368: How Khadijah Polly Perfected Popcorn And Philanthropy With Her Side Hustles

<p dir="ltr">This week I invited back Khadijah “Kay” Polly, who I first spoke to in 2019. Khadijah is the owner of Kay’s Kettle Corn, a gourmet popcorn company in Houston. In addition to her popcorn company, Khadijah is the founder of Ankara Beauty, a social enterprise that sources fair trade all natural ingredients for beauty products from women owned cooperatives and solo entrepreneurs in African countries.</p> <p dir="ltr"> In this episode she shares:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How she scaled her popcorn side hustle large enough to fund other ventures</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why she prioritizes living a life of ease and how she does it while running multiple enterprises </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How supporting women entrepreneurs in African countries has wildly grown her business </p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Check out this episode and others on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t?si=8fcfd638a59949a4"> Spotify</a>, and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@SideHustlePro">YouTube</a></p> <p dir="ltr">This episode is brought to you by: </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork">HubSpot Podcast Network</a>- The audio destination for business professionals with content designed to help you listen, learn, and grow. Listen to Side Hustle Pro and more shows on the HubSpot Podcast Network, at <a href= "https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork">https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork</a>. </p> <p dir="ltr">Links mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Khadijah Original SHP Ep: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVQQ302-U_4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVQQ302-U_4</a> </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Kay’s Kettle Corn’s Website: <