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Chad Williams of dooProcess and Buffalo Fashion Runway is one of Buffalo Business First's 2024 30 Under 30 honorees. Congratulations, Chad!
Chad Williams
Founder, dooProcess and Buffalo Fashion Runway
Age: 25
Born in: Brooklyn
Lives in: Buffalo
Graduate of: Midwood High School, Brooklyn
College: B.S., economics, SUNY Buffalo State University
Credentials: Forbes Next 1000/ Buffalo Business First 5 Under 25/ Changemakers 30 Under 30
30 Under 30: Meet the rest of the 2024 winners
Before turning 40 I want to: Make sure that I enable the next generation of entrepreneurs that look like me to know that they can do it as well.
Community involvement: Board member, Beau Fleuve Music and Arts; Buffalo Urban League of Young Professionals; Burchfield Penney Visionary; Karen Lee Spaulding Leader Oishei Leader of Color Year 5 Fellow; Buffalo Servant Leadership Coalition
Hobbies: Weight lifting and MMA gym, hanging with friends and brainstorming ideas to get better, eating and cooking
Secret talent: Making it happen
People don’t know: My Rasta Pasta is better than Chef Darian Bryan’s.
Advice for work/life balance: Do what you love and love what you do. If you are able to master that, then work and your personal life will be seamless. The key to balancing these aspects lies in aligning your professional endeavors with what you genuinely love doing
Self-description: Relentless