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What Does It Take to Raise $1 Million? Ask One of the First Black Women to Do It

Kerry Schrader is woman, Black, and a Baby Boomer. She overcame the odds to make her tech company, Mixtroz, big news. Kerry Schrader was the 37th Black woman to raise [...]

Entrepreneur: Get to Know the Female Entrepreneurs Who Are Reshaping the Business World

Ashlee Ammons just wanted to connect. In November 2014, she was awkwardly roaming an industry networking event, looking for someone to chat with. Later that weekend, her mother, Kerri Schrader, [...]

Older Americans Are Starting More Businesses Than Ever

Wondering what to do next now that retirement looms? How about starting a business? Seriously. Read More...

Event Tech Spotlight: Mixtroz

Mixtroz is the one of the only ways to increase attendee engagement and collect custom data in real time at events. Mixtroz services events, meetings, trainings, orientations, weddings, you name [...]

Mixtroz Founders are a Mother-Daughter Entrepreneurial Team

With their tech startup Mixtroz, Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons are changing the way people network for business — and breaking barriers along the way.

Meet five members of the Birmingham Business Journal Leadership Trust

L-R: Karim Budhwani; April Benetollo; Kerry Schrader; Brooke Battle; Kenneth DeWitt   It’s hard not to notice Birmingham’s growing culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Long known for steel production, Birmingham [...]

Fueling the rise of Birmingham’s innovation ecosystem

Mixtroz is making waves. Last year, the Birmingham-based start-up’s founders—mother-daughter team Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons—won the $100,000 Rise of the Rest pitch competition organized by investor and AOL cofounder Steve [...]

Minority-Owned Tech Startup, Mixtroz, Raises Over $1M

Currently, there are only 40 African American female-led startups to close $1 million. Mixtroz, founded by Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons (a mother-daughter duo) is now a member of that exclusive [...]

Mother-Daughter Duo Using Tech To Increase Engagement, Collect Data At Networking Events

Kerry Schrader, CEO, and Ashlee Ammons, President, of Mixtroz, join ChedHER to discuss the challenges of being black female entrepreneurs, taking care of your health and your business, and the [...]