The BlkWomenHustle Podcast
By BlkWomenHustle
The BlkWomenHustle PodcastMar 27, 2019
S2 Episode 11 - Scaling Your Business with Monique Rose
Entrepreneur, restaurateur, and beauty business owner Monique Rose speaks to the best way to earn multiple streams of income through one brand, how she mastered serial entrepreneurship, the key to building the right team, the risks of overleveraging your business, and the importance of showing up and doing the work. For more info about Monique and her brands, visit milkandhoneycafe.com and minkhoney.com
Monique Rose personifies brains and beauty. As a successful businesswoman, entrepreneur, restaurateur, author and culinary visionary, Monique is building a restaurant empire by fusing creations and niche restaurants that are appealing to foodies worldwide.
With a fifteen-year proven track record of increasing sales and revenue for more than a dozen restaurants throughout America, in 2016, Monique created Milked, LLC. With Chef Sammy at the menu’s helm, the pair opened their first restaurant Milk & Honey Café, an all-day-brunch-themed bistro in Beltsville, MD, where Monique oversees the day-to-day operations. In less than two years, she helped grow a 55-seat café into four thriving restaurants.
Catapulting off the success of Milk & Honey Café, Monique has embarked on a new adventure by entering the beauty space and launching her new beauty brand, Mink & Honey, which features powerful skincare products, lavish ink lashes, and wellness products so all can feel beautiful from the inside out.
S2 Episode 10 - Make Room for Your Gifts with Kim Coles
Actress, Comedian, and Entrepreneur Kim Coles discusses what it means to unearth your gifts by broadcasting your brilliance, pivoting on purpose to grow your business, making a professional and financial comeback after hardships, how to effectively monetize your skillsets, the power of collaboration among women and sharing opportunities with others, and she gives it to us straight about the nostalgic, classic television show Living Single.
As a beloved multifaceted actress, comedian, best-selling author of "Open Your G.I.F.T.S.", and speaker, Kim Coles has delighted audiences all over the world for over 32 years including ground-breaking shows like In Living Color and Living Single. A sought after online academy teacher and intuitive strategic coach, Kim also guides women on the incredible healing journey Broadcasting their Brilliance by telling and leveraging their own authentic stories to inspire others to learn, laugh and leave their own powerful legacy. For more information about her brands, events, and the KimUNITY Mastermind, visit www.kimcoles.tv and work with her at storywithkim.com
S2 Episode 9 - Taking Your Talents to TV with Kayla Beal
NBC Universal Producer Kayla Beal discusses getting started in the media industry, how an HBCU prepared her for professional success, ways you can prepare to have your content featured on major networks, and the current sociopolitical climate. For more information about her brands and media opportunities, follow Kayla @kayla_way on IG.
Kayla Beal is a natural born innovator in today’s society, a television producer, writer, model and entrepreneur. She was raised in Queens, New York where her parents showed her the importance of education. She excelled in her academic goals, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated magna cum laude from Virginia State University. She cultivated a remarkable track record of influencing her peers as Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Kayla’s career began as a public relation representative for The Source Magazine and BET Networks. Her career flourished as an award-winning producer for NBC Universal, creating content for daytime talk and court shows. In addition, she produced commercials for Tri-Star Studios, worked with several celebrities such as Jerry Springer, Steve Wilkos, Kimberly Locke, Wendy Williams, Tobias Truvillion, and many more. She is an active member of New York Women in Film and Television, which provides a platform to learn, enlighten, and inspire women in the film and television industries.
Kayla also runs her own company, Perception For You, providing services of production which includes directing, producing, writing, editing, event planning, marketing, hosting, talent consulting, and casting. Behind the camera, she ultimately enjoys serving at church and participating in charity events.
S2 Episode 8 - Legally Protecting Your Brand w/ Lerae Funderburg
Lerae Funderburg, Esq., founder of Lawyer Mommy-The Brand and Funderburg Law, discusses the importance of legally protecting your brand through trademarks, her resource for filing a trademark yourself, what to look for in a lawyer for your brand, being your authentic self while running a business, and making motherhood a priority.
Lerae the mother of 2 sweet, beautiful, and lively children, Preston Chase, and Mahogany Rose, and the founder of Funderburg Law and Lawyer Mommy-The Brand. Funderburg Law is an Atlanta based boutique law firm that focuses on entertainment and business transactions, trademarks, copyrights and estate planning. Lawyer Mommy-The Brand was developed to assist female business owners in the early stages of building their businesses who couldn’t necessarily afford the fees that came along with hiring an attorney.
Lerae has received extensive drafting and negotiating training, particularly in the areas of music and film, from top-notch industry professionals. She brings excellence, professionalism, integrity, and humility to every issue presented. Her philosophy for success is individual attention coupled with high quality work product, completed on time and always with the client’s overall vision in mind.
Lerae’s love for her family and the black community as a whole has caused the expansion of her practice into estate planning, where she focuses her efforts into helping others to build black businesses, create legacies, and develop tools and plans to obtain and sustain generational wealth. Find more information about Lerae and her brands at lawyermommylerae.com and funderburglaw.com.
S2 Episode 7 - Creating Your Own Lane in Media w/ Nikki Woods
S2 Episode 6 - Disrupting the Workplace w/ Rahkal C. D. Shelton
Rahkal is a Chicago native, HBCU alum, 3x published author, speaker, and inspiration enthusiast with over 12 years of corporate experience, including roles with CNN, Warner Media (formerly Turner Broadcasting System, Inc), WGN, iHeartMedia, and Fox Chicago News. Rahkal has a Master's degree in media communications and a BA in Radio/TV/Film.
She is passionate about serving, inspiring, and help individuals find harmony and strategy to thrive in and out of the workplace. Her latest book Woosah: A Survival Guide for Women of Color Working in Corporate has been featured on WGN, Huffington Post and Forbes. For more information on Rahkal's brand and initiatives, visit www.rahkalshelton.com
S2 Episode 5 - Pitch and Pivot w/ Pauleanna Reid
Pauleanna Reid is a senior contributor at ForbesWomen, celebrity ghostwriter and millennial mentor. A purpose-driven entrepreneur with a storied career, she is widely known for assisting high-profile leaders and doers, who are shaping the future, turn their personal stories into powerful brand assets.
When she doesn’t have a pen in her hand you can find Pauleanna traveling around the world, advocating for youth and mental health initiatives, and delivering guest lectures on entrepreneurship in schools nationwide. For more info on Pauleanna and her brands, visit www.pauleannareid.com
S2 Episode 4 - Starting Your Wealth Journey w/ Star B. Melancon
S2 Episode 3 - Faith to Fulfillment w/ Monique Rodriguez
Monique founded MIELLE in 2014 after her healthy, hair care regimen for her tailbone-length hair became somewhat of a craze among her social media followers. The company began with only one product, the Advanced Hair Formula. A unique proprietary blend of herbs, amino acids and minerals to support healthy hair, skin and nails, and immune system. Since then, MIELLE has expanded to a half-dozen collections under Monique’s direction, including products for skin and children. MIELLE has been distributed in more than 87 countries and can be found in more than 100,000 stores across the U.S. in retailers such as Sally Beauty, Target, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.
For more info about her brand, visit mielleorganics.com.
S2 Episode 2: Trap & Truth in the Workplace with Keirsten Greggs
Keirsten Greggs is Talent Acquisition Consultant and Career Coach. In 2017 she founded TRAP Recruiter, LLC to do her part to bring trust, relationship building, accountability, and a proactive approach back into the recruiting lifecycle. She engages with a broader audience via her blog, as a guest speaker, as a guest on various podcasts, facilitating workshops and training, and as creator of the #RecruiterProblems meme series.
For more information about her brand, visit www.traprecruiter.com.
S2 Episode 1 - Put In the WERK w/ Koereyelle DuBose
She's an International Speaker, Podcast Host and Edutainer who's been featured nationally by Forbes, ESSENCE Magazine, The Huffington Post, NBC, TV One, VH1, Bravo TV and more for her empowerment projects.
Koereyelle is on a mission to help women uncover their purpose, prioritize their life and profit from their passions. Her motto is, “You already have everything you need to get everything you want, you just have to WERK for it. For more info about her brands, visit www.werkprayslay.com.
S1 Episode 13 | Elevating Your Brand Through PR w/ Bee Brown
S1 Episode 12 | Living In Your Purpose w/ Coach Nita
S1 Episode 11: Financial Literacy Decoded w/ Rachel Gibbs
S1 Episode 10 | Finding Your Voice w/ Such
S1 Episode 9 | Finances Demystified with Dominique Broadway
S1 Episode 8 | Fly Girl With Fibro w/ Trina Nicole
S1 Episode 7 | Creating Your Seat at the Table w/ Ashley Little
S1 Episode 6 | Scholarly Pursuits w/ Dr. Andrea Davis
S1 Episode 5 | Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Brand w/ Rochelle Graham-Campbell
S1 Episode 4 | God and Goals w/ Crystal Perkins
S1 Episode 3 | Priceless Planning w/ Dr. Sidjae Price
S1 Episode 2 | Redefining Fashion w/ Claire Sulmers
S1 Episode 1 | Money Matters w/ Tonya Rapley
The BWH Podcast Intro
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