GREEN BAY, Wis. — A workshop hosted by the Green Bay Packers Tuesday shared how diverse businesses can become vendors for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
Packers Super Bowl champion and former cornerback Jarrett Bush was one of the many in attendance at the event. Bush said he was there to give exposure to his business, Blo Blow Dry Bar, a popular hairstyle salon across the U.S.
He was also there as a partner of the Packers.
“Most importantly, I think they (the Packers) helped train me to who I am and the value system of giving back to the community too,” said Bush. “Definitely about reliability as well as accountability within the business network, as well as just holding yourself in the same standard, being accountable in the community and not only sharing that responsibility and supporting the community in schools and kids amongst the youth.”
Bush said he was influenced to start the business because of his two daughters. He said he has had his own struggles in helping them with their hair and wants women to have an environment where they can feel comfortable and beautiful.
“This inspired me to not only to dive into it, to not only run towards the storm and embrace the female hair and to educate myself,” said Bush. “Most importantly, how can I support them as well as provide a service for the rest of the community.”
Several organizations that help diverse populations were also at the workshop to provide information and support.
Business manager of the Hmong Chamber of Commerce, Lar Kong Xiong, said the organization can help in a variety of ways.
“This is important for us because the diverse community has a lot of businesses that they don’t only see the opportunities,” said Xiong. “They don’t really know about the resources out there, the previous software that can help them come to this NFL Draft.”
Bush said he knows it will be a lot of work leading up to the NFL Draft but as it approaches, he’s keeping his girls in the back of his mind.
“It just reaffirms the values and what the hair and beauty industry is doing as well as just the service that I’m providing for women to have a solid, more intact self-image,” said Bush. “As well as giving back to the community and to the young girls and educating them about their hair and makeup to let them, allow them to feel beautiful.”
Bush, along with other diverse business owners in the area, are all hoping to be a part of the iconic NFL Draft to give a boost to their business.