Crave and Shopify Studios are delivering to Canadian viewers, BORN FOR BUSINESS, a captivating docuseries chronicling the lives of four entrepreneurs with disabilities. Premiering August 23, the 10-part series, available in both English and French, follows these entrepreneurs as they tackle the complexities of being their own boss, and what it takes to run a thriving, small business, with grace, courage, and humour.
BORN FOR BUSINESS is the latest series to further Shopify’s goal to highlight and celebrate underrepresented entrepreneurs, and create a broader and more inclusive definition of entrepreneur, by showcasing more stories and more triumphs – including the stories and triumphs of those with disabilities.
BORN FOR BUSINESS highlights the ups and downs of running a business, following the stories of:
- Qiana Allen of Culture’s Closet; a fashionista with lupus who opened a plus-sized boutique, which quickly became one of America’s top plus-size clothing stores.
- Collette Divitto of Collettey’s Cookies; a baker with Down syndrome who owns a successful cookie brand that employs people with disabilities.
- Chris Triebes of The Congregation Presents; a single father with spinal muscular atrophy (type III), who is making waves in the music industry with his concert production company, two venues, and music festival ticket service.
- Lexi Zanghi of Always Reason; a millennial entrepreneur with anxiety who runs a three-year-old fashion brand that will soon expand to its first physical location.
