Lorielle Broussard is a Spelman College Alum and designer of one of the hottest political apparel brands in the country. Its almost impossible not to have seen someone wearing one of the 20+ thousand shirts that her and her brother's (Brandon) company, Barackawear, Inc. has sold.
As CFO, Lorielle has helped guide the company from $700 dollars in start up money to over $400,000 in sales in less than a year.
Lorielle says, "It's pretty amazing to be 27 and running a company. Just a little over a year ago, I was an assistant and now I have one." Last year prior to launching Barackawear, Lori was touring the country as a stylist to pop star Ciara and prior to that was assistant to model and celebrity deejay, Sky Neller.
Lorielle's Dream: Too see Barack Obama elected president. We give back 25% of our net profit to his campaign as well as host fundraisers in his support. We would be devestated if he did not get elected.
And what about the dream for Barackawear: "Our goal is to sell over 100,000 shirits by election day and I think we'll reach it. I think if we reach a million in sales, we can attract investors to our next projects more easily."
So Whats Next: "We plan to launch our new 'Yo Town' t-shirit line as well as a line of Jeans. We are really excited about both and I think because of our experience with Barackawear, we know how to make and run a successful business. But for now we are focused on getting Barack Obama elected as thenext President of "These" United States.
For more information of to obtain your own shirt/hoodie/lapel pin please visit: www.BarackTheVote.com
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