Our Story
Our Mission started in 2020 with less than 1,000 members and has rapidly grown to almost 60,000 people worldwide. We are founded on the fourth principle of Kwanzaa, Ujamaa, which means cooperative economics. Our focus is to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. We strive to build and establish relationships within our community and beyond. We are continuing to build trust with business owners to show them that we support them and will be there if there is a need for assistance.
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Our Founders.
Nicole Hornsby-Harrison is the founder and creator of The A.G.A.P.E Project. She is a U.S. Army Veteran. She has her Masters in Criminal Justice and is currently studying to receive her Ph.D. in Public Administration. She is also a Consumer Safety Officer for NOAA. Nicole has worked in the federal sector and has served as an advocate for consumers' health and safety for almost two decades. She has always had the heart to assist minority businesses. Her goal is to equip and educate Minority-Owned Businesses with all their needs in order to kickstart their successful entrepreneurial journey.
Founder & President, The A.G.A.P.E Project
Nicole
Harrison
Rashund leads the foundation’s internal operations, with responsibility for business acquisitions and partnerships. He oversees the foundation’s ongoing expansion efforts into emerging markets.
Harrison brings an array of knowledge in Business Management, Customer Acquisition, and sustainability from his previous roles with Fortune 500 companies. Rashund continues in his roles and is responsible for the companies increasing development and expansion efforts into high-growth, emerging markets both domestically and internationally.
His shared passion for community service and business prompted a quick yes to his wife, Nicole, when asked to be part of her Brainchild, The A.G.A.P.E Project.
Vice President, The A.G.A.P.E Project
Rashund L. Harrison
Rashund’s Goals for Leadership of the Foundation are:
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Business Optimization – Achieve annual goals while expanding.
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System Efficiency- Creating and sustaining automated systems for the company and our patrons.
Core Competencies
Organization Restructuring I Strategic Growth Initiatives I Talent Management and Acquisition I Staff Management and Training I Key Client Engagements I Metrics and Analytics I Team Building and Motivation I Behavior Change Management I Public Speaking