They’re Building a Black-Owned Business Inside Airports | Tru Roots Story

What does it take to build a business while building a family?In this episode of Business In The Black, we sit down with the founders of Tru Roots Educational Playspace, a husband-and-wife team creating child-friendly educational play spaces inside airports.What started as searching for better spaces for their daughter turned into a bold entrepreneurial mission.We discuss:• Building a business as high school sweethearts turned founders• Why less than 2% of airport concessions are Black-owned• Breaking into airport spaces and navigating gatekeepers• Raising capital for a $200K buildout• Networking through LinkedIn and strategic outreach• Balancing marriage, parenting, and entrepreneurship• The legacy they’re building for their childrenThis episode is about vision, persistence, and creating opportunities where none existed.New episodes drop bi-weekly.