Caleel Meneweather (Football, Trinity college) grew up in Chicago. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Caleel Meneweather’s, in full.
The question
Name three small business owners in your community who have had a meaningful impact on others or inspired you personally. Who are they, and why do they stand out as a pillar of your community?
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Caleel Meneweather’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
What's up, Hello Nation? This is Khalil Manor ready to come to you to tell you about three small business owners up in my community that's given me a meaningful impact and inspired me personally. And this first one is Renee Graves. Me growing up watching her as a mentor and somebody that I looked up to as a female. I seen her come from working with people at a tax company and then have our own tax company called the Tax Depot. And she grew from it. And then she had another business of radical decoration. She helps graduates, people with weddings, people with events that don't have a clue and need help. She comes in and take over as a owner and as somebody that's influenced to do it and out, not outside, but shine and make a way for people that didn't know what they were doing or getting help. And another person is Alicia. She has her own business and she helps with people that want everyday like nails, lashes, things on that, like everyday with people that want to look and have their self-care. That's another person that's influencing because don't nobody want to be out here like living rough, not be able to keep their hygiene, keep their nails done, feet done. And that's one person that goes out that day and helps other people that needs that help, that give them that push and show them that you got somebody in this world that'll help and come reasonably for you. And one more person is Roy Miniweather. I grew up watching him. That's one of my big brothers. He actually has a family business that grew and he showed me that he can build from it. From the age of three to him now is he kept going. It haven't stopped. He get people to school, work, get people to events. If they even got to go to the airport, he helps no matter what, but he's reasonable. He makes sure he has a reasonable price for himself. And then the people that need help, he's not one person that won't help you. He'll be positive and make a way and work with you. But those are the three people that are small business owners and influence me and they're a big influence into my life. And that helps me and keeps me striving and keep going. Thank you.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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