OUTDOOR SKATING RINK IS OFFICIALLY OPEN IN CHARLOTTE. IT’S AN IDEA THAT’S ACTUALLY BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. I MET UP WITH THE OWNERS OF ROLAND CLT FOR THEIR FIRST OF MANY EVENTS. LET’S GET DONE. IT’S NOT THE ROLLER RINK YOU’LL REMEMBER FROM THE NINETIES. IT’S NOSTALGIC IS VINTAGE. IN
FACT, OWNERS OF ROLAND CLT CANDREA HOMES BRANDY, FOX AND SHANIQUA. SORRY SAY IT’S EVEN BETTER. GOOD, CLEAN. FUN IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL IT. NO TROUBLE. YOU COME OUT HERE. LET YOUR HAIR DOWN. JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME. HOLMES HAD THE IDEA FOR THE RANK BACK IN 2016, BUT
THINGS REALLY TOOK OFF A YEAR AGO, WHEN ALL THREE WOMEN STARTED WORKING TOGETHER. IT’S SO CRAZY. IT’S THIS ENERGY LIKE. WE LITERALLY BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT SATURDAY’S GRAND OPENING, THE FIRST OF MANY STARTUP EVENTS FOR THE BUSINESS THAT ALSO INCLUDES A LOUNGE WITH DRINKS FOR THE ADULTS AND FOOD
TRUCKS, SHOPS AND GAMES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. YOU GET ALL TAKES TALKING. YOU SEE EVERYBODY SKATING AND WE’RE LIKE. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE SUPPOSED TO DO. THIS IS WHAT THIS IS HOW WE BRING TWO PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE THREE SAY THEY’RE FORGING A PATH FOR OTHER WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN CHARLOTTE, BREAKING DOWN
BARRIERS RUNNING THROUGH GLASS CEILINGS. ALL OF THAT. GIRL POWER. MY DAUGHTER IS 12. MY SON IS SEVEN. AND RIGHT BEFORE I CAME OVER HERE, SHE CALLED AND SHE WAS LIKE MY EYES WON’T LET YOU KNOW I’M PROUD OF YOU. SO YOU KNOW, IT JUST MADE ME FEEL REALLY EXCITED THIS
WEEKEND ALSO MARKS THE LAUNCH OF THE ROLAND HOMIES PROGRAM TEACHING KIDS, IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS THINGS. THEY’RE NOT LEARNING LEARNING IN SCHOOL, UH, FINANCIAL, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, TRADING AND INVESTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS BUILDING LIFE SKILLS, FOX SAYS SHE THINKS THEY’RE ONTO SOMETHING SPECIAL. BRINGING SOME MUCH NEEDED FUN TO A GROWING QUEEN CITY. WE’RE ALL
CHARLOTTE NATIVE, SO IT’S LIKE HOMEGROWN, SO I THINK IT JUST REALLYOTTE
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