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How One Man Made $70,000 Selling Books on the Side of the Road Workers at the nearby Foot Locker laughed while Jahmal Cole made bank.

By Ximena N. Larkin Edited by Dan Bova

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This week, Entrepreneur Network partner C1 Revolution features Jahmal Cole, founder of My Block, My Hood, My City, who shares his story of living in Chicago and relating to inner-city kids. Then, he talks about how those relationships helped shape his fashion company, and how he made his brand accessible and desirable to his target customer.

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Ximena N. Larkin

Writer, Publicist and Founder of C1 Revolution

Ximena N. Larkin is a digital strategist who specializes in using social media for public relations campaigns to create offline engagement. Based in Chicago, she is the founder of C1 Revolution and has worked on public relations, social media and marketing campaigns for companies. 

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