Today in the guest chair are the ladies of Curly Girl Collective. Curly Girl Collective is comprised of Charisse, Gia, Melody, Simone and Tracey. Curly Girl Collective’s vision is to be a change agent in the beauty industry by connecting, empowering and celebrating women of color around the world. Their mission is to create innovative experiences that celebrate natural beauty and showcase the best brands for women of color. And they have done so with signature events that have taken the natural world by storm. You may know them best for their signature event, CURLFEST, which takes place annually in the summer in Prospect Park. These ladies went from dreaming up a vision for this business during a potluck in one of their apartments to now producing a large scale, activation filled experiences for natural hair women with brand partners like Shea Moisture, Target, BET and more! Most importantly, these women are dear friends, and running a business with your girlfriends is no easy feat. On today’s episode we get into: How to run a successful business with close friends How they each juggle their full time careers with a major and successful side hustle that is Curly Girl Collective You’ll also learn a fun fact about my personal connection to Curly Girl Collective And so much more! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and Google Play Links mentioned on this episode Curly Girl Collective CURLFEST Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Sponsors Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country. As a Side Hustle Pro listener, you’ll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/SHP​ Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners a limited time offer of 2 months of Skillshare for just 99 cents. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/hustlepro Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Curly Girl Collective - @CurlyGirlCollective Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro