CNK Daily

It’s only crazy until it happens. 👟 Building CNKDaily.com and the community it has fostered over the last 7 years has been an amazing dream for our Founders Channing Beumer and Cassidy Edwards as well as our team. Now, that dream is expanding as we prepare to open the FIRST Black-woman-owned women's sneaker boutique in the United States. Over the next few days, weeks, and months, you’ll be hearing our story, meeting our vendors, and going behind the scenes as we select products and lay flooring — but, you’ll also get an opportunity to be a part of bringing this dream to life. We're teaming up with IFundWomen to ensure that we start smart and build our first flagship with our supporters. Are you down to help bring some SOLE to the city of Dallas, TX? Tap in to see how you can join us: https://lnkd.in/g2pQ9i6w

We're not new to this, we're true to this. 👟🤎 We can admit we weren't the cool girls growing up, but we've always loved sneakers. They have been a catalyst for our creative expression and our unique way of building community through a common bond. This has set the state for CNK and SHOP CNK since free lunch. Last Thursday, we won the audience vote for the first round of the Black Girl Ventures Austin Pitch competition because our story resonated with so many. Creating the first Black woman-owned women's sneaker boutique in the US isn't easy and we KNOW we can't do this without all of YOU. Until May 30th, you can vote for SHOP CNK as the business to win the final $15,000 grand prize. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP: 1️⃣ Tap the link and vote for us here: https://lnkd.in/e-WTnVaQ 2️⃣ Make sure when you register that you check your spam folder (just in case) 3️⃣ VOTE and share with all your peeps PLS! A donation of $5 counts as ONE vote. Note: Votes are only counted from one email + credit card. 🗣 SHOP CNK is so important to us and it was built on serving HER. We know and believe in what this retail concept can do. More representation, more opportunities, and more intentional strategy to lessen the gender pay gap in sneakers. 👟 Are you ready to be a part of sneaker history? With love and our flyest sneakers on, Channing Beumer and Cassidy Edwards

Thank you for highlighting our founder, Aria Bell! #SneakHERCulture

🗞 We recently came across an article on Footwear News regarding the departure of another Executive at Under Armour. This was a bit different and really caught our attention. This departure was UA's Chief People Officer, Tchernavia Rocker. 🤔 We began asking ourselves why is another woman in executive leadership leaving? While we understand the reasons given to the public, it does make us wonder how women are (or aren't) set up for success in the sneaker industry and beyond. [This is the 2nd departure at Under Armour.] 📉 With the decrease of women in C-suite roles (and it already being slim), how are organizations positioning women to flourish in environments where the playing field isn't exactly leveled, or dare we say, equitable. Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/eBb7E-zp

Standing on DECADES of dedication before the big leap! And 50% of us honing our skills for 10-20 years, another 30% dedicating over two decades in the workforce. Black women entrepreneurs bring a wealth of experience to the table when we launch our businesses. Tag your favorite #BlackWomanOwned business below! Blaze Group x Black Woman Owned x CNK Daily in celebration of #InternationalBlackWomensHistoryMonth Source: Blaze Group 2023 State of Black Women-Owned Businesses Report®️; Download it here: https://lnkd.in/eX3D3jme

community energy that we LOVE! Bianca Ashton 💐

🗣 we need your help! who are some of your favorite women in the 👟 sneaker industry and ecosystem to follow here on LinkedIn? 💐 cc: Black Woman Owned

Thank you Gabrielle Union 💐 for highlighting our co-founder Channing Beumer and our company! Join us as we change the future of retail 👟 : https://lnkd.in/g2pQ9i6w

Raise your hand if you’re in your second career! Third? Fourth? From conquering the corporate world to launching our ventures, Black women are proving we can start anytime. Blaze Group x Black Woman Owned x CNK Daily in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth Source: Blaze Group’s 2023 State of Black Women-Owned Businesses Report®️; Download it here: https://lenkd.in/eX3D3jme

“We’ve been following the rules, getting the degrees, working the hardest in our specializations - yet, respectability has not advanced us in the ways that have been promised. The goal posts always change. This month, our collective goal is to contextualize the data around our stories in ways that show that WE are not ill-equipped, traditional systems are. May we leverage knowledge to dismantle the status quo.” - Casey Ariel Thobias, CEO of Blaze Group. And may we utilize this knowledge to create equitable solutions for us in this lifetime. Blaze Group x Black Woman Owned x CNK Daily in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth Source: Blaze Group’s 2023 State of Black Women-Owned Businesses Report®️; Download it here: https://lnkd.in/eX3D3jme