Waleed Cope

VIP Bubbles

VIP Bubbles is elevating the laundromat experience by delivering a premium, client focused laundry service. We've changed the traditional laundromat model into a modern, service oriented facility featuring tech forward equipment, impeccably maintained spaces, and on site staff dedicated to client service excellence.

Our comprehensive service offerings include self-service laundry with modern, efficient machines, as well as convenient pickup and delivery services designed to save our clients valuable time. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional results with every load, setting new standards for cleanliness, efficiency, and client satisfaction in the laundry industry.

Our mission is to make laundry day something clients and their families actually look forward to, proving that even life's most mundane tasks can be elevated through thoughtful service and attention to detail.

Co-Founder

The Soap Box

The Soap Box is a Brooklyn-based firm that offers premium garment and sneaker care services. 

Our dry cleaning, sneaker cleaning and laundry services are all performed with the utmost professionalism and care. We take pride in our work and are dedicated to providing the best possible service to our clients. Whether you need your clothes cleaned or your sneakers refreshed, we can help! 

Visit us today for all of your garment and sneaker care needs.

Thank you for choosing The Soap Box!

Co-Founder & CEO

Johnson Security Bureau, Inc.

Johnson Security Bureau, Inc. has been providing professional security, transport, patrol and protective services for nearly sixty years. 

Based in the Bronx, New York, Johnson Security was founded in 1962 and incorporated in the State of New York. We are the oldest Black-owned security firm in New York State and among the oldest Black-owned security firms in the country. As a third generation, family-owned-and-operated enterprise, Johnson Security has established an impeccable record of providing our clients with greater peace of mind.  

Our firm has achieved this record through a diligently screened, thoroughly trained security force that embodies a genuine concern for the safety of our clients and their employees and visitors, as well as for the safeguarding of the facilities and communities we secure.

Chief Of Staff

Laundry CEO

The Laundruy CEO Forum is the country’s gathering of owners, operators, managers, investors, and entrepreneurs in garment care.

They come together for hands-on workshops, inspiring speakers, high-value networking, and thought-provoking panels to fuel economic growth in their businesses.

These professionals attend this event to:

∙ learn the latest strategies and tactics being implemented by successful entrepreneurs
∙ hear inspiring success stories from entrepreneurs
∙ network with entrepreneurs and investors
∙ meet potential partners
∙ drive company growth
∙ and more!

Wash Weekly

Wash Weekly is an independent e-journal focused on providing owners, operators, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs in the garment care industry with a radically new perspective on building their businesses and fostering a mindset of innovative thinking.

Editor

Commerce and Chill

Commerce and Chill is where business partners Jessica Johnson-Cope & Waleed Cope share their insights and experiences on the journey through business and life as a married couple.

Co Host

TrackTik

TrackTik is an agile end-to-end operation management software designed for the security industry, focused on increasing visibility and productivity.

Our software is an integrated guard management system for monitoring, reporting and managing your security operations. Guards can do patrol tours, report incidents and activities in real time. Managers and clients can monitor, review, and respond instantly from their browsers or smart-phone. TrackTik improves efficiency, accountability and profitability.

Product Manager / Business Development

Project 17 Realty and Associates Ltd.

Sales Advisor

Massey Knakal Realty Services

Director of Sales

Hilltop Properties

Sales Agent

I am a business owner & operator
I am a former public school teacher, 4th grade
I am a laundry business owner who has folded more laundry than most people ever will 
I am from Brooklyn, New York 
I went to Coppin State University
I am a writer; check out my newsletter www.washweekly.com
I am a speaker (love talking about LAUNDRY & BUSINESS)
I am a podcast host. Check it out https://www.youtube.com/@WaleedCope/featured
I am Denzel Washnfold
I am the Laundry CEO. Check out https://www.laundryceo.com/

I am Waleed Cope, https://waleedcope.com/

Emily "The Bun" Benka

Rosebloom Headwear

Founder/CEO

ProxyPics, Inc

FM Strategic Sales

MAUL NATIONAL

Director

Let's Pave

Strategic Accounts

ProLink Roofing Systems

Vice President of National Accounts

Lids

District Manager / Trainer

Steel City Flooring

Operations Director

New York & Company

Manager

CVS Caremark Corporation

Store Manager

Eckerd Drug

Assistant Manager

Call me The Bun. 

Founder of Rosebloom Headwear. I make hats but I actually sell Representation. 

Neurospicy AF. I reject the premise. I see the world in solutions. I will talk AT GREAT LENGTH but everything I do is in the name of efficiency or making things easier. Hats are just the start. If you are dying to be a product designer but lack creativity and want to fund the 2390592384759 ideas I have, HOLLA.

I used to say "You'll have to get used to me." Now I say, "You need to align with me." I am the mix of being raised by an MVP single mom in a low-income, scrappy little town in Beaver County PA, a couple decades of killer business acumen through a host of badass mentors in B2B and B2C, and a crushing need to fix everyday issues that the general population unconsciously accepts with no consideration for how it could be.

I was that girl slangin' your french toast at Denny's at 3am.

I have worked my way through every version of retail, food service, people and product management you can think of both on the ground and in leadership. I was the manager up and down the aisles at the pharmacy, executing floor sets, flowing trucks, managing teams and schedules, coordinating departments.

 I was the DM running hot market for every special event, training new managers, writing training manuals, and opening new divisions.

I was the National Account Manager finding sales and margin through relational selling and education in the process. I blew through my way to Director of National.

I am still keeping my feet wet in National Facilities with ProxyPics, the company that patently redefined property data collection with real-time visibility. What can I say? Its hard to leave things you love and ProxyPics will continue to bring visibility technology solutions to the Real Estate and Facilities Management community that save time, effort, and expenses.

The common theme? The Bun. It was genesis of all things Rosebloom Headwear, which has become a brand not about me or my hair, but about individuality, inclusiveness, intersectionality, and correcting the inherent racism and misogyny that exist in headwear. 

Learn about Rosebloom here: https://lookbook.rosebloomheadwear.com/rbhw-lookbook-12024

A breakthrough so revolutionary for women that they named it after a man. 



The USDOT has introduced THOR-05F, the *very first* anatomically correct and test accurate female crash test dummy. 

Yup, you heard that right. THE VERY FIRST ONE. In 2025. 

*gestures broadly to what the shit is going on here*

Here’s the recap, and yes, read this with all the shade you please:

Crash Test Lady THOR has 150+ sensors, three times more than the old model, which was *gasp* just a scaled down version of a Man-Dummy. 

Cause women are just smaller versions of men. Totally.

Unlike the old lady-dummies, THOR is built from actual female anatomical data. 

HOLY SHIT. Boobs and accurate organ placement? It's like we're real people! Imagine if they gave her a name that wasn't male!

She's way overdue. She's not perfect. But she is freaking progress. We need more body diversity in Lady Dummies for more safety data but this is a wild step in the right direction.

Have you asked about my (ponytail) holes? 🌹 Turning headwear design into my villain origin story with satin, sarcasm, and ADHD.

For being a white person, I say "That's some white people shit." a little too often.



Today, I'm talking about me. And this one is LAYERS DEEP 🤣

Did I get a new ball marker (FOR GOLF, weirdos). I did.

Is it a cracker? Yes.

Is that surely some white people shit? 

SURELY. 

But is it just the tiniest slap in the face of the Crusty Mustache "keep golf traditional" not-so-undertone that continues to keep the game unattainable outside the snooty country club lifestyle?

'Tis.

Mostly its dumb and funny. And I love it.

Ummm... I'll let you know what happens.



After a recent conversation about crunchy peanut butter being the superior peanut butter but still having to choose the smooth PB brand I've always chose because of the natural ingredients list, I decided to have a gander at ye old Amazon.

Before I got too far in my research, I found this listing for a SIX pack of Skippy 5 POUND peanut butter jars for $10.44.

That's 30 POUNDS of peanut butter. Now, I know this is a fluke. It has to be. I don't expect six 5 pound jars of peanut butter to show up at my house. 

But I damn well ordered it knowing full well I don't even eat Skippy peanut butter.

So... why?

If 1 jar shows up, I'll hit up the customer service chat, send them the screen shots. They either send me 5 more jars (doubtful) or my guess is they refund me. It costs more to ship it back.

Pretty sure food pantries are running low on food. And I know The Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley, where I volunteer, will take that peanut butter off my hands in an instant. 

Either way.... it's a peanut butter revolution. I'll get back to the crunchy PB search another day.

Happy Sunday to everyone except



The people having conversations with themselves in my inbox.

The people calling me by the wrong name in my inbox and then still following up.

The people "smart enough" to use CRMs to automate messaging to my inbox but not smart enough to write in script so it doesn't address me as Emily "The Bun" every time it sends me something.

Anyone dropping unsolicited calendar links, especially without any response to prior messages. That's the business equivalent to a 🍆 pic. 

DO LESS 🤣

I hope yinz are having an extra special happy Sunday. You need it.

My hole took the day off, but the chaos didn't.


It's just me, the no-hole NZR, my favorite platform boots (who doesn't have multiple), and my mom trying to pretend like she didn't raise a skyscraper.

I should have counted how many times someone said "I didn't recognize you without your hair in a bun!" that night.

Dolls Kill, let's be friends.

Well this seems like an obvious crossover. 


See Yinz in Grand Rapids 😆😆

Travis M. - you know me all too well. Cheers for passing this along!

If you think talking about my holes on LinkedIn is unprofessional...



... you should see what I do with them in discovery meetings.

I constantly question if I'm doing the right things in life and if I'm a good person. 



Then I look at this spoiled little turd ball who has been just trolling along for 15+ years, living his best life, dictating my every move, and yes, peacefully zoning out on the top of my couch in meditation mode....

.... and I think I have to be doing something right.

My holes aren't polished. 


They're feral and effective....

... like a raccoon with a business plan that's had one too many glitter chaos espressos ✨️ 

I'm talking about hat holes, you freaking creeps, cool your j's. 

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Hi, I'm Emily, founder of Rosebloom Headwear Headwear and I'm the first asshole to put a hole in the top of the hat and structurally design headwear for style first based on anatomy, hair type, and hairstyles.

Distinctly non-holes / non-glitter chaos fueled peanut butter espresso raccoon post. Possible trigger warning for sappy wife type shiiiiit:


Incredibly proud of my husband Jonathan Benka, the entire coaching staff, and of course all the boys that have been busting their butts all season at Warren JFK. 

Their win last week put them into the second round of the playoffs. Small private schools lack depth on the roster and have to make up for it with flexibility, grit, and plain old hard work.

I run my mouth sitting in the cold but I'm proud of what this group is doing and have made a couple girlfriends with kids on the team who say they love Coach Benka.

If you'd like to see my feral raccoon husband losing his marbles on the sideline, there's about 3 seconds of him in goblin mode around the 2:00 mark.

Open article: Jonathan Benka on Instagram: "This gave me goosebumps. Is it Friday yet? War Eagle baby!" by instagram.com

Jonathan Benka on Instagram: "This gave me goosebumps. Is it Friday yet? War Eagle baby!"

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