398: Creating a Niche As A Bridal Stylist w/ Selina Howard

Side Hustle Pro

English - April 03, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
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Today we have in the guest chair Selina Howard, founder and CEO of Vanglorious Brides. Getting her start as a teacher and side hustling as a wedding planner, Selina found her passion and niche in dressing brides. Today, Vainglorious Brides offers custom bridal shopping experiences, day of dressing services, bridal fashion event production, and more.

In this episode she shares:

How she went from working for free and building her network to booking celebrity clientsHow fostering strong relationships in the industry gave her the upper handHow she pioneered bridal styling and created her own niche

Highlights Include:

00:00 Intro5:08 Becoming a bridal stylist11:22 The business of working with brides18:58 Building relationships in the industry26:07 Creating a niche in the market33:20 Recovering from COVID impact39:38 Scaling A Team43:02 Booking clients from social media 47:17 Expanding Black bridal market’s reach53:48 Advice for entrepreneurs

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Links mentioned in this episode

Selina’s Website: https://www.vaingloriousbrides.com/ Selina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaingloriousbrides/

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