This Black Creator Was Rejected a Company Loan and Set Out to Show the ‘Gatekeepers’ Wrong. He’s Made More Than $500,000 Up until now– But It’s Simply the Start.

Rob Gooljar, creator of IRIS bloom, started an Instagram account to share his love of flower arrangements– then the demands began rolling in. Article curated by RJ Shara from Source. RJ Shara is a Bay Area Radio Host (Radio Jockey) who talks about the startup ecosystem – entrepreneurs, investments, policies and more on her show The Silicon Dreams. The show streams on Radio Zindagi 1170AM on Mondays from 3.30 PM to 4 PM.