The Journey of Jennyfer Crawford
Crawford grew up in Detroit, attended Detroit Public Schools, and began working in the construction industry following graduation. Her experience as a construction assistant on major construction projects in both Michigan and Florida required that Crawford hone her project management skills.
She held positions with Wharton-Smith Construction assisting with a water treatment project, then returned to Detroit to work with Inland Waters Pollution Control.
Crawford served as a construction coordinator for Little Caesars before taking her passion for promoting small businesses full-time in 2014.
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Jennyfer Crawford is a risk-taker.
“I always wanted to learn the ins and outs of the business and always ready to go to the next level and when I started to feel that I would only go so far working for someone else that is when I realized I wanted to be my own boss,” said Crawford.
As a self-taught entrepreneur, Crawford works twice as hard to master and stay current in her industry. As an event planner and consultant, she found she uses all of the skills she acquired in her previous work. Crawford prides herself on her ability to manage projects, teams, and details.
She officially founded Ask Jennyfer in 2012, while still working in direct sales part-time. Crawford started hosting small events – first at home, and within months at larger and larger venues. “As the events continued to grow I knew that this is what I wanted to do full-time,” she said.
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Among other services at Ask Jennyfer, she conceptualizes, manages and executes the successful small business showcase All Things Detroit, which draws more than 12,000 attendees and connects them to more than 250 small businesses. The signature event is held each fall and spring.
The event earned its own national holiday in 2020 – National All Things Detroit Day. It is celebrated annually on the Sunday before the Easter holiday.
Crawford-Williams expanded her small business services by creating an online shopping community - All Things Marketplace. In 2020 she opened All Things Marketplace in Detroit’s historic Corktown district. More than a storefront, it is a place where small business owners can sell goods, host business or community events, create promotional content and obtain shipping and fulfillment services for orders.
In 2018, Crawford-Williams proved she’s invested in the stories behind the small businesses she works to promote. She launched Conversations, an independent web series, and Ask Jennyfer: The Podcast. Then, she developed All Things Ticketing, a small business-based ticketing hub.
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With a fine blend of formal business practices and in-the-trenches experience and execution, Ask Jennyfer aims to parlay our expertise as well as proprietary approaches to help small business owners start or grow their business to the next level.
Ask Jennyfer developed and manages the successful small business showcase All Things Detroit. What began as a way toextend consulting services and highlight small business ownershas developed into a powerful event. Hundreds of small businessowners participate in this inspiring showcase that draws more than12,000 shoppers each time it is held in Spring and Fall. All ThingsDetroit is the biggest event to showcase small business owners inMichigan. In 2020, National All Things Detroit Day was created tocoincide with the Spring event. Learn more at www.iloveallthingsdetroit.com
All Things Marketplace began as a national buy-and-sell online platform for small business owners. Building upon the community that developed through successful events like All Things Detroit, All Things Marketplace offers a one-stop-shop where entrepreneurs connect with one another and find their customer base. In 2020, the marketplace opened its brick-and-mortar shop in Detroit’s historic Corktown district, which doubles as a community event space. All Things Marketplace also offers shippingand fulfillment services for small business owners. All Things Marketplace is earned the 2022 Best of MichBusiness Awards as a startup business. All Things Marketplace is located at Suite 123 at 1620 Michigan Ave. in Detroit. Learn more and Shop www.allthingsmarketplace.com
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All Things Ticketing, a small business-focused ticket hub, is a free resource for event organizers and attendees, Post an event to find your audience or buy tickets. The independent ticketing site supports the growth of small businesses. Learn more at https://allthingsticketing.com
Tune in to Ask Jennyfer: The Podcast to hear from small business experts, inspiring entrepreneurs and so much more. New episodes air on Wednesdays. The podcast is available via iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher. Subscribe and tune in.
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Ask Jennyfer developed and manages the successful small business showcase All Things Detroit. What began as a way toextend consulting services and highlight small business ownershas developed into a powerful event. Hundreds of small businessowners participate in this inspiring showcase that draws more than12,000 shoppers each time it is held in Spring and Fall. All ThingsDetroit is the biggest event to showcase small business owners inMichigan. In 2020, National All Things Detroit Day was created tocoincide with the Spring event. Learn more at www.iloveallthingsdetroit.com
All Things Marketplace began as a national buy-and-sell online platform for small business owners. Building upon the community that developed through successful events like All Things Detroit, All Things Marketplace offers a one-stop-shop where entrepreneurs connect with one another and find their customer base. In 2020, the marketplace opened its brick-and-mortar shop in Detroit’s historic Corktown district, which doubles as a community event space. All Things Marketplace also offers shippingand fulfillment services for small business owners. All Things Marketplace is earned the 2022 Best of MichBusiness Awards as a startup business. All Things Marketplace is located at Suite 123 at 1620 Michigan Ave. in Detroit. Learn more and Shop www.allthingsmarketplace.com
All Things Ticketing, a small business-focused ticket hub, is a free resource for event organizers and attendees, Post an event to find your audience or buy tickets. The independent ticketing site supports the growth of small businesses. Learn more at https://allthingsticketing.com
Tune in to Ask Jennyfer: The Podcast to hear from small business experts, inspiring entrepreneurs and so much more. New episodes air on Wednesdays. The podcast is available via iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher. Subscribe and tune in.
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Ask Jennyfer developed and manages the successful small business showcase All Things Detroit. What began as a way toextend consulting services and highlight small business ownershas developed into a powerful event. Hundreds of small businessowners participate in this inspiring showcase that draws more than12,000 shoppers each time it is held in Spring and Fall. All ThingsDetroit is the biggest event to showcase small business owners inMichigan. In 2020, National All Things Detroit Day was created tocoincide with the Spring event. Learn more at www.iloveallthingsdetroit.com
All Things Marketplace began as a national buy-and-sell online platform for small business owners. Building upon the community that developed through successful events like All Things Detroit, All Things Marketplace offers a one-stop-shop where entrepreneurs connect with one another and find their customer base. In 2020, the marketplace opened its brick-and-mortar shop in Detroit’s historic Corktown district, which doubles as a community event space. All Things Marketplace also offers shippingand fulfillment services for small business owners. All Things Marketplace is earned the 2022 Best of MichBusiness Awards as a startup business. All Things Marketplace is located at Suite 123 at 1620 Michigan Ave. in Detroit. Learn more and Shop www.allthingsmarketplace.com
All Things Ticketing, a small business-focused ticket hub, is a free resource for event organizers and attendees, Post an event to find your audience or buy tickets. The independent ticketing site supports the growth of small businesses. Learn more at https://allthingsticketing.com
Tune in to Ask Jennyfer: The Podcast to hear from small business experts, inspiring entrepreneurs and so much more. New episodes air on Wednesdays. The podcast is available via iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher. Subscribe and tune in.
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