Meet 
Kiyomi

Social Impact Entrepreneur and motivational speaker

Kiyomi Rollins is a community based social impact entrepreneur based in the historical community of Southwest Atlanta.

For more than a decade, Kiyomi has triumphed as a Founder & CEO of several successful brands such as The Good Hair Shop, Ujamaafest Cooperative Economics Summit & The Ke’nekt Cooperative.

Most recently, her role as Co-Founder + Director of The Ke’nekt Cooperative has allowed her to broaden her mission driven beliefs to include reparative community wealth principles that are rooted in Anti-Displacement strategies for legacy Black Owned Businesses.

Her professional contributions have been featured in Essence, Atlanta Tribune, Atlanta Voice, Creative Loafing, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Blavity. A few highlights of past recognitions include being featured in Unsung Heroines of West End Mural, John Lewis Community Impact CCI honor,Invest Atlanta 2018 Micro-Manufacturer of the Year, City of Atlanta 2019 NPU-T Neighborhood Champion & 2016

2016-2020 American Express Small Business Neighborhood Champion.

Kiyomi is a proud mom of three amazing young people Lyric, Marley, Tosh. Her passions include her Black Liberation Garden, Black History & collecting Black Art.

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