![]() ![]() So yeah, we’ve been blessed in that way.” So yeah, day to day operations, day to day planning, all of that is all women. And when I’m going out and speaking because I am chief marketing officer, and I’m speaking to the press, and media outlets, I make it a point for everyone to know that my business partner is a woman,” she said. In terms of direct business obstacles, Perkins said they have dealt with some people thinking they really do not own the game. Andoh-Clarke was also going through some personal issues too, during our second year,” she said. My father had passed away, not during the time of us forming the game, but years before that – it caught up to me then. ![]() Even though business and stuff is being successful, things were just hitting me hard. “Things happen, so for me, during our second year of business, I was going through a lot of personal things that I had to go to therapy for. It’s full circle, and it’s growth and evolution.”ĭespite their success, Perkins noted some of the challenges life brought their way, that they worked to overcome. “So going to the mall, and seeing, you know, the same mall, I would run around in…with my friends, to now see my product in the store 20 years later, that is just like, wow, full circle. I went to high school and college in Connecticut,” she said. I didn’t even take pictures in Brooklyn with my product, but I went to Connecticut. “Ironically, I had to go to Connecticut to see it, because it was sold out in Brooklyn. Perkins also said that it was amazing for her to actually see their game in a Target store. And it’s one of those, ‘I’m glad we stuck with it,’ because we wouldn’t have been experiencing this now,” Perkins said.Īndoh-Clarke and Perkins were able to make the connection to Target, because a buyer saw them featured in a press outlet and reached out to them directly. And it doesn’t result in what has resulted with us. Anybody can have these type of conversations. And just grateful, gratitude, because this is something we literally thought out of our heads and rabbit hole conversations. With the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop being the same year as the release, the timing couldn’t be more perfect for this opportunity with Target,” said Andoh- Clarke. “We’ve been building this brand for over five years with the goal of getting our game in a big box retailer and it’s finally happening. Perkins and Andoh-Clarke both said they are excited to see their game’s expansion with Target stores. Most recently, Perkins and Andoh-Clarke were able to secure a first national distribution deal for the game at Target, with their first rollout in January 2023. Their game has also been played by some of Hip-Hop’s biggest names, such as Method Man, Redman, FunkMaster Flex and more. Perkins and Marian Andoh-Clarke.įast forward, their quiz game has been featured in national publications, some of which include ESSENCE Magazine, HuffPost, Forbes, Esquire, and others. The owners and creators of the hip-hop quiz game, University of Dope, A.V.
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