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Anyone else craving a sweet treat to get yourself through this fine final day of the work week? Well grab your phone, fire up that Uber app and start making requests. Because today until 5pm, next to “Taxi,” “uberX,” “uberXL,” “Black Car” and “SUV,” you’ll find those two magical words “Ice Cream.” Just hit that button and an Uber Ice Cream branded car will deliver the ice cold goods to your hands ASAP.
We gave it a whirl here in SF. Our chariot arrived as an uberX with an adorable little ice cream sticker on the side. The driver popped the trunk of his red Prius, put on some ice cream gloves and opened a cooler full of drumsticks and ice cream sandwiches. Wait time was around 15 minutes and it set our co-worker back $25 for five cool treats. Prices vary by location, but expect to get some super sweet Uber swag — like sunglasses!
If you want to treat your entire office, it’s going to take some teamwork. Deliveries are limited to 5 servings per request. Our driver confirmed that he’s been crazy busy. He originally had 125 pieces in his cooler and is now left with about 40.
The goods are being delivered thanks to everyone from your favorite local mom-and-pop ice cream shop to mega superstores like Costco (that’s where ours came from!). In LA, they’ve partnered with local street artists to pimp their rides, turning them into one-of-a-kind works of art.
This isn’t Uber’s first awesome special delivery idea. Besides past ice cream exploits, they’ve done things like deliver kittens on National Cat Day, gave away free weddings in honor of Pride and taken your no-longer loved belongings to GoodWill to help you out with spring cleaning. Oh, and then there was that Super Bowl Sunday when they delivered halftime shows in New York, complete with cheerleaders and a six-piece band.
Any guesses as to how much ice cream will be delivered today? Place your bets in the comments below.
(h/t Los Angeles Magazine)
Alexis is the co-founder of Punkpost, the app that lets you send handwritten cards (yes, handwritten by a real human) in the amount of time it takes you to send a text message. The exclusive card collections are created by a community of artists and designers and hand letter pressed on high-quality cotton paper. Get the full experience by downloading the app from the iTunes Store.
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It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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