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HPH 011 - Ready Set Pitch! Natural Hair Care Founder Gwen Jimmere Talks Winning Business Pitches
The $10,000 Way to Describe your Business
In 2013, Gwen Jimmere was in the midst of a tumultuous divorce, had a young son and had just been laid off from her job. Her mortgage was due in 15 days. Then she had an idea. She would approach a newly built Whole Foods store near her home and pitch them to carry her homemade hair care products, Naturalicious. Whole Foods said yes. In 2014, just a year later, Gwen walked away from the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference with a $10,000 check and a six-month mentorship with Black Enterprise Senior VP/Chief Content Officer Alfred A. Edmond, Jr. Naturalicious is now sold internationally.
Gwen gives insight for you:
Tweetworthy!
In a business pitch competition you're pitching to the room.
~ @alfrededmondjr to @Naturalicious
Pick up Chris Rock's Good Hair
Resources from our conversation:
Gwen's Naturalicious website
Twitter and Facebook - @Naturalicious
IG and YouTube - @Naturalicious1
Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference 2015 and Pitch Competition information HERE
Learn more about venture capitalist Lauren Maillan Bias on her website
Gwen's Black Enterprise article - 3 Ways to Stand Out in a Saturated Market
Lauren M. Bias on Paul C. Brunson's #MentorMonday video Spreecast
Gwen shared some great book resources. You check them out on Amazon:
You can also pick up one of these titles from Audible for FREE and Her Power Hustle listeners also get a FREE MONTH MEMBERSHIP with Audible!
Melanie Fiona 'sangin'' - Watch Me Work
You don't have to wait to win a new #HerPowerHustle T-shirt. You can order yours TODAY http://teechip.com/herpowerhustle1
Michelle Y. Talbert is a DC-based author and recovering attorney and the curator of the Her Power Hustle Community. She’s passionate about networking and relationships and writes on business and entrepreneurship topics for a number of sites, including Black Enterprise and Killer Startups. Her new ebook, ‘Why White Guys Having Fun Make Great Mentors for Black Women,” (May 2015) chronicles advice and mentorship for Black women in business gleaned from her conversations with Guy Kawasaki, Peter Shankman and other guys in business having fun and at the top of their industries.
Fill out the form below for more information on having your business featured for FREE on an upcoming episode of the Her Power Hustle Podcast
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The $10,000 Way to Describe your Business
In 2013, Gwen Jimmere was in the midst of a tumultuous divorce, had a young son and had just been laid off from her job. Her mortgage was due in 15 days. Then she had an idea. She would approach a newly built Whole Foods store near her home and pitch them to carry her homemade hair care products, Naturalicious. Whole Foods said yes. In 2014, just a year later, Gwen walked away from the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference with a $10,000 check and a six-month mentorship with Black Enterprise Senior VP/Chief Content Officer Alfred A. Edmond, Jr. Naturalicious is now sold internationally.
Gwen gives insight for you:
Tweetworthy!
In a business pitch competition you're pitching to the room.
~ @alfrededmondjr to @Naturalicious
Pick up Chris Rock's Good Hair
Resources from our conversation:
Gwen's Naturalicious website
Twitter and Facebook - @Naturalicious
IG and YouTube - @Naturalicious1
Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference 2015 and Pitch Competition information HERE
Learn more about venture capitalist Lauren Maillan Bias on her website
Gwen's Black Enterprise article - 3 Ways to Stand Out in a Saturated Market
Lauren M. Bias on Paul C. Brunson's #MentorMonday video Spreecast
Gwen shared some great book resources. You check them out on Amazon:
You can also pick up one of these titles from Audible for FREE and Her Power Hustle listeners also get a FREE MONTH MEMBERSHIP with Audible!
Melanie Fiona 'sangin'' - Watch Me Work
You don't have to wait to win a new #HerPowerHustle T-shirt. You can order yours TODAY http://teechip.com/herpowerhustle1
Michelle Y. Talbert is a DC-based author and recovering attorney and the curator of the Her Power Hustle Community. She’s passionate about networking and relationships and writes on business and entrepreneurship topics for a number of sites, including Black Enterprise and Killer Startups. Her new ebook, ‘Why White Guys Having Fun Make Great Mentors for Black Women,” (May 2015) chronicles advice and mentorship for Black women in business gleaned from her conversations with Guy Kawasaki, Peter Shankman and other guys in business having fun and at the top of their industries.
Fill out the form below for more information on having your business featured for FREE on an upcoming episode of the Her Power Hustle Podcast