In this episode of Friends & Family, host Aurora James and Danessa Myricks of Danessa Myricks Beauty sit down to catch up in front of a live audience. Danessa shares how she began her entrepreneurial journey as a 30 year old single mom of two after losing her desk job. She knew she loved creating safe spaces for herself and others around makeup and beauty but she had no idea how to turn that passion into a business. So, she made the controversial decision to work for free, to gain the experience that would lead to her beauty empire. In this episode, Aurora and Danessa have an honest conversation about the high stakes tradeoffs entrepreneurs have to make and the success that can be waiting for them on the other side.

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