204: From Her Garage to Target Shelves: How CEO Monique Rodriguez Built Mielle Organics From the Ground Up

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s so much more to being a boss than what’s on Instagram,” and Mielle Organics CEO Monique Rodriguez knows that all too well. Monique founded the company in 2014 after her healthy, hair care regimen for her tailbone-length hair became somewhat of a craze among her social media followers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From living out her mother’s dream of being a nurse to pushing her own aspirations to the side, Monique decided that there had to be more than living paycheck-to-paycheck. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After making it to the top of her payscale in nursing with no room for growth, she knew that the entrepreneurial spirit that began in her at the age of seven had to make its debut. Combining her</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">love for hair, science, health, and taking time to sit still and ask God for direction, Monique received a vision to create a hair product. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Little by little, she began to see what’s set in motion, now, come into play. The boss lady was already talking about hair care, hair health and her own mane journey on social media, which led to creating hair mixtures, to receiving a confirmation through DM that would propel her life purpose. Listen to this amazing story, and see how her popular natural hair care line came to be, just six short years ago.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "http://sidehustlepro.co/Podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></