Vincent Ayar, a Metro Detroit and Detroit-Area Entrepreneur

As context, "Detroit" can mean the city itself or the wider metropolitan region spanning Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties and beyond. Vincent Ayar's businesses and home are in Oakland County suburbs rather than inside Detroit's city limits, but Oak Park sits directly on the city's northern edge, and his work is very much part of the Detroit-area economy.

Every owner of Ooze is a Michigan native. Much of the shipping, marketing and design staff comes from the area. When Vincent talks about expansion as job creation, those are Metro Detroit jobs.

His experience before Ooze is local too. He worked at Foodtown Supermarket, a Metro Detroit grocery, and became an owner at Shoe Rack Outlet. Neighborhood retail is a long-standing part of the region's business culture, and it is where many local entrepreneurs first learn to run a store.

Through the Ooze Foundation, which he leads as President, grants have gone to Michigan organizations. One example is the Chaldean Community Foundation, connected to the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, whose community is a significant presence in Metro Detroit. Oozegiving holiday food donations are aimed at families nearby.

Metro Detroit has a long history of making things that are sold nationwide. Ooze follows a small-scale version of that pattern: designed and shipped from Oak Park, it reaches thousands of shops across the United States and Canada through its distribution business.

West Bloomfield Township is his home. Oak Park is home to Ooze, Cannatron and the Ooze Foundation. Troy is where he attended Walsh College. All three are in Oakland County.

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