Sheletta Brundidge wins Small Business Game Changer Contest [Video]

Minnesota-based activist, WCCO Radio host and entrepreneur Sheletta Brundidge’s community impact has earned her recognition for her small business, ShelettaMakesMeLaugh.com. Brundidge won the North American Banking Company (NABC) and Gopher Sports Properties’ Small Business Game Changer contest, which includes a marketing package prize of $20,000 to use towards raising visibility for her small business platform.

As part of her prize, she chose to have ShelettaMakesMeLaugh.com featured on a banner at Huntington Bank Stadium throughout the University of Minnesota Gophers football 2024-2025 season. It will debut at the team’s season opener on August 29, where Sheletta plans to make a brief appearance on the field alongside the team’s cheerleaders.

“So often, small businesses don’t get this type of exposure to try to generate new partnerships, new streams of income and new connections,” said Brundidge. “It’s progressive that NABC is making this available for small businesses — oftentimes that marketing element is …