Branch Marketplace.

♪♪ KENZIE: Welcome back to the Root Branch Marketplace.

Again, I'm one of your co-hosts, Kenzie B., and I'm here with the wonderful Kim from Words with Boards.

Kim, thanks so much for joining us today.

KIM STRASSNER: Thanks for having me, Kenzie.

KENZIE: Yeah so, honestly every single segment that we've done on this kitchen has featured your work.

KIM: Yeah!

KENZIE: So, please tell me a little bit about this piece.

KIM: Yeah.

So, this is one of our round cutting boards.

And this is our signature style where we do the words cut out of the top.

So, first names, last names, nicknames - whatever you want.

We'll, we'll cut them out of the wood for you.

So, this is cherry wood.

KENZIE: Wow.

KIM: In our 16-inch.

KENZIE: It's beautiful.

And then we also have... KIM: So this is maple and this is our large horizontal.

This is one of our most popular styles.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

KIM: And, again, you know, anything you want on the top.

There are limits with character limits, depending on the size and the style, but everything is hand-cut literally with a scroll saw.

KENZIE: Wow.

KIM: A human being standing in front of a scroll saw actually hand cutting all these letters out.

KENZIE: I actually, I didn't know that.

KIM: Yeah.

KENZIE: Wow.

KIM: It's not like push a button on a computer and it spits it out.

KENZIE: Wow.

KIM: These are all handmade.

KENZIE: That's amazing.

And, then, I even see the imprint of "Marketplace" on each of the boards.

So, how is that done?

KIM: So, that's laser engraved.

KENZIE: Wow.

KIM: So, we do have a big industrial laser engraver, so we can do other things as well.

Like some- sometimes people want like, the wedding date on here or some sort of, you know, laser engraving.

KENZIE: That's beautiful.

So, tell me, Kim, how did you get into this line of work?

KIM: In wood shop... KENZIE: Um-hmm.

KIM: In ninth grade, I made one (laughs).

KENZIE: (laughs) I love that.

KIM: Yeah when they used to have wood shop.

Yeah, I'm like dating myself, you know.

KENZIE: No, I had wood shop.

KIM: Did you too?

KENZIE: Yeah.

KIM: So, it had "CHOP" cut out of the top, and my mom kept it for a long time.

And my husband and I had leftover butcher block... KENZIE: Mmm-hmm.

KIM: For the you know, countertop, and we made them for family and friends.

And it just snowballed early on.

We got on the radar of Martha Stewart.

And then when we were on Oprah's Favorite Things list, on her holiday list.

KENZIE: Oh my goodness.

KIM: So that really blew us up and put us on the map.

KENZIE: That's amazing.

And I think to, like having something physical that you can utilize at home, utilize in the kitchen, but also commemorate something, it can be something that you remember by.

So, what would you say is probably the most popular design that people get?

KIM: I would say this is the most popular, although this year, for whatever reason, the round boards, our sales for the round boards is up 20 percent.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

KIM: So people are loving this shape.

KENZIE: Right.

KIM: Um, you know because it's a little different, it's more of a serving piece.

KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

KIM: So, I would say this year it's round or this shape.

KENZIE: Okay.

KIM: But this...I mean, I have three of these sitting on my counter, and I use them all the time.

KENZIE: Oh, wow.

See, this would be perfect for my sister; she's always host- hosting.

KIM: Yes.

KENZIE: And so when she's hosting, she's, like, looking for a different beautiful plates and cups... KIM: Right.

KENZIE: Because it's like, you don't want to always just set your stuff out on a regular paper plate or a regular napkin, so this is amazing.

Kim, thanks so much for joining us on the show.

KIM: Thanks, Kenzie.

♪♪ KENZIE: Hi, I'm Kenzie B., one of our co-hosts for Root Branch Marketplace.

And in this segment, we have an awesome business.

We have Baltimore CityScape and our CEO of that business, Kelly Lindow.

Thank you so much for joining us today, Kelly.

KELLY LINDOW: Thanks for having me.

KENZIE: Yes, we're so excited to talk about all the things.

So first of all, just tell me, what is Baltimore CityScape?

KELLY: Sure.

So, we're a small local engineering firm here in Baltimore, so we focus on everything that's outside: green spaces, um, community spaces, utilities, everything kind of outside the building.

Ah, we design them here in Baltimore.

KENZIE: So, you're making our city pretty.

KELLY: Yes.

KENZIE: That's the truth to it.

So, tell me a little bit about some of the projects that you do, um, and if you have any projects that are nearby.

KELLY: Sure.

So, we kind of focus in two areas.

We do a lot of green infrastructure projects, so that's all green spaces, clean water, um, environmental-type projects.

We also do a lot of community development projects though, too, so we try to, um, redevelop projects that are community supported here in Baltimore, making it just a better place to live.

Um, better housing projects, mixed-use projects.

Just trying to, you know, rebuild the city in a way that is really people-focused and people-driven.

KENZIE: Awesome.

So, we are here currently filming in the RBMG building, Canton Harbor, and I know that you have a project that's... on the Canton waterfront.

So, tell me a little bit about that.

KELLY: So, we did a project with, um, the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.

We were looking for a site that could be a really good high-visibility demonstration project, um, to showcase kind of the connection of what we do in the environment and how it impacts the Harbor.

Um, so what we did is we, we right down here in the Boston Street Park, um, we built a rain garden that captures some of the runoff from Boston Street.

And it filters it, it captures the water, it allows it to filter through a bunch of native plant roots and soil, um, and when that water gets through the rain garden, what enters the Harbor is a lot cleaner than what came in.

Um, so instead of all the- that runoff from the street that had pollutants and oil and grease and trash going straight into the Harbor, it's now much cleaner when it gets in there.

So, we have a lot of signage, and when your- anyone's walking by, they can really make that connection between what's running off the streets and what's going into the Harbor.

KENZIE: Right.

So, why is it important to have these designs be, like, artistic and beautiful and also functional?

KELLY: Sure.

So in, I think, an urban environment like Baltimore, space is a premium; we don't have a lot of open space.

Um, so, I think when we are- there's lots of things we could do.

We could put that water into this box under water and just have it dump into the- into the, um, Harbor... KENZIE: Mm-hmm.

KELLY: But I think by combining that with a space in an aesthetic way, where people want to come and engage with it, um, it sort of helps us do two things at once.

Because we're not only treating stormwater, but it is that, um, public amenity, um, so there are multiple benefits that we're able to tackle with these nice aesthetic designs.

KENZIE: Wow, that's so good to hear.

It's awesome.

I want to say thank you.

Since we're in the neighborhood, I love it.

Kelly, thank you so much for being on the Root Branch Marketplace.

♪♪ DR.

PETTIGREW: What a show.

Can we just take a moment and really thank the ladies that were featured here on this episode?

I told y'all that these ladies are doing work, they are making impact and making a difference in their careers and in their communities.

And so hats off to each and every one of you.

But really, that's what Marketplace is all about.

This is why we created this show because, again, we know that the small business is the lifeline of our economy and the lifeline of our state.

And it brings us such great joy to be able to tell stories like the ones you have seen here today.

Continue to tune in and watch with us because again, there is more Marketplace to come throughout the season.

Thank you for watching.

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