368: All Gas, No Brakes - The Afro Unicorn Story w/ April Showers
Dreams In Drive
English - October 23, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 352 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Society & Culture Documentary careers entrepreneurship inspiration motivation success Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Listen in as Afro Unicorn founder April Showers details the path she took to being the first black woman to own a licensed character brand being sold in major retailers across the country in over 25+ categories.
If you want to make an impact, you gotta put that pedal to the metal. Marathon Mindset. No excuses. Period.
Some of the things we talk about in this episode include:
- How growing up in Los Angeles influenced April's early hustler mentality
- What April's former careers in real estate and insurance taught her about business
- April's initial business trajectory...and how that changed
- How Walmart got interested in the brand and how April scaled Afro Unicorn
- The power of character licensing and why Afro Unicorn has the potential to be a billion dollar business
- Why having a marathon mindset is key for success...and more!
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