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Tomorrow's Mega Millions jackpot is over 20 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 4: three hundred million. Cool plan out please. 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 5: Players must be eighteen years older to. 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: Purchase Blair Fight. 23 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 4: Welcome to Money Making Conversation. I am your host, Rushan McDonald. 24 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 4: He's Money Making Conversation talk show. It's about entrepreneurship and entertainment. 25 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 4: That's what I do. I've lived that life, I have 26 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 4: to say, since nineteen ninety two when I open up 27 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 4: comedy club, and then I left the comedy club experience 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 4: and became a sitcom writer on Steve Harbory's first sitcom 29 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 4: on ABC. And I've been managing and marketing and branding 30 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 4: and entrepreneur and doing all those great things with corporations 31 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 4: and individuals for most of my entertainment career. I provide 32 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 4: the consumer and business owner access to celebrities, CEOs, entrepreneurs, 33 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 4: and industry decision makers because I recognize that we all 34 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 4: have different definitions of success. I really do. For some 35 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 4: it's a sizeable paycheck. Mine is helping people wake up 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 4: and inspiring them to accomplish their goals and find their dreams, 37 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 4: pursue their gifts. I really want you to understand that 38 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 4: you can make it in life. I really want you 39 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 4: to understand that you can stop reading other people's success 40 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 4: story and start writing your own. My money Making conversation 41 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 4: interviews provide relatable information to the listener about career and 42 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 4: financial planning, entrepreneurship, motivation, leadership, overcoming the arts, and how 43 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 4: to live in balance life life. My next guest is 44 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 4: the co founder and CEO of Miss Jesse LLC, the 45 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 4: company behind the premium hair care product line. You know 46 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 4: I'm ball headed, so you know we're gonna talk about 47 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 4: hair care. But won't be offended by it that all 48 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 4: Miss Jesse EXCLUSIVEFIC caters to the diverse spectrum of all 49 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 4: curly hair types. I used to have curly hair type. 50 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 4: I used to be back in the day, was out 51 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 4: in the college. You you you couldn't say tell me 52 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 4: nothing at all. Please welcome the money making conversation, Miko 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 4: branch Nico. I had to have. I had to have 54 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 4: little comments about you know, you're talking about curly hair 55 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 4: and you know, fine looking haircare. And you know I 56 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 4: got some hair, but I don't think I can find 57 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 4: it as quickly as I used to find the Miko. 58 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 5: Listen, that's okay, we know you have curls. Good good. 59 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 4: I love the respect. I love the respect. Well, walk 60 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 4: up the money making conversation with me. KAO, how are 61 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 4: you how all are you doing this? 62 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 3: Said? 63 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 4: You founded the company with your sister, right, Yeah. 64 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 5: It's so good to be here, Rashon, it's so good 65 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 5: to speak with you. And yes, I started a company 66 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 5: with my late great sister, speaking brand, and we started 67 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 5: our business in our brownstone. That is our kitchen table. 68 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 4: Okay, wow, okay, First of all, thank you for that, 69 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 4: for being happy to be on my show. Where are 70 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 4: you calling from? Right now? 71 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 5: So right now I'm calling the South Florida. I'm in Miami. 72 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 5: I'm a richie, but I'm able to get here. 73 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, Miami. The good food down there. I went to 74 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 4: a restaurant called nineteen fifty s Halvana in nineteen fifty seven, 75 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 4: very good restaurant. I went down there with when I 76 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 4: was down there from January. So I love Miami. I 77 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 4: love being down there now on your kitchen table, now 78 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 4: see that that's really a dream to say you started 79 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 4: at the someplace where you would eat breakfast, launch your dinner. 80 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 4: And that's what that's what The idea the concept of 81 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 4: and of of what you what you has become a 82 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 4: successful brand and a trusted brand among women of color. 83 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 5: Correct correct? I think our humble beginning was really a 84 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 5: nice way to connect with our customers. Luckily, my sister 85 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 5: Tiff and ours were able to make products that really worked. 86 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 5: And when we started sharing these products on salon, our 87 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 5: home salon, it really really caught fire. And uh, we 88 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 5: were marketing and making products for people who had similar 89 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 5: here to ours. Now. 90 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 4: The interesting thing about it, because that's what makes it authentic, 91 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 4: because you're using because you made a product that you used. 92 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: It's almost like what happened with Madam C. J. Walker, 93 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 4: you know, back in the day, and is your journey 94 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 4: is fast forward, it's still no different. You know, she 95 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 4: was an inspiration. No woman who had an idea saw 96 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 4: a need for African American women and also for so 97 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 4: need that can make them look good about themselves. Isn't 98 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 4: that the bottom line about your product is about making 99 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 4: women feel good about themselves, Making women feel that that 100 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 4: that they're that what there's been given to them by God. 101 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 4: They don't have to straighten it, they don't have to 102 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 4: do all these different things. They can actually just live 103 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 4: this lifestyle and be comfortable. Correct Cord. 104 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 5: That is the bottom line, is Sean that the bottom 105 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 5: line is being able to create products that are helpful 106 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 5: it's not just you know, just not limited to women. 107 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 5: It's for everyone, including men, including little boys, anyone who 108 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 5: has texture want of solution. It's just as really aimed, 109 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 5: you know, to make make things. 110 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 4: That work and uh and making that work. So now 111 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 4: when I was, when I was, when I was doing 112 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 4: research on you and you was talking about the diverse 113 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 4: curly hair types they named. You know, you know, the 114 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 4: whole thing is that you named the product after your 115 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 4: portray and our grandmother, Jesse may Branch. So so this 116 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 4: whole brand, it seems so natural, so authentic, because you go, 117 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 4: where did you get that name from? Well, that's my 118 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 4: personal grandmother. So what what what was the inspirational instincts 119 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 4: that she had that that said, you know something we're 120 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 4: gonna put We're gonna put her name on our product. 121 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 5: Our grandmother Jesse played such a huge, huge role in 122 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 5: our in our family and particularly in the lives of 123 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 5: me and my sister teaching. You know, we spent a 124 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 5: lot of summers and a lot of time sitting around 125 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 5: my grandmother's kitching table, and you know, she happened to 126 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 5: be a great cook. But if you sat around Jesse 127 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 5: May Brand, you couldn't just sit there. You had to 128 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 5: be a very very good helper. So it was an 129 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 5: uncommon Patitie and I to mix the measure, the stir, 130 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 5: the pore, And little did we know that that experience 131 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 5: of being a wonderful help with to our grandmother would 132 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 5: be the steeds for us to create products that works. 133 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 5: But you know, outside of her, you know are seeing 134 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 5: great healths and her being a wonderful cook. She was 135 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 5: also the first CEO we'd ever seen, the first female 136 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 5: CEO we'd ever seen, and that that woman used our 137 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 5: family from her kitchen table. So TK and I did 138 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 5: not go to business school, so when it came time 139 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 5: for us to make decisions in our own business, they 140 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 5: often tapped into what would Jessie do. 141 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 4: It's really amazing because you know, we all know the 142 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 4: times that we are living in and guess what they're 143 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 4: not going to change. It's going to change the way 144 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 4: we wear clothes, the where we interact, where we shake 145 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 4: hands or whether we greet people and social distancing. You 146 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 4: are in a business where hair salons or very intimate environments. 147 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 4: How is that affecting right now? You know a lot 148 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 4: of a lot of states are on lockdown. We know 149 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 4: they're going to get out of that pretty sore. I 150 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,119 Speaker 4: believe that mother, may you know, especially with them ordering 151 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 4: mask to be worn now and things of that nature. 152 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 4: How is that affecting in because one of your questions 153 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 4: was about how you are navigating this whole period right now, 154 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 4: doing the outbreak and practicing safe social distancing. Talk to 155 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 4: us about that. 156 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 5: So when next day that God works in amazing ways, 157 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 5: you know, he truly does, you know. Over a decade ago, 158 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 5: and more than a decade ago, when Teaching and I 159 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 5: first started making products, we really focused on the customer 160 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 5: and giving her the information right to arm her with 161 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 5: how to do her hair and how to do all 162 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 5: these things at home. It was less about arming your stilence, 163 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 5: but more about teaching us how to do our own hair. 164 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 5: So fast forward to what's happening now and all of 165 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 5: the social distancing and everything that's going on. The good 166 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 5: believe is that through the natural hair movement, many of 167 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 5: us have had a head start on how to take 168 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 5: products like Miss Jesse, bring them home and to be 169 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 5: able to care for our hair. You know, So in 170 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 5: times like this, I don't worry a lot about us 171 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 5: because I know that we're very we're very good at 172 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 5: what we do. We have the dexterity. We have to 173 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 5: know how and we can trained. When I stay there, 174 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 5: I include myself as a customer. We've been trained on 175 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 5: how to do our hair all along. So at this point, 176 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 5: you know, many people know and love missus Jesse's and 177 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 5: know how. 178 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 3: To use it. 179 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 5: During these times, they're actually using it more, you know. 180 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 5: So God has just been so good and that he's 181 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 5: taught us. He's taught teaping on how to share information, 182 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 5: but he's also are many of us with what to 183 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 5: do in a case like this, and many of us 184 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 5: are self deficient. 185 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 4: Now I was had social media played a role and 186 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 4: some of the things have you done, like doing yourself 187 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 4: videos and things like that on YouTube? How how has 188 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 4: your presence been you know, you're the you know, the matriarchy, 189 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 4: the voice, you the founder, one of the founders of 190 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 4: this company. How how has your role changed during this 191 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 4: time period and in the future. 192 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 5: You know, you know my role. You know it's changing 193 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 5: some ways, but it's also remained the same way. Before 194 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 5: social media there was even a thing Teethy and I 195 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 5: spoke to our customer on our social arm floor. Thank 196 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 5: God for the Internet. And that at the time there 197 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 5: were chat rooms when the women were talking and thank god, 198 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 5: you know, we were making products that work, and each 199 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 5: one told one about this job of curl Magic. It 200 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 5: was clearly putting at the time, and it was groundbreaking 201 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 5: because there was nothing like it in the market. And 202 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 5: that was spread fire. And when Jess was being looxed 203 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 5: at the kitchen table Rashaan before they were going, viral. 204 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 4: Was a word right right right. 205 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, way before social media. So now social media is 206 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 5: a more interactive way how to take the good word 207 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 5: out right, But social media is just an additional platform 208 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 5: where we were able to connect with our customers and 209 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 5: to give her all of the information that you need. 210 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 5: She can continue to do all the great things for 211 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 5: her here and use the right bottom. 212 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 4: We know. It's really interesting you say that, because I 213 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 4: know when I was managing Steve Harvey, you know, we 214 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 4: would I remember two thousand and seven, that's when social 215 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 4: media started a peak on every appeal on everybody's radar. 216 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 4: You look on TV and you see the Twitter Twitter 217 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 4: little tag or the host names and the Anbulyance names 218 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 4: and things like that. But we had our little fan club. 219 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 4: We had like eight hundred thousand fan club members and 220 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 4: so we knew when we sent out a fan club 221 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 4: they wanted us. They signed up for that. But like 222 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 4: you're saying, you use you balance in both you balanceing 223 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 4: what you how you built your brand with is new technique, 224 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 4: but not leaving the technique that started you. And that's 225 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 4: really important because as we all know, it's like you know, 226 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 4: it's like if you live and if you live your 227 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 4: life and only know how to live your life through electricity, 228 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 4: well what's going to happen when you lose electricity? And 229 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 4: that's what you're saying here. If you if you built 230 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 4: a foundation, and this is what we're talking about right now, 231 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,719 Speaker 4: we talk about building a foundation. Just started at your 232 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 4: kitchen table, just started on the internet, just started with 233 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 4: fan club, just started with emails, and then all of 234 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 4: a sudden, this this this social media that has taken 235 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,959 Speaker 4: over the world. You go, that's just a blessing right there, 236 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 4: because we're not gonna stop doing what we're doing. We're 237 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 4: just gonna add that to the blessing. The opportunity train 238 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 4: that really really be sounds inspirational. Thank you for sharing 239 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 4: that on my show. 240 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, just being able to create that foundation, 241 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 5: and the key was, you know, making making products that 242 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 5: truly work. And you know, during these times there are 243 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 5: no tricks, there is no social media marketing gain that 244 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 5: it's truly just the foundation to be able to be 245 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 5: built on what social media where people are Usia to 246 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 5: spread the good word about Miss Jessic. 247 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 4: All right, don't go nowhere. We're gonna come right right 248 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 4: back with Miss jesse. She has some signature products. We're 249 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 4: gonna talk about, you know, the work life balance. We're 250 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 4: going to talk about the self care routine. We're going 251 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 4: to talk about that. No, she's started on kitchen table. 252 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 4: She moved all the food out the way, the faults 253 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 4: and the spools and the knives, and say we about 254 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 4: to get busy. If we'll be right back with more 255 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 4: money Mane conversations. 256 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 6: It's finally here the season of celebration. 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You know, I get the people on 294 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 4: the show all the time and they drop nuggets of 295 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 4: inspiration of information and that's why I started money Making Conversations. 296 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 4: Before we left the breaker, Miko dropped a dime or 297 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 4: quarter a whole dollar on the show about you know, 298 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 4: maintaining who you are and just take advantage of the 299 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 4: other opportunities that come your way, but maintain your base. 300 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 4: And that comes from now. When we were talking about 301 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 4: what role did your paternal grandmother played in your life? 302 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 4: That found that sounded like some paternal grandmother information that 303 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 4: you just broke off on us on the show before 304 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 4: we went to break right. 305 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 5: Miko, Yes, yes, yes, you know what it's called is 306 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 5: It's called love. And if you're able to spread lug, 307 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 5: everybody be able to receive it in the right way, 308 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 5: No gimmicks, just the real thing. 309 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 4: Cool. Now, before I left, I did a little you know, 310 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 4: a little teas and everything about what we're about to 311 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 4: talk about. So let's talk about some of the Miss 312 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 4: Jesse's signature product lines, educating not only with Sean McDonald 313 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 4: but my listeners because we know it's on the store shelves. 314 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 4: You know, I go and I go on Walgreens or 315 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 4: CVS or different target stores and things like that. And 316 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 4: you know, mostly in the CVS and the Walgreen they 317 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 4: have a minority high care African American hair care product section. 318 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 4: That's where your product will be found. Correct. 319 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 5: Are there an account of O? 320 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 4: Yes, ma'am. And so let's talk about some of your 321 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 4: signature product lines. 322 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 5: Well, I couldn't tell them Miss Jesse's story proper. I fighting' 323 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 5: and see our first product, which was curly putting. Curly 324 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 5: Putting was the grounds breaker, the game changer. It was curly. 325 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 5: It's the pudding that's purple. It did everything it said 326 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 5: it was going to do. It turns your physics into 327 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 5: curly cues. And people just loved it. And then, you know, 328 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 5: Miss Jesse's we're innovators, so later on we will come 329 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 5: out this killow soft curl We were able to marry 330 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 5: a hairkit technology with fabric hit technology and it kids 331 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 5: such a salt and nice touchable curl. But then there's 332 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 5: also products like Jelly Salt curls. Jelly Salt Curls is 333 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 5: another innovator and that it's a jail but it's so 334 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 5: soft for sean. You know, anyone can use it, whether 335 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 5: you're a man, if you want to create your wave, 336 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 5: or whether you want to just you know, do curls 337 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 5: anyone commusic. And of course we have new products. Now 338 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 5: we have our new selfate free Harmony not you can 339 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 5: get it in CBS. It's in a two. It's a wonderful, 340 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 5: gentle but so salt selfie free shampoo and everyone is 341 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 5: really loving it. Right now, you want me to go. 342 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 4: On, I'm on the website. I'm on the website, that 343 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 4: Miss Jesse website. You know, I'm looking at stylers for 344 00:17:55,440 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 4: wavy hair, products for curly hair type, curly stylers for 345 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 4: kinky hair. Then you come on down here. You got 346 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 4: the you know, the curl collection. See see the wavy, 347 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 4: the curly, the kinky, the transitioners. Come on now you 348 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 4: got something for everybody, the multi cultural curls. Come on, 349 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 4: My god, everybody, missus Jesse, I love it. I love it. 350 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 4: You are kiding everybody, everybody. 351 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 5: It's true. And we just got the news in today. 352 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 5: Kanye West, like Kim Kardashian was just posted on the 353 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 5: Lower magazine by Celebrity. He has stalls on andrew Sientis 354 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 5: and he loves Miss Jesse's and we were just so 355 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 5: excited to see it. He used, Miss Jesse, hold me 356 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 5: down on Kim Kardashian's baby here. So we truly are 357 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 5: coming out something. 358 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 4: I'm gonna just tell you, you know, you know that's 359 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 4: like that, that's like the blessing of the year right there. 360 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 4: Because them Kardashians don't play a round. What they follow us. 361 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,959 Speaker 4: They follows are crazy good and loyal. That's like you 362 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 4: can't buy that when when you have somebody that for 363 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 4: a post, somebody has to pay a half million dollars 364 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 4: the post. You know they brand, how how their engagement 365 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 4: and when they tell people to go in a certain direction, 366 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 4: what that means for your brand? And that's like I said, 367 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 4: if you just keep telling your story, And like I said, 368 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 4: when you when you started talking, you know, I get curious, 369 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 4: So I said, let me see what she's talking about. 370 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 4: What she talking about? 371 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 5: Now? 372 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 4: Just a website? You not just catering you. You've done 373 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 4: your research. Look, you know we may have started on 374 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 4: the kitchen table, but you're not on the kitchen table 375 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 4: no more. Not in the two thousand and four when 376 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 4: you start in mind, you know you in Miami, you 377 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 4: way above the lane. So what what made you believe 378 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 4: that you needed all this? And I'm just asking a 379 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 4: general question because out of curiosity. You know a lot 380 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 4: of people want to stand the lane. But you got 381 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 4: the wavy hair, the curly hair, the tight curly they 382 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 4: key hair, which lets you know through research that all 383 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 4: curly hair is not alike. Right, so you have to 384 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 4: have you know what, so you have to have a 385 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 4: haircare for that particular style. That's what is that? 386 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 5: Am I? 387 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 4: Am? I saying the right things? 388 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 5: Well, I'll put it to you this way. You know, 389 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 5: whether you're curly taking a wavy, there's something for you. 390 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 5: You know, it's not in common for shan for two people, 391 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 5: you know, to use the same product. And that's the 392 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 5: thing about clearly hair. It had a way or dealing 393 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 5: with texted here Ms. Jackson's had a wonderful way of 394 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 5: speaking to many different cultures, many different ethnicities, because hair 395 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 5: was the common ground. And that's what I love so 396 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 5: much about what we do. We're not just talking about 397 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 5: you know, the little girl. We're not just talking about 398 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 5: actives talking to women. We're talking to men, whether you're 399 00:20:55,560 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 5: African American, whether you're Latina, whether you're you know, we 400 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 5: have something for you. And I think we're all looking 401 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 5: for solutions and it has no color, you know, So 402 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 5: I think being helpful is the key. So just as 403 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 5: you know, we stay focused on that, and we were 404 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 5: able to build our product line based on We're just 405 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 5: trying to come up with a solution to be helpful, and. 406 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 4: You're doing that, and you do know, I interview a 407 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 4: lot of people. I interview a lot of people on 408 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 4: this show, and I don't blast interview a lot of 409 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 4: people in the haircare business. And my number one takeaway 410 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 4: is that you provide information. You provide more information about 411 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 4: hairstyles than I've ever interviewed anybody on this show. Because 412 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 4: when I go to this one page, well, you get 413 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 4: a description, You actually get a description of what a 414 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 4: wavy hair is, You get a description of what a 415 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 4: curly hair is, you get a description of what a 416 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 4: kinky hairstyle is, transitioners, what type of hairstyle is. In 417 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 4: other words, if you don't know now, you know when 418 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 4: you're coming to Miss Jesse. And that to me is 419 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 4: that that type of detail tells me why you are 420 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 4: who you are. You leave no doubt. One thing I've 421 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 4: learned is information is what makes people successful. Information and 422 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 4: communication is key to success. You know, you sat down 423 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 4: and not only launched a new product, but you said, 424 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 4: I'm gonna educate people about our product and also tell 425 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 4: them how our product works for them. You took out, 426 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,959 Speaker 4: you took all of the all of the was and 427 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 4: what they say, uh doubt are the questions out of 428 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 4: the cerfmatic because you're covering every hairstyle here, every hairstyle. 429 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 4: So my question to you, my question to you is this, 430 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 4: And I don't want to talk too much because this 431 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 4: is your show, this is your moment, and I'm just 432 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 4: excited because I'm being you know, all this great information. 433 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 4: I'm an information guy, and when I started getting information, 434 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 4: I'm being educated because you know, I started off the 435 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 4: show with the little jokes about being and ball headed 436 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 4: and they ain't got no hair. Now now I'm like, wow, Wow, 437 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 4: this Jesse is the bomb. She's the original, she's the queen, 438 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 4: she's the beast. She's mo into shaping you the ball girl? 439 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 4: Am I am? I am? I putting too much love 440 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 4: on you. Miko, Well, you know, I. 441 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 5: Think, I think Rashaun, I think less. You know, for me, 442 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 5: it's just hard for me to not stay focused on 443 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 5: our mention and what we're trying to do, and I 444 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 5: just really stay focused on coming up with those solutions 445 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 5: because I know people they want to be their best 446 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 5: and I think for many years, many of us, particularly 447 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 5: the person with the tighter coiled curl, we had been 448 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 5: straightening our hair for so many years. So information was 449 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 5: the key. She needed to know that her hair is beautiful, 450 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 5: she needed to know that her hair is special, and 451 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 5: she needed to be lined up with the right product 452 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 5: that are going to make her hair do all the 453 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 5: wonderful things that it can do. And I think that's 454 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 5: why information was so key. You know, my sister and 455 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 5: I've spent a lot of time in our kitchen table mixing, 456 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 5: and we're also hairstylists. But we realized that our work 457 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 5: was not finished and that we did have to we 458 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 5: did have to educate and just take it, you know, 459 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 5: rewind and just start from scratch and just kind of 460 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 5: let people know or let them know that this is 461 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 5: what we were working with, and you have this kind 462 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 5: of hair, and here are the products that work that's 463 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 5: with that. And I think that that communication that you 464 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 5: spoke about was really it was it was the foundation 465 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 5: for the relationship between Miss Jefsee and our customer. 466 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 4: Okay, then you know, I'm playing with your website, right, 467 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 4: So I'm just going around just clicking and navigation and everything, 468 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 4: just reading about your story and just talking about your 469 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 4: story to the public and today and everybody knows. I'm 470 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 4: in awe of Miko Branch and the Miss Jesse's original brand. 471 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 4: Then I came acro the curl bar, Miss Jesse's curl Bar. 472 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 4: What is that? That looks so cool? Book by Appointment 473 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 4: down in Fort Lauderdale Florida. See, that wasn't none of 474 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 4: my questions. That sounds that sounds hot right there. Tell 475 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 4: me about the Miss Jesse curl Bar just down there. 476 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 4: I'm assuming if the only location is down in Fort Lauda, 477 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 4: l Florida. Correct. 478 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 5: Well, Rashans Jesse's Curlbar was born out of missus Jesse's 479 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 5: salon and Miss jess salon was actually created and our 480 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 5: brownstone in the Bessage Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, which at 481 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 5: the time was known as the Hood, So we built 482 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 5: our business. M Yes, that is where we built our 483 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 5: business and that became our R and D in our 484 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 5: testing ground products that work out here in the market. 485 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 5: So part of Miss Jesse's heritage is the salon. It's 486 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 5: where we connected with our customer and it's where we 487 00:25:56,840 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 5: figure out what products are necessary to be put her 488 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 5: out here. We don't. We try our best not to 489 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 5: come out with products just to put them on shelves 490 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 5: to make money. Although we are in business to ultimately 491 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 5: make money, we use a salon to really really understand 492 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 5: what's needed. So whether we're in Brooklyn, New York, whether 493 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 5: we're in our soho in New York, or whether we're 494 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 5: in Florida. It just has always loved having a place 495 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 5: where someone can come and get their hair done if 496 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 5: they want to. So now we're in Fort Lauderdale, so 497 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 5: it is by appointment only. If you wanted to come 498 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 5: and get your hair done, you can. But right now 499 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 5: most of the states and now in see it in 500 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 5: Florida due to what's going on. 501 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 4: Absolutely absolutely absolutely. 502 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 5: At break Well, I'm just telling you again, make sure 503 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 5: everybody great again. 504 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 4: That's why you were successful. See I'm gonna tell you this. 505 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 4: If this if ru Sean McDonald sounds like he's bragging 506 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 4: on Nicol Branch, I am. I am, because here she's 507 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 4: telling you right now, this loan allows her to find 508 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 4: out if what they're delivering is the real deal. Right there, 509 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 4: compans they just put stuff on the shelf. They don't 510 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 4: know if it's working. They don't know if a customer 511 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 4: stay over that burns my hair or that but does 512 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 4: nothing for my hair. They know for a fact, they 513 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 4: know they understand their brand. And before we get off 514 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 4: the call, I want to know, because you are a 515 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 4: brand master, you are a trend setter. Over the last 516 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 4: few years, what have you noticed in beauty haircare industry? 517 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 4: Trends and changes over the last few years. 518 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 5: Miko, Well, you know what, I'm not just saying it 519 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 5: because I'm mistussing, but you know now. 520 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 4: Preferred Miko O TiSER. You could brag on my show. 521 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 4: You could brag on my show. I've already been bragging 522 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 4: on you for two breaks. 523 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 5: See it on Oprah, You see it on Oprah, you 524 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 5: see it on Michelle Obama, and you see it everywhere. 525 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 5: National hair, curly hair is preferred. It's how people want 526 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 5: to express themselves. It's no longer you know a beauty 527 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 5: idea to wear straight. Here embracing all that God gave 528 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 5: us naturally, and that is the trend, and that trend 529 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 5: is it's not a trend, it's actually here to stay. 530 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 5: And people are just really becoming more and more pleased 531 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 5: with what God gave them naturally. And this chances is 532 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 5: just so happy to be a part of it all. 533 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 4: There you go. See, I knew I could just turn 534 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 4: that key just right and you just start broadcasting the 535 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 4: person that you are. I would let you talk like 536 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 4: that anytime you come on my show. Understand, you are 537 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 4: a blessing, you are a visionary, You are what we 538 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 4: need to hear both men and women in this world, 539 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 4: all diverse colors and races that we have out there. 540 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 4: You need to understand that through hard work, believing in 541 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 4: the dream, committed to information, doing the work, and willing 542 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 4: to test your product and make sure the customer really 543 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 4: understands your product, and be willing to change if they say, 544 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 4: can you make it a little adjustment. That's why you 545 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 4: have so many different types because you listen to your 546 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 4: customers and Miss Jesse, I say, Miss Jesse, but I 547 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 4: know your name, Nico Branch. You come on my show anytime. 548 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 4: I really appreciate you spending time and allow me to 549 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 4: tell your story on Money Making Conversations. 550 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 5: Thank you so much for Sean. 551 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 4: You could. If you want to hear more episodes of 552 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 4: Money Making Conversation, go to Money Making Conversation dot com. 553 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 4: I'm your host. 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