Interview shorts with the founders behind some of our favorite brands.
ÁM: What makes your brand and products special?
Ashley Rouse (AR): I'm a young black woman entrepreneur that's been a chef for 18 years. Our products are flipping the jam industry on its head! Low sugar, clean label. Made for regular jamming, but also cocktails, cooking and more.
ÁM: What motivates you?
AR: Generational wealth for myself and my family.
ÁM: Are there unique challenges or triumphs to being a Black business owner?
AR: Yes, access to capital is Hard with a capital H.
ÁM: Top three traits an entrepreneur should have?
AR: Persistence, humility, honesty, flexibility. That's four.
ÁM: How do you define success?
AR: Money, and lot's of it. Point blank period!
ÁM: Advice for other aspiring Black entrepreneurs?
AR: Don't subscribe to grind culture. That is NOT the only way to succeed. Also, learn to pour into yourself before others. You can't pour from an empty cup--trust me, I've tried!
⚡ RAPID FIRE ⚡
Salty or sweet? Sweet
Street smarts or book smarts? Both
Careful planning or chance and luck? Prayer and blessings
Street smarts or book smarts? Both
Careful planning or chance and luck? Prayer and blessings
Other Black owned brand/s we should know about? Partake, Paige's Candle Co., ReWax & UnWine, Chef Will Coleman, Chef Courtnee Futch, A Dozen Cousins, Blue Henry, Calendly, Trufflin. Omg so many more!
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IG: @tradestjamco
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