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Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Monifa Caines

Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Monifa Caines

by Keith Kappel | Feb 27, 2023 | Bunker Labs, Entrepreneurship, Success Stories

Monifa Caines was determined to regrow her natural hair and restore its health from a lifetime of chemical treatments to get it to “lay flat”. She endured a trying period of workplace microaggressions and judgments regarding her “professional appearance” while her...
Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Melanie McLean Brooks

Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Melanie McLean Brooks

by Keith Kappel | Aug 22, 2022 | Bunker Labs, Company Spotlight, Success Stories, Veterans in Residence

The goal of content is for it to find its audience. In order to find that audience, the content has to be where people are digesting content. It seems like a simple, obvious thing on the surface today, but in the summer of 2011, for photographer Melanie McLean, it was...
Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Shauntae E. Lewis

Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Shauntae E. Lewis

by Keith Kappel | Aug 5, 2022 | Bunker Labs, Bunker Stories, Entrepreneurship, Success Stories

You started a nonprofit because you want to help people. You have a big vision, you’re putting in effort, and you have a close circle willing working hard for your cause. You launch your venture to help those in need, imagining a future of spending time giving aid and...
Asian-American History and Leadership with Tim Hsia 

Asian-American History and Leadership with Tim Hsia 

by Bunker Labs | May 25, 2022 | Bunker Labs, Bunker Stories, Success Stories

As we near the end of Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage month, we at Bunker Labs are excited to amplify AAPI voices. Tim Hsia was kind enough to share his experience with us, and talk about one of his heroes. Tim is an Army Veteran, a serial entrepreneur, and a...
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

by Bunker Labs | May 16, 2022 | Bunker Labs, Bunker Stories, Company Spotlight, Entrepreneurship, Success Stories

For over a year, Bunker Labs’ Transition Podcast has been demystifying the entrepreneurial journey for Veterans and military spouses. Thanks to generous support from the MetLife Foundation, host “Iron” Mike Steadman is able to reach out to real entrepreneurs and talk...
Narrative Spotlight: Sara & Dustin Van Ells of Hustle Trucks

Narrative Spotlight: Sara & Dustin Van Ells of Hustle Trucks

by Keith Kappel | Apr 20, 2022 | Bunker Labs, Company Spotlight, Entrepreneurship, Narratives, Success Stories, Veterans in Residence

Bunker Labs’ programs are helping Veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs every day, and we want to help you, too. While we’re happy to talk with you on Bunker Online and tell you all about our great programs, sometimes it’s better to hear how those programs impact...
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