A challenge Bacon says she faced early on was having "Confidence to know our value and that if necessary, I could walk away from a good piece of business... if we're going to have to sign on for this again, the price needs to go up...significantly."

At first, Foss couldn't afford to hire anyone, and she had to do everything herself, but it was so important for her to create a pathway for Black women in an industry that is so male-dominated.

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