Peacock to Launch Original Docuseries “Born for Business” on Monday, August 23 [VIDEO]

BORN FOR BUSINESS is a powerful docuseries that spotlights the untold stories of four entrepreneurs with disabilities. Each tackles the complexities of their individual businesses while giving viewers an insider’s look at what it takes to launch and run a thriving small business. Just as each entrepreneur is on the brink of success, they must navigate the challenges of being a small business owner amidst the pandemic.

The docuseries highlights the ups and downs of running your own business, following the stories of:

· Qiana Allen of Culture’s Closet, a fashionista with lupus who opened a plus-sized boutique which quickly became one of America’s top plus-size clothing stores

· Collette Divitto of Collettey’s Cookies, a baker with Down syndrome who owns a successful cookie brand that employs people with disabilities.

· Chris Triebes of The Congregation Presents, a single father with spinal muscular atrophy (type III) who is making waves in the music industry with his concert production company, two venues, and music festival ticket service.

· Lexi Zanghi of Always Reason, a millennial entrepreneur with anxiety who runs a three-year-old fashion brand that will soon expand to its first physical location.

BORN FOR BUSINESS is produced by Shopify Studios and Bunim/Murray Productions, the Emmy Award-winning creators of “Born This Way.”

Tobi Lütke, Pam Silverstein, Gil Goldschein, Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross, Jonathan Stern, and Laura Korkoian serve as executive producers and Jacob Lane and Millee Taggart-Ratcliffe serve as co-executive producers.