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TOFi International Presented The Inaugural HERs OWNly™ Pitch Contest Awards $50,000 in Cash and Services To Female Business Owners of Color

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On Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, TOFiTM International presented the inaugural HERs OWNly™ Pitch Contest in Atlanta, Georgia. This spectacular event was hosted by Tamla Oates-Forney, Founder of TOFiTM International. Keon Davis, Founder & CEO of Smooth-N-Groove Smoothies and Christopher Gray, Season 6 winner of the hit show Shark TankTM and co-founder & CEO of Scholly, served as emcees. Signature business sponsors included Cake Dazzle, Collette Caters, Jaxon’s Pastries, and State Farm Insurance Agents: Robert James, Meeky Hirst, Natalie Reid, and Ankur Shah. Held at The Riverside EpiCenter, the HERs OWNly Pitch ContestTM was photographed by Terrell Clark photography and beautifully transformed by Brian Keith Productions, Carrie J Events, B&W Woodcrafts, and the persona artwork of V. Kottavei. Broadcasted via live streaming, the event was supported by some of Atlanta’s premiere media outlets including Atlanta & Co, Centric TV’s Sister Circle, Crossroads News, Pop Source TV, RDC Magazine, and more. Guests enjoyed shopping in the upscale marketplace, an exciting vision board party hosted by Lucinda Cross of Centric TV’s “Queen Boss”, and an ultimate networking experience with world renowned thought leaders, investors and other sheEOs. The HERs OWNly™ Pitch Contest, inclusive of HERs OWNlyTM JR™ ages 6 to 18 years old and HERs OWNlyTM, ages 19 years old and up, provided women and girls of color business owners with the opportunity to present their breakthrough business concepts to some of the most powerful and influential business figures in the nation.

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Ruth Eckerd Hall Announces New On-Sales: Goose, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Pat McGann and Behind The Strings

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The entrance of Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida, framed by palm trees.

Ruth Eckerd Hall has shared its Coming Events calendar as of October 28, 2026, with new shows going on sale this week.

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 30 at 10 am for:

Behind The Strings with Shaun Hopper and Chris Barbosa on December 18 at the Murray Theatre at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

Joanne Shaw Taylor with special guest Ally Venable on March 10 at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre.

An Evening with Goose on April 18 at The BayCare Sound.

Pat McGann on April 23 at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre.

The full Ruth Eckerd Hall Coming Events calendar is available at rutheckerdhall.com/pr-coming-events.

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