DNewTech-Aug 2024

**Hello DNT community!**
Join us for our DNT ONSITE meetup!! (Wednesdays; 7-8:30p EST)
Hope to see you soon! **Please RSVP** – Let’s *get inspired and get going!*
**Special shout out to our sponsors** **[VELN](https://www.velnlegal.com/)** | **[Collider](https://collider.altimetrik.com/)** and our **community supporter** **[1Million Cups Metro Detroit](http://1millioncups.com/metrodetroit)**!
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***We welcome our featured entrepreneurs for an evening of pitch presentations, community conversation, and networking.***

1. **Briaca Duesette | Founder & Creative Director | Animation Discovery™**: We specialize in creating high-quality animated content that engages and captivates audiences across various platforms. Our hub offers educational workshops, professional development, and production services to empower creativity in the community.>([www.animationdiscoverystudio.com](https://www.animationdiscoverystudio.com/)) .
2. **Tonisha Allen | Founder/ Inventor | Smell Me Later L.L.C. ™**: Smell Me Later L.L.C. is a company that comes from a background of over 25 years in the medical field in direct and indirect care including working in the hospital at the beginning of COVID to the end of the pandemic and beyond. Our mission is to continue to design waste management products that eliminate odors and reduce contamination risk, using recycled biodegradable materials, with the environment and population as the goal for a healthier environment.>([www.smellmelaterllc.org](www.smellmelaterllc.org)).
3. **Alicia McKay | Founder/ CEO | No Fear Cafe™**: Alicia is the founder of No Fear Cafe, a co-learning space where she provides a safe space for the exchange of information for children and adults. The work of No Fear Cafe makes a difference in the lives of people, communities, and the environment. No Fear Café’s work elevates its clientele’s economic, environmental, and social well-being by promoting academic excellence, personal and professional development, strategic community alignment, and upward mobility. No Fear Cafe provides hours of free programming each month and offers free consultations. Our commitment to hiring local employees and offering services on a sliding scale guide us in leaving an accessible footprint in Detroit.>([https://nofearcafe.com/](https://nofearcafe.com/)).