Girl Behind The Hustle
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsIf you’re ready to stop playing it safe and receive tangible steps to build your business from Female Founders who've been exactly where you are, then you’re in the right place. Each week host and CEO of Girl Behind The Hustle, Lu'Cretia Thomas, speaks with women behind some of the biggest brands about overcoming obstacles, battling imposter syndrome, their routines and what it takes to run a profitable business. Believe us.. It's not what you think. We're cutting out all of the fluff and bringing you the real deal. So if you're ready, listen in and subscribe!
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EP. 82 The Messy Middle of Entrepreneurship That No One Tells You About
July 20, 2022 22:26 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MBIn this solo episode LC is chatting about the messy middle of entrepreneurship where some people choose to quit, pause, pivot or keep going. Don't worry we've all been there. Leave us a note or review | Subscribe to the podcast | Follow on Spotify You can find Girl Behind The Hustle on Instagram | Facebook | Website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlbehindthehustle/message
EP. 81 From Imposter Syndrome to Bringing Your Own Chair To The Table with Artist Domonique Brown
July 13, 2022 23:47 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week’s Girl Behind The Hustle is LA based artist, Domonique Brown of DomoINK. Domonique’s work has been featured in Issa Rae’s AirBNB, FX’s Snowfall pop-up, on Roland Martin, HomeGoods, SnoopDog, Forbes, NAACP, packaging for haircare brand Camille Rose, Bath & Body Works and so many other amazing places. Her art is a celebration of diversity rendered in color palettes ranging from minimalist to vibrant, the medium of her illustrations is to invite viewers to engage in a debate about th...
EP. 80 Building A Wine Community of Sisterhood With Black Girls Wine Shayla Varnado
July 06, 2022 16:46 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBToday I'm chatting with Shayla Varnado of Black Girls Wine. Shayla is the founder of Black Girls Wine Society which is the very first wine sorority with 50 local chapters and over 400 members throughout the US. The Black Girls Wine society was Shayla’s solution to creating Sisterhood and adding diversity to the wine industry. An industry where only an estimated 0.1% of US wine makers and brand owners are Black and black consumers make up about 11 percent of wine drinkers in the country (as r...
EP. 79 Margarita Arriagada Latinx Beauty Grant, Being Very You and Bringing Your Authentic Self to Spaces That You Occupy
June 29, 2022 16:14 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBWhat a pleasure it was to sit down with "The Godmother of Beauty" Margarita Arriagada. Before developing her beauty brand Valde Beauty, Margarita spent over a decade as Chief Merchant of Sephora. Valde Beauty was created to pay homage to her Mother's determination, courage and spirit with the name deriving from part of her Mother's last name. Every move Margarita has made with this brand has been very intentional, which is exactly what's needed to break in and stand out in a crowded market ...
Alexa Cawley: Keep Your Customers Coming Back With This Strategy
June 23, 2022 18:45 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBToday we're chatting about the importance of having a product ladder that keeps your Target Customer returning to you overtime like Drake and Beyonce because the last thing you want to do with your business is have a one-hit customer. If you're wondering why your customers aren't returning, it's because you haven't created another product or service that can grow with them after they take the first step. Listen in as we chat with Alex Cawley about what her history with working at Lululemon ...
EP. 78 Alexa Cawley: Keep Your Customers Coming Back With This Strategy
June 23, 2022 18:45 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBToday we're chatting about the importance of having a product ladder that keeps your Target Customer returning to you overtime like Drake and Beyonce because the last thing you want to do with your business is have a one-hit customer. If you're wondering why your customers aren't returning, it's because you haven't created another product or service that can grow with them after they take the first step. Listen in as we chat with Alex Cawley about what her history with working at Lululemon & ...
EP. 77 The Future of The Film Industry with Female Filmmaker of The Year Niki Koss
June 08, 2022 21:28 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBToday on the show we’re chatting with LA Born Niki Koss, an award winning actress, producer, director and filmmaker. Niki is an all around powerhouse. She was recently included in the entertainment list of Forbes 30 Under 30 and was also the winner of the Female Filmmaker of the Year at the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival. You've definitely seen her work on your screen. She's a series regular on the acclaimed Freeform Network series, "Famous In Love as Alexis Glenn. Nikki is passi...
EP. 76 Reka Robinson: Stop Fumbling Your Boundaries for Love
June 02, 2022 00:24 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBIf you’re continuously fumbling your boundaries when dating or in relationships, certified life coach Reka Robinson is who you need to talk to. Named one of the the top 10 female life coaches transforming lives in 2020 by Yahoo finance, Reka is transforming the way women over 30 approach dating. After experiencing a toxic relationship in 2017, Reka had an “Eat Pray Love” moment and spent 10 days traveling to heal and figure out what she wanted in her life. What she discovered is that it all ...
EP. 75 Founder Pep Talks: Mind Your Own Season of Business
May 26, 2022 21:24 - 7 minutes - 7 MBJust as there are seasons in weather, there are seasons in business. In this inaugural Founder Pep Talk, Lu'Cretia talks about seasons in business and why it's important to mind the season that you're in so you don't miss the lesson. Leave us a note or review | Subscribe to the podcast | Follow on Spotify You can find Girl Behind The Hustle on Instagram | Facebook | Website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlbehindthehustle/message
EP. 74 Goalfriends You Need Friends Who Think You're A Big Deal - Part 2
May 18, 2022 16:10 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBPart 2- Lu'Cretia is kicking off Season 5 of the podcast with a live conversation with some of her favorite Goalfriends who have been a part of her entire journey. You need friends who remind you that you’re a big deal. You need goalfriends who hype you up, encourage you and remind you of your greatness daily. Guests: Ericka Webb-Polanco High School Friend, Idea Generator (Entrepreneur for 12 years) Motherhood Expert, Journalist, Public Relations Professional, Doctoral Candidate https://ww...
Ep 73 Goalfriends How Many Of Us Have Them: Building and Dreaming With Friends - Part 1
May 10, 2022 19:38 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBLu'Cretia is kicking off Season 5 of the podcast with a live conversation with some of her favorite Goalfriends who have been a part of her entire journey. From sitting at her desk listening to podcasts dreaming of being a fulltime entrepreneur to getting fired and choosing to transition into full entrepreneurship in lieu of finding another full time job. Her Goalfriends were there every step of the way pushing her, dreaming alongside of her and holding her accountable. This is the story of ...
EP. 72 Creating A Magnetic Marketing Strategy to Attract Your Ideal Client with Naomi Powell
July 14, 2021 21:17 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBToday's episode is with Naomi Powell of Lifestyle edit. Naomi is a business and mindset coach, a sought after speaker and the host of The Lifestyle Edit podcast. Over the past six years, she’s helped hundreds of female entrepreneurs to uncomplicate their businesses so they can work less and live more without resorting to hustle or burnout. Naomi is committed to showing service providers that they don’t need to choose between doing transformative work and running a profitable business. Listen...
Is Selfcare Apart Of Your Business Plan with Niambi Cacchioli
June 04, 2021 00:54 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBToday's episode is a timely live conversation with Niambi Cacchioli of Pholk Beauty who describes wellness in our everyday lives as just a state of being. Pholk Beauty was crafted after Niambi discovered her passion for beauty and natural ingredients traveling with Unesco and Africa Center. She began to rethink skincare and merged her passion for natural ingredients with traditions to create Pholk Beauty. If you want to discover how to curate a wellness routine and break from the hustle wit...
EP. 71 Is Selfcare Apart Of Your Business Plan with Niambi Cacchioli
June 04, 2021 00:54 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBToday's episode is a timely live conversation with Niambi Cacchioli of Pholk Beauty who describes wellness in our everyday lives as just a state of being. Pholk Beauty was crafted after Niambi discovered her passion for beauty and natural ingredients traveling with Unesco and Africa Center. She began to rethink skincare and merged her passion for natural ingredients with traditions to create Pholk Beauty. If you want to discover how to curate a wellness routine and break from the hustle wit...
EP. 70 Candice Coppola: Pivoting To Build The Business That You Want
May 25, 2021 18:34 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBToday on the show I am chatting with Candice Coppola an author, a podcast host, and an entrepreneur who believes that if you want your dream business, you have to become the owner that the dream business needs. She is a successful entrepreneur who grew her business for a spare bedroom of her home into a multi-country, multi-six-figure company. She did not stop there. Since then, she's navigated from being a wedding professional to now working as a coach to other wedding professionals. Cand...
EP. 69 Planning For Your Next Branding Photoshoot So You Can Stand Out On Social Media
May 13, 2021 19:13 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBWhen's the last time you updated your photos for your personal brand or business? If you can't it has probably been way too long. If you're using Social Media to grow your business, establish your brand and increase your profits.. then you need to stand out on the 'gram. One way to do that is through strong imagery. A well branded business on social has recognizable posts, content, messaging, brand voice in captions and a face of the company. It’s more than just your logo, font and colors. ...
EP. 68: Do You Really Need A Media Kit? Yes If You Want That Brand Deal Media Kits and Pitching with Ashlen Rene
April 28, 2021 18:43 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIf you're ready to start pitching brands and partnerships, chances are you're going to need a media kit to get it done. There is nothing like reaching out to your favorite brand or media outlet and not being ready when they request your media kit. If you've never heard of a media kit or wondering what you should include, we're chatting with Media Kit Girl herself Ashlen Rene. Ashlen helps business owners, influencers and entrepreneurs present themselves professionally and polished for oppo...
Using Your Horoscope and Birthchart to Understand Your Life and Business With Psychologist and Astrologist Dr. Veroshk Williams
April 20, 2021 18:34 - 31 minutes - 29 MBHave you ever wondered how astrology and birth charts influence your life and business? Let me introduce you to spiritual, emotional and wellness entrepreneur, Dr. Veroshk. Today on the show were sharing the 4th episode in our live podcast series "Girl You Deserve" the live conversation series focused on getting everything you deserve. This episode was previously taped live on Instagram. Dr. Veroshk combines psychology and astrology into her multidisciplinary medical clinic, Sanacion Infini...
The Art of Pitching and Telling Your Story With Eva Recinos
April 13, 2021 18:37 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBToday on the podcast we're chatting with Eva Recinos an LA-based arts and culture journalist and creative non-fiction writer who focuses on telling the stories that are often left out of mainstream media. You've probably seen her work in Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Refinery29, Marie Claire and more. In this episode we chat about: The importance of telling your own story What goes into a good pitch How consistently showing up and doing the work gets you on the radar for other opport...
Making Mental Wellness Accessible to Black Women in Chicago with Camesha Jones of Sista Afya
April 06, 2021 18:27 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWhen we heal ourselves we have the power to heal our community and others around us. Community healing is exactly what Spelman Alum Camesha Jones had in mind when creating Sista Afya, a mental wellness enterprise that provides low-cost mental wellness services for Black women in Chicago. Sista Afya has served over 700 young Black women through culturally-centered therapy and social wellness events that bridge community and healing. Sista Afya has been featured in Vogue, New York Magazine, Tr...
Building Wealth Paying Off 300k In Debt With Bernadette Joy
March 31, 2021 21:56 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWhat does it mean to be financially well... I’m chatting with Bernadette Joy of Crush Your Money Goals who says, “Building wealth with purpose” is how you can be financially well. She's passionate about empowering women & diverse communities to build generational wealth for themselves and their families. Bernadette Joy paid off $300K of debt in three years including her home, $72k in student loans and is on her way to her first $1M of net worth in 2021. Bernadette was recently featured on G...
Building Wealth Paying Off 300k of Debt in 3 Years With Bernadette Joy
March 31, 2021 21:56 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWhat does it mean to be financially well... I’m chatting with Bernadette Joy of Crush Your Money Goals who says, “Building wealth with purpose” is how you can be financially well. She's passionate about empowering women & diverse communities to build generational wealth for themselves and their families. Bernadette Joy paid off $300K of debt in three years including her home, $72k in student loans and is on her way to her first $1M of net worth in 2021. Bernadette was recently featured on G...
Delegating More In Your Life and Work To Be A Successful Business Owner with Alice Foy
March 25, 2021 16:42 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBAlice Foy is a master delegator and Jane of All Trades. She is the Founder of The Digital Jane a business support agency catering to the day-to-day operations of women founders and solopreneurs. The Digital Jane takes things off of your plate so that you can focus on your zone of genius within your business. Until the pandemic hit, Alice was building a booming events business, Jane Ella Events. The events industry has been one of the hardest hit during this time leaving owners to creatively...
Live Podcast with Italia Woodson on Selfcare, Healing & Live Guided Meditation
March 14, 2021 21:29 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBThis episode is the first of four live podcast episodes for our Girl You Deserve podcast series. A conversation focused on women getting everything they deserve and practicing wellness in their Business, Finances & Everyday life! You can join these live conversations at bit.ly/girlyoudeserve to receive a link when we record live. In this chat Italia Woodson of The Sol Healer chats about her goals as an energy healer, the power of meditation and she ends by leading us in a guided meditation....
From Working For Diddy to Creating Her Own Docuseries: Hannah Rad, "Sorry to Keep You Waiting"
February 23, 2021 17:34 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBToday we’re chatting with Hannah Rad an on-air talent, radio host, dj, and content producer. She’s worked for King of ‘no sleep’ himself, Diddy as one of the founding hosts of Revolt, interviewed Rihanna, hosted ESPN X Games, the Grammy’s “Sessions” series and Fashion Nova’s Cardi B launch. As you know we are multitalented hustlers around here, so as a DJ she’s spun events for Apple Music, Beats By Dre, True Religion, Topshop at Ultra Music Festival, Art Basel Miami and the Global Spin Awar...
Being Humble Will Have You Broke! Own Your Greatness
February 10, 2021 15:50 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThis solo episode is the pep talk that you need to get out there and own your power. You can't be frustrated with people passing you up when you're busy playing small. Enough. Grab your greatness. You're already that person, it's time to get into position. Manifestations & Affirmations playlist We would love it if you Rated & Reviewed the podcast You can find Girl Behind The Hustle on Instagram | TikTok | Clubhouse @heylc | Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify....
The Steps You Need To Take To Create An App to Build & Grow Your Business With Nastassia Ponomarenko of Connectful and Nasty Fit
February 02, 2021 17:57 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB"If you don't have a deep why then it's probably going to burn you out in the long run and it won't be sustainable" In this episode, we're chatting with 2-time founder Nastassia Ponomarenko on her latest venture, Connectful. You may know Nastassia from her highly successful athleisure apparel brand, Nasty Fit that she launched at just 18 years old. She is now launching Connectful, a social platform, to support young entrepreneurs in finding their purpose and guidance through mentorship and...
Reyna Noriega on Cultivating Community on Social Media and Blooming & Finding Happiness Thru Art
January 26, 2021 17:55 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBOn this week's episode, we're sitting down with the incredible Illustrator, Educator and Author of In Bloom, Reyna Noriega. Reyna's vibrant artwork has been seen everywhere from The Creative Collective NYC, Clinique, American Express, Allure, The Knot, Hulu, Girls Who Code, and Apple. Reyna's work is dedicated to highlighting, uplifting and helping women heal & find happiness. She uses her artwork to illustrate and represent women of color in ways that we don't always get to see. "I choo...
Turning Your Passions Into An Extraordinary Career with Suzanne Vinnik
January 19, 2021 19:42 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBToday on the show I'm chatting with Suzanne Vinnik has captivated audiences across the globe and has been recognized as one of the most influential women in classical music as an opera artist, community engagement leader, photographer, and now successful clothing designer. Suzanne’s love of fashion and her desire to create her dream job on her own terms inspired the launch of by VINNIK. Some of the biggest names in classical music and TV across the globe have worn her pieces including Jennif...
Hashtags Are Still Working and Here's Why You Should Be Using Them
December 09, 2020 00:45 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBAround election time Instagram decided to disable the use of Hashtags causing everyone to panic about their content being seen. What we noticed is that by pivoting our content to creating more Saveable & Shareable posts our content was still being discovered through Hashtags. Our post after pivoting was discovered 120k times, shared 1,726, and saved 375. Listen to this second episode in our 3 part Content Strategy Series to discover the power of Hashtags, the strategy behind them, and why y...
Stop Wasting Time On Social Media; You Need A Content Strategy
November 24, 2020 18:21 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBYou're spending too much time on creating and posting content. There's an easier & faster way. This episode is an audio replay of a Live Masterclass on Creating A Content Strategy That Connects & Converts. If you are ready to free up your time around creating content, pull out a notebook, and let's get started. Click here to grab a quick guide for the first step in jumpstarting your content creation process as you listen to the episode. We love to hear from you, if something gave you a "AHA...
A Lesson On Branding and Authenticity w/ Britteny Floyd-Mayo Creator of Trap Yoga Bae® Which Has Impacted Over 20 Million People
November 17, 2020 18:57 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBThis is not your Momma's yoga class and it is not meant to be. Britteny Floyd-Mayo has combined empowerment, self-love and her signature trap yoga style to create a powerful community Trap Yoga Bae®. After hitting a wall in her life, she dropped everything and booked a flight to China, Brazil & India to find and define herself. She returned to build a transformational community that could serve and pour into women thru her twerk style yoga & ratchet affirmations. She's impacted over 20...
Replay: She Turned a Blog Into A Million Dollar Brand: Ada Rojas, Botanika Beauty
November 10, 2020 17:09 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB"I started to notice that I was always the Latina girl that they would make sure to check off the box" Today on the podcast I'm chatting with Ada Rojas. A proud Afro-Latina, Ada combines her background in marketing and public relations with her passion for beauty to celebrate her Dominican roots and cultivate the Latina community. For the last 10 years, she’s built a strong community through her digital platform AllThingsAda.com. Her dreams of creating a haircare brand manifested when she ap...
Diversify Your Income, Recession-Proof Your Business and Dominate Your Industry with Coleen Otero CEO Chicks
November 10, 2020 13:02 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBToday on the show we're chatting with Coleen Otero of CEO Chicks. She is a motivational speaker, author of Brand to Bucks, and all-around entrepreneur. Coleen has been featured on Yahoo Finance & Black Enterprise for sharing tips on how to recession-proof your business thru income diversification. At the height of her career, the recession hit and forced her to shut down everything. After 2 long years of waiting, she was able to rebuild and is now teaching other female entrepreneurs to colla...
Rashida Gayle: Breaking Barriers and Building Opportunities in Sports Marketing
September 10, 2020 19:38 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBToday on the show I'm chatting Rashida Gayle. Rashida is the Director of Talent Marketing at GSE Worldwide—a leading talent marketing agency in the sports industry. Her roster includes several high-profile players including Atlanta Falcons’ Veteran Devonta Freeman, San Francisco 49er’s Rookie Deebo Samuel, Baltimore Ravens’ Rookie Running Back Justice Hill, and Atlanta United’s Forward Josef Martinez. At only 27 years old, Rashida made history as first and only black woman to represent both ...
The Story Behind Girl Behind The Hustle with Founder Lu'Cretia Thomas
August 18, 2020 16:45 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MBWho is the Girl Behind The Hustle? Today on this throwback episode I'm switching things up and hoping in the guest chair. One of my good friends from Xavier University, Lena Melton, the host of the “In Pursuit Of” podcast, is interviewing me. Today I'm sharing my story, who I am behind this hustle and what led me to create Girl Behind The Hustle. The podcast will be on break until October while I interview more amazing women. You can stay connected hear from via Instagram/Facebook @girlbehi...
She's Grown Multiple 6 Figure Businesses By Starting With 1 Pair of Jeans: Phylicia Benn (REWIND)
August 04, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBWhat do you say to someone who’s first starting out and only has one thing that they want to sell? Do it! That is exactly what today’s guest did. I'm chatting with influencer & entrepreneur Phylicia Benn of City Republik & City Gurl Curlz. She founded her first six figure company in 2012 through bootstrapping and selling 1 pair of jeans. After experiencing unprecedented growth in her companies, Phylicia never expected that she would find herself having to start completely over after someone c...
Behind The Hustle of Celebrity Makeup Artist Stephanie Flor :: REWIND
July 28, 2020 18:45 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBToday sharing the real deal behind the hustle is NYC based celebrity makeup artist, Stephanie Flor. Stephanie has worked with some of the most influential celebrities out there from Mariah Carey to Sting. Her global beauty tips have been published in Marie Claire, Glamour, Oprah magazine, Allure, Cosmo and the Travel Channel. She has also been named as one of Latina Magazine’s “Beauty Vanguards” and was featured in Glamour and Skyla’s “Making Her Mark” campaign. Stephanie’s expertise in mu...
Jessica Lauren on Helping Business Owners Ditch The Excuses & Build 6 Figure Brands :REWIND:
July 21, 2020 16:14 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBOver the next few weeks we're throwing it back to our listeners' favorite episodes as we start to gear up for Season 4! In this Summer Rewind episode we're chatting with Jessica Lauren the blogger behind the lifestyle + inspirational blog NoRealJewelry.Com and the host of The Sunday Jumpstart Podcast-- a weekly podcast helping goal getters ditch the excuses, do the work + make ish happen. We're going behind the hustle to talk about how each of us can give ourselves permission to create the li...
Ada Rojas Founder & Owner of Botánika Beauty
July 08, 2020 12:53 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MB"I started to notice that I was always the Latina girl that they would make sure to check off the box" Today on the podcast I'm chatting with Ada Rojas. A proud Afro-Latina, Ada combines her background in marketing and public relations with her passion for beauty to celebrate her Dominican roots and cultivate the Latina community. For the last 10 years, she’s built a strong community through her digital platform AllThingsAda.com. Her dreams of creating a haircare brand manifested when she ap...
Stop Allowing Doubt to Distract You From What You Were Called To Do
June 30, 2020 16:28 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBIn this solo Season 3 episode wrap up, Lu’Cretia shares an empowering message in response to the question “How do you stay focused? Do you ever doubt your purpose?” Hope you are motivated & equipped to pick up your dreams and keep going. You can find additional show notes along with the resources mentioned in this episode here — Girl Behind The Hustle Stay connected via Instagram/Facebook or by email at [email protected] Subscribe to become apart of our community. --- Send ...
Kara Stevens, Frugal Feminista Healing Your Relationship With Money
June 10, 2020 16:51 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBToday I'm on the podcast we're chatting with Kara Stevens who is the founder of The Frugal Feminista, a thriving personal finance and personal development company committed to helping women heal their relationship with money and themselves. She wants all women to be happy, wealthy, and brave so they can unapologetically live life on their own terms. Her relatable financial advice has been featured on/in Business Insider, Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, ESSENCE, Women’s Day Magazine, Bitch M...
You Need A Social Media Back Right Now!
June 04, 2020 14:48 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this week’s solo episode LC is talking about the importance of taking time away from social media to regroup, realign and refocus on your assignment. Here’s how to figure out if you need break. You can stay connected via Instagram/Facebook or by email at [email protected] Subscribe to become apart of our community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
You Need A Social Media Break
June 04, 2020 14:48 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this week’s solo episode LC is talking about the importance of taking time away from social media to regroup, realign and refocus on your assignment. Here’s how to figure out if you need break. You can stay connected via Instagram/Facebook or by email at [email protected] Subscribe to become apart of our community. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlbehindthehustle/message
Makisha Booth Founder of Sistahbiz Loan Fund & Global Network
May 26, 2020 17:19 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBToday on the podcast we're chatting with Makisha Boothe is the founder of the first small business loan fund for black women entrepreneurs in the nation, Sistahbiz Loan Fund as part of Sistahbiz Global Network. The fund launched with $250,000 to provide equitable access to capital for a fast-growing, underfunded demographic of entrepreneurs. They recently introduced an emergency fund grant to provide COVID relief to small businesses. Sistahbiz also provides affordable options for coaching,...
Elizabeth Dozier Founder & Ceo of Chicago Beyond, Philanthropic Venture Fund
May 19, 2020 16:13 - 41 minutes - 38 MB“We are all connected, nothing affects a few that does not ultimately affect us all.” Today on the podcast we're chatting with Elizabeth Dozier of Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic Venture Fund. Liz is an impactful, thought leader transforming Chicago and beyond thru justice work. Ebony magazine named her one of its “Power 100” and CNN followed her work as a part of its docu-series, Chicagoland. In 2017, Dozier served as the host of the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, as well as the Kenn...
Acceptance. Serenity to Accept The Things You Cannot Change
May 13, 2020 20:15 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBHow do we accept things that are beyond our control so that we can continue to flourish? In this solo episode Lu'Cretia is speaking on the importance of acceptance and releasing. When you accept what is you give yourself permission to move forward. Booclub Selection Clap When You Land You can find additional show notes along with the resources mentioned in this episode here podcastBlog — Girl Behind The Hustle Don't forget to Rate and Subscribe. Until next time Hustle & Grace! You can st...
Danielle Alvarez, Founder of Multicultural PR Agency The Bonita Project
May 05, 2020 15:07 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWhat does it truly look like for a brand campaign to be inclusive and diverse instead of checking off a diversity box? Danielle Alvarez created the multicultural PR agency, Bonita Project after being frustrated with the slim budgets and lack of true diversity at standard PR agencies. Instead of complaining and settling with the status quo she decided to create a new standard. The Bonita Project represents clients across the beauty and fashion industry such as Botanika, Kinko, Honey Baby Natu...
Behind The Hustle of Creating A CBD Skincare Brand With Andrea Barrera of Gracious Om
April 28, 2020 21:22 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBAfter experiencing a stressful period in her life and not wanting to turn to pharmaceuticals to her manage anxiety & stress, Andrea Barrera began looking into holistic healing, plants and the healing properties of CBD. This led Andrea to create Gracious Om, a CBD Infused beauty brand focused on healing, self-love & self-care. Listen in as we discuss personal sacrifices that Andrea has had to make to build her company, how her definition of success has changed and a go to mantra that we all ...
Here's What You Should Be Posting on Social Media Right Now
April 14, 2020 19:10 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAre you wondering if you should be posting or selling right now? Yes, absolutely! In this solo episode Lu'Cretia breaks down what you should post after doing your SWOT analysis and determining your position in the market. If you've been struggling with staying consistent with your content, you don't want to miss this episode. If you need help developing your social media strategy, contact us to set up a consultation [email protected] https://calendly.com/girlbehindthehustle/...