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Side Hustle Pro

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Recorded in United States of AmericaAbout the Black AmericanEnglishBusinessEntrepreneurshipMarketing
Side Hustle Pro spotlights bold black women entrepreneurs who have scaled from side hustle to profitable business. Join Chief Side Hustler turned full-time entrepreneur Nicaila Matthews Okome for your weekly installment of Side Hustle Pro and learn actionable strategies to start small and get going–wherever and whoever you are. Side Hustle Pro features interviews with inspiring Black women entrepreneurs who started out as side hustlers, including interviews with Myleik Teele, Morgan DeBaun, Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes — page 27

  1. Ep 23: How One Creative Grew An Active Digital Community of over 22K Millennials of Color

    Today in the guest chair we have a woman who is building a community of creatives all over the country. Melissa Kimble is a Chicago based Social Media Strategist and Writer who bel…

    01:05:53
  2. Ep 22: What I Learned At The Signature CEO Conference That Every Entrepreneur Should Know

    A bold decision to pitch myself for an opportunity landed me right next to my business idol. In early 2016, the Signature CEO conference landed on my radar as it was on the list o…

    26:17
  3. Ep 21: The Business of Podcasting with Joymarie Parker of Joblogues podcast

    Joymarie had always been a web and design junkie. Since the age of 13 she was building website and blogs. But after flunking out of design school, she went through an eight year jo…

    50:18
  4. Ep 20: From Starting a YouTube in her Bedroom to 1M Views on Facebook: Evelyn from the Internets

    Evelyn Ngugi is a Kenyan-American YouTube sensation literally blowing up the internet right now, and she can even count Beyoncé (yes, Queen Bey) among her fans (but we’ll get into…

    36:50
  5. Ep 19: How Rejection Led Me To Be A Side Hustle Pro

    A rejection from Google was the best thing that ever happened to me. Two years ago I was an MBA intern at Google. I didn’t get the offer. Dejected, I refused to talk about it, unsu…

    26:02
  6. Ep 18: How To Make Yourself Marketable with Emmelie De La Cruz

    Today’s featured guest Emmelie De La Cruz is best known for her ability to empower entrepreneurs, college students and young professionals to become more competitive in the market.…

    39:30
  7. Ep 17: Mastering The Art Of The Cold Email

    On this episode, I'm sharing the art of reaching out to potential collaborators, customers and clients via the cold email. While many of many of my guests are people I know or have…

    14:12
  8. Ep 16: First Year Entrepreneur Denise Sarkor Shares How She’s Building Her Business From Scratch

    At the age of 5, Denise Sarkor escaped the Liberian Civil War with family and lived as a refugee in Ivory Coast. Raised in a rough part of NJ by a determined mother, she would go o…

    59:10
  9. Ep 15: How Vivian Kaye of KinkyCurlyYaki Turned Her Side Hustle Into a Million Dollar Business

    How did a former wedding planner turn her side hustle into a million dollar business? Today’s guest has the answer. If you’ve ever heard the phrase “bias for action” she is the epi…

    47:42
  10. Ep 14: Branding 101 with Luvvie Ajayi, Creator of AwesomelyLuvvie and Author of ‘I’m Judging You’

    What’s it like to be a 13-year seasoned blogger in the age of Instagram and Snapchat Influencers? On this episode I sit down for a conversation with Luvvie Ajayi to talk Branding…

    37:41
  11. Ep 13: Check-in with Meiko Drew: The Good, Bad and the Ugly of Entrepreneurship

    On this episode, we are welcoming back Meiko Drew, the Side Hustle Pro Entrepreneur-in-Residence. We’re following Meiko for an entire year to chronicle her journey from Corporate A…

    44:27
  12. Ep 12: How I Found My Tribe And Formed A Mastermind Group

    When you’re starting your own business, the company you keep is more important than ever before. On this episode, I'm answering a listener’s question about how to ignore the haters…

    27:46
  13. Ep 11: From Unemployed to Award-Winning Financial Expert: Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche

    In 2009, Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche lost her job as a preschool teacher. Unable to afford her mortgage, she moved back home with her parents at age 29. At her lowest moment,…

    01:04:33
  14. Ep 10: From Drowning in Debt to Making 5 Figures A Month: Courtney Sanders of Think and Grow Chick

    In 2009, Courtney Sanders found herself drowning in debt, bad grades, and almost having to leave college. Three years later, she had paid off all her debt, earned a scholarship, st…

    01:00:22
  15. Ep 9: My Side Hustle Progress

    On this episode, I'm providing an update on how my own side hustle is going. How am I balancing my 9to5 at NPR with my podcast and burgeoning Side Hustle Pro brand and business? I…

    31:04
  16. Ep 8: How to Raise Funding For Your Startup with Stephanie Lampkin, Founder and CEO of Blendoor

    How did the product of a once homeless single mother become the Founder and CEO of a rising startup? This week’s guest, Stephanie Lampkin, shares how an influential aunt led her to…

    35:39
  17. Ep 7: How to Explode Your Social Media Audience With 5 Steps And Zero Dollars

    The number one question I get asked is how to leverage social media to build a brand. When people ask me this, I know that they're really searching for a quick and dirty shortcut t…

    46:07
  18. Ep 6: CeeDotCee On Building A YouTube Personality and Brand

    What goes into the making of a YouTube personality? CeeDotCee is this episode’s special guest. Whether it's recapping the latest episode of Love & Hip Hop or reviewing the hottest…

    52:02
  19. Ep 5: How Do I Decide What My Side Hustle Should Be?

    The words "Side Hustle" means different things to everyone. In this episode I’m breaking down: The real definition of a side hustle How to tap into your talents to determine what…

    16:46
  20. Ep 4: Get to Know Meiko Drew, Creator of Meiko and The Dish and Side Hustle Pro's Entrepreneur in Residence

    As a Corporate America retiree, Meiko Drew walked away from a 6-figure salary to start a lifestyle and food empire. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. As the Side Hustle Pro En…

    45:01
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