Lakeysha Hallmon Explained

Lakeysha Hallmon
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Social entrepreneur
Known For:	Founder of The Village Market

Lakeysha Hallmon is an American social entrepreneur, businessperson and founder of The Village Market.

Life and education

Hallmon grew up in Batesville, Mississippi. She studied BA from Tougaloo College, MED Curriculum and Instructions from University of Ole Miss, and graduated EdD from Liberty University.^[1] She worked as an education and evaluation specialist.^{[2] [3]}

Career

She moved to Atlanta in 2011 and founded The Village Market in April 2016. The Village Market is a tri-annual marketplace and online retail store for Black business owners to showcase their offerings to end users. It also provides educational and entrepreneurial support to Black businesses.^{[4] [5]}

Hallmon also launched Our Village United (OVU), a non-profit organization, in 2017. OUV offers an incubator program called Elevate to support and educate Black business owners for sustainable business development. As of June 2021, the non-profit has helped almost 1,000 Black business owners through its workshops.

Notes and References

1. Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Intelligence and Teacher Burnout in the Mississippi Delta . Doctoral Dissertations and Projects . 1 October 2015 . Hallmon . Lakeysha .
2. Web site: Webb . Nicole . Educator Creates The Village Market ATL for Black Business Owners to Prosper . Black Enterprise . 31 October 2019.
3. Web site: Grace . Alexis . HBCU Graduate launches Incubator to provide support for Mississippi Small Business . The Atlanta Voice . 19 April 2022.
4. Web site: Hobbs . Ashley . Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon Launched An All-Black Marketplace Without A Dollar From Investors . Essence.
5. Web site: Garrett . Brianne . Inspired By Tulsa, Black Leaders Are Defining What Black Wall Street Means Today—In Its Many Forms . Forbes . en.