How Shakia Williams turned her wine-making hobby into a seven-figure business

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How Shakia Williams turned her wine-making hobby into a seven-figure business

Shakia Williams is the founder of Cyrenity Sips, a small-batch winery company in Southeast Pennsylvania. This makes her the first black woman to own a wine form in Southeast Pennsylvania. She started her wine-making career as a hobby and today, it is one of the best craft wines in the US. She joined the growing,...

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