Transforming the Narrative of Black Mothers with SugaBerry Founders Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph

<div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Often hopelessly bleak and one-dimensional, Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph grew tired of the depictions of Black mothers in the media. Thus the birth of SugaBerry - a platform that provides content, commerce, and, most importantly, community to Black women and mothers. They have since then been on a mission to empower and transform the narrative of Black women through SugaBerry and The Suga Podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Tika and Thai join Ronne as they share their endeavors as founders of SugaBerry and hosts of The Suga Podcast. Tune in as Tika and Thai bring us along on the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journey and share the lessons learned from building a business from the ground up. Ronne, Tika, and Thai also chat about getting your hands dirty in entrepreneurship, finding balance as a businesswoman, as well as dealing with fears, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome when running a business. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">SugaBerry’s inspiration, mission, and vision. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">About The Suga Podcast. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cultivating intimacy in an online community. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The struggles, lessons, and experience of entrepreneurship. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Starting a business with strangers and friends.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finding balance as a businesswoman.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance and power of transparency online.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s next for SugaBerry and The Suga Podcast? </span></li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>QUOTABLES:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We sometimes dismiss the care that we actually need, or just are