Ep 58: How Gwen Jimmere Founded and Patented Beauty Brand Naturalicious

<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today in the guest chair, we Gwen Jimmere. Gwen is the CEO and founder of Naturalicious. What really stood out to me about Gwen is that she’s already cemented her place in history as the first African American woman to hold a patent for a natural hair care product.</span></h4> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only is she a respected authority in the hair care industry, she was named one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans in the U.S. as a 2016 Root 100 Award honoree. She is also the winner of the Black Enterprise Elevator Pitch Competition, and has been featured everywere from Fast Company and Essence to Entrepreneur and The Washington Post.</span></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">On today’s episode, Gwen gets into:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she quit her job and created Naturalicious with $32 dollars in the bank, she founded Naturalicious</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The way she hustled and marketed during the early days</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What her target customer has to do with Shonda Rhimes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she’s been able to push past self-doubt + much more</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">I really love what Gwen had to share.</span></h4> <p> </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://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">St