African American buying power is currently 1.1 Trillion, and yet only 2 cents of every dollar an African American spends in this country goes to black-owned businesses.- We are changing that!
THE VILLAGE MARKET / WHO WE ARE
We Gather.We Circulate. We Celebrate.
THE VILLAGE MARKET / WHO WE ARE
We Gather.We Circulate. We Celebrate.
African American buying power is currently 1.1 Trillion, and yet only 2 cents of every dollar an African American spends in this country goes to black-owned businesses.- We are changing that!
Our mission: "Entrepreneurship is a substantial pathway for Black Americans to achieve economic equality and to tackle the racial wealth gap- that's the mission we are on."
– Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon / Creator of The Village Market
Our mission: "entrepreneurship is a substantial pathway for Black Americans to achieve economic equality and to tackle the racial wealth gap- that's the mission we are on."
– Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon / Creator of The Village Market
The Village Experience
The Village Experience
Meet Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon
Founder and CEO of the Village Market
A Mississippi native, Dr. Hallmon has dedicated her life to serving, educating and empowering her community.
Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon is a transformational leader and speaker. With over 15 years of experience in education, Dr. Hallmon has been a critical voice and advocate for creating empowering learning and work environments for students and employees and is deeply passionate about work efficacy and social-emotional learning.
In 2016, Dr. Hallmon founded the Village Market ATL and has been a catalyst in bringing national exposure to black-owned businesses. She has developed an economical vehicle that empowers the Black community through cooperative economics. The Village Market has facilitated over 4.2 millions dollars to Black-owned businesses and have worked with hundreds of Black businesses across the United States and the Bahamas.
Dr. Hallmon has been featured on the Today Show, HLN, Now This and featured in Forbes, Essence, Black Enterprise, the Source, Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Atlanta Voice, Madame Noire, Side Hustle Pro, Therapy for Black Girls, Black on Air.
She has been a featured speaker for Clark Atlanta University, Steve Harvey Foundation , the keynote speaker for the Fall graduating class at CAU, keynote speaker for the Boys and Girls Club of NW Mississippi, Hope Global Forum, Beyond School Hours National Conference, Students At-Risk Conference, National Summer Institute Conference, GA Federal Programs Conference, the Power Rising Conference, EnricHER Conference, Atlanta University Center’s Financial Literacy and Innovation Conference, and the HBCU Entrepreneurship Financial Literacy Expo.
Hallmon has been inducted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 under 40, listed as a most notable Georgian by Georgia Trends and inducted in the 40 under 40 Society at her undergraduate alma mater, Tougaloo College.
“Each of us must dedicate ourselves to serving the good of our people. We are community. Our fate and futures are interconnected. If we act in oneness and in the spirit of togetherness not only can we survive, we can thrive.”
– Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon
Meet Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon
Founder and CEO of the Village Market
A Mississippi native, Dr. Hallmon has dedicated her life to serving, educating and empowering her community.
A social entrepreneur, curator, speaker and passionate educator, Dr. Hallmon is committed to revitalizing and unifying her community by curating community led events that celebrates the arts, change makers, entrepreneurs, plant based advocates and educators.
“Each of us must dedicate ourselves to serving the good of our people. We are community. Our fate and futures are interconnected. If we act in oneness and in the spirit of togetherness not only can we survive, we can thrive.”
– Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon
