This is a very candid and authentic conversation with my new friend @mikobranch (https://www.instagram.com/mikobranch/) cofounder of @miss_jessies (https://www.instagram.com/miss_jessies/) about courage, entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment. The hardships that come with owning your own business are sometimes silent lessons that no one goes through but the owner. Find out where she and her sister TiTi drew their strength, and learn what advice she has for upcoming and striving bosses. Oh, yes, and listen to the end for the product giveaway. #teamnatural (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/teamnatural/). #tech (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tech/) #culture (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/culture/)#business (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/business/) #theculturesouppodcast (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theculturesouppodcast%F0%9F%8D%9C/)

This is a very candid and authentic conversation with my new friend @mikobranch (https://www.instagram.com/mikobranch/) cofounder of @miss_jessies (https://www.instagram.com/miss_jessies/) about courage, entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment. The hardships that come with owning your own business are sometimes silent lessons that no one goes through but the owner. Find out where she and her sister TiTi drew their strength, and learn what advice she has for upcoming and striving bosses. Oh, yes, and listen to the end for the product giveaway. #teamnatural (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/teamnatural/). #tech (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tech/) #culture (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/culture/)#business (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/business/) #theculturesouppodcast (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theculturesouppodcast%F0%9F%8D%9C/)

This is a very candid and authentic conversation with my new friend @mikobranch (https://www.instagram.com/mikobranch/) cofounder of @miss_jessies (https://www.instagram.com/miss_jessies/) about courage, entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment. The hardships that come with owning your own business are sometimes silent lessons that no one goes through but the owner. Find out where she and her sister TiTi drew their strength, and learn what advice she has for upcoming and striving bosses. Oh, yes, and listen to the end for the product giveaway. #teamnatural (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/teamnatural/). #tech (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tech/) #culture (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/culture/)#business (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/business/) #theculturesouppodcast (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theculturesouppodcast%F0%9F%8D%9C/)

Did you know that the first woman millionaire in the United States built her empire on black hair care?  Madam CJ Walker is likely the first Mary Kay, but instead of makeup, her focus was on haircare for a segment of women who needed a self esteem boost.  Imagine that you have no clue how to take care of or manage your hair.  Now imagine that someone not only shows you, but shares with you how to start your own business and share the good news with others?  I speak with her biographer and heir, A'Lelia Bundles.  Her journey to tell the Mme Walker story is amazing and it is now about to be a Netflix series and is now the product line is rebooted at national beauty retailers.

Did you know that the first woman millionaire in the United States built her empire on black hair care?  Madam CJ Walker is likely the first Mary Kay, but instead of makeup, her focus was on haircare for a segment of women who needed a self esteem boost.  Imagine that you have no clue how to take care of or manage your hair.  Now imagine that someone not only shows you, but shares with you how to start your own business and share the good news with others?  I speak with her biographer and heir, A'Lelia Bundles.  Her journey to tell the Mme Walker story is amazing and it is now about to be a Netflix series and is now the product line is rebooted at national beauty retailers.

Did you know that the first woman millionaire in the United States built her empire on black hair care?  Madam CJ Walker is likely the first Mary Kay, but instead of makeup, her focus was on haircare for a segment of women who needed a self esteem boost.  Imagine that you have no clue how to take care of or manage your hair.  Now imagine that someone not only shows you, but shares with you how to start your own business and share the good news with others?  I speak with her biographer and heir, A'Lelia Bundles.  Her journey to tell the Mme Walker story is amazing and it is now about to be a Netflix series and is now the product line is rebooted at national beauty retailers.

While the Women in the Workplace study from McKinsey and the LeanIn organization call black women "double outsiders," these women of color are creating their own spaces with entrepreneurship.  Meet one of my kindred spirits who has carved out a niche with her own marketing and web design agency...and a new project that she announces exclusively on our show.  It's what spurs a whole conversation between the two of us about social media and relationships.

While the Women in the Workplace study from McKinsey and the LeanIn organization call black women "double outsiders," these women of color are creating their own spaces with entrepreneurship.  Meet one of my kindred spirits who has carved out a niche with her own marketing and web design agency...and a new project that she announces exclusively on our show.  It's what spurs a whole conversation between the two of us about social media and relationships.

While the Women in the Workplace study from McKinsey and the LeanIn organization call black women "double outsiders," these women of color are creating their own spaces with entrepreneurship.  Meet one of my kindred spirits who has carved out a niche with her own marketing and web design agency...and a new project that she announces exclusively on our show.  It's what spurs a whole conversation between the two of us about social media and relationships.

Audrey DuBois Harris returns for an encore on the podcast for a special bonus episode to talk about her new album Joy to the World:  A Christmas Celebration as well as continue our conversation on bringing inclusion to the opera.  We also giveaway a signed autographed copy to one lucky listener.