Doin’ It For Themselves

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Doin’ It For Themselves

By Casey Murray | OBSERVER Staff Writer In 2021, the landscape for new businesses was more challenging than ever before, but Ifeoma Okwu knew she couldn’t put her dreams on hold. She decided to start her holistic health and weight loss business anyway, opening Embodied Wellness’ (virtual) doors in February 2021. Okwu got her first […]

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