The PowerPLAY Show

S2 Episode 09: EmPOWERing Women featuring Sparkle Bass

March 04, 2021 Tonia Magras
The PowerPLAY Show
S2 Episode 09: EmPOWERing Women featuring Sparkle Bass
Show Notes

Sparkle W. Bass graduated North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she received a BS in Electronic, Computer and Information Technology. She then received her MBA from Kaplan University.

Sparkle launched her career in North Carolina, where she worked with industry leading technology companies in the field of project management. This eventually led to her desire to own and manage her own company. 

In 2014, Sparkle & her husband Travis, launched XII Enterprise, a transportation company. While assisting her drivers and owner operators in setting up their trucking business, XII Companies was born. XII Companies is a consulting firm that specialize in business start-ups, business finances, business taxes and insurance. XII Companies works with established businesses to create business plans, policies and procedures, obtain certified minority and women owned status certifications, business trademarks and more. 

In 2020, Sparkle co-founded Wreck & Release which is Fayetteville’s first Rage Room. Sparkle also co-founded C&P Eatery, a food truck that specializes in America’s favorite foods. 

Then in June last year, in the midst of a pandemic, Sparkle started her real estate career and now is a full real estate broker. Sparkle aspires to assist individuals purchasing their homes while educating them throughout the home buying process. 

As a philanthropist, Sparkle’s desire is to see progression of others, especially the youth. With the help of her husband, Travis Bass, Sparkle co-founded a non-profit organization called the Cynthia Patterson Foundation (CPF), in honor of her mother who taught in North Carolina for over 20 years and was a paralyzed in a drive by shooting in 2005. The foundation’s focus is to assist the youth in the communities of North Carolina through providing resources, education, and career opportunities.

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