296: How Lola Banjo Launched Luxury Handbag Brand Silver & Riley While Side Hustling

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This week in the guest chair we have self described dreamer and doer</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lola Banjo, the Founder, Creative Director and Designer of Silver & Riley, a premier luxury travel and fashion leather goods brand made exquisitely in Italy. Lola launched Silver & Riley in October 2019 with one main goal—creating stylish, functional and luxurious pieces that do not break the bank, yet make you look and feel like a million bucks. This Black-owned and Black-woman owned luxury handbag line is making waves. And it took years to get here.</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> In this episode we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What inspired Silver & Riley and why it took her 10 years to finally launch her business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The painful lesson that cost her $20,000 due to a shady manufacturer</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The response she received once she launched in October 2019 and what happened once the pandemic hit!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">& so much more!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out this episode and others on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323"> <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;">, and</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">YouTube </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is brought to you by: </span></p> <p><strong>Podcast Moguls:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Want to make podcasting your side hustle? Want to gr