A strange at an expo changed my life

I dabbled with the idea of becoming an entrepreneur for years before I did it.

In my twenties, my family and I started a side hustle called Gavin Baked Goods. That fell apart when my sister and I realized that, no matter how much you think you know, you can't tell a black mama what to do.

(If you have a black mama, you know what I'm talking about. Also, love you Mom :))

From there, I considered creating a fashion blog, a food truck, a clothing truck, an online store, and a haircare line. Basically, I had a lot of ideas. Thankfully, one of those ideas led me to a natural products expo that changed my life.

I was sampling some vegan cheese, because one of the perks of attending an expo is trying out all the products, and I ended up in a deep conversation with a white British guy operating a vegan cheese booth.

It turned out that the man wasn't a ve…