Today in the guest chair we have Tracey Pickett, Founder of Hairbrellal.
Hairbrella is an innovative rain hat combining fashion and function to protect
women's hair from the rain. Hairbrella was launched on Kickstarter and was
successfully funded in December 2016.
Since then, this passionate entrepreneur, attorney, inventor, and speaker has
invested her money, time, blood sweat and tears into bringing Hairbella from
an idea and prototype to fully developed product on the market.
In today’s episode, you will hear how Tracey began her legal career at a
Fortune 5 technology company working in the areas of corporate and
intellectual property law. She was an attorney by day and spent nights and
weekends developing her passion for entrepreneurship.
In 2014, Tracey launched her first entrepreneurial venture, Eboticon – a media
design company with a mission to create dynamic and culturally relevant emojis
for niche social groups.
In November 2016, Tracey left her job to lead Eboticon full time and to launch
her second entrepreneurial venture, Hairbrella.
In today’s episode, Tracey breaks down:
* The financial investments she made to patent and prototype Hairbrella
* How she used early user feedback to continue to develop and improve her product
* How she pushed past the earliest challenges in her business to make a product that is stylish and WORKS
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*
Eboticon
*
Hairbrella
*
Jewel Burk Side Hustle Pro episode
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@ttraceypickettesqTracey Pickett (Twitter) -
https://twitter.com/traceypickett" target="new">@traceypickettHairbrella (Instagram) -
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Today in the guest chair we have Tracey Pickett, Founder of Hairbrellal.
Hairbrella is an innovative rain hat combining fashion and function to protect
women's hair from the rain. Hairbrella was launched on Kickstarter and was
successfully funded in December 2016.
Since then, this passionate entrepreneur, attorney, inventor, and speaker has
invested her money, time, blood sweat and tears into bringing Hairbella from
an idea and prototype to fully developed product on the market.
In today’s episode, you will hear how Tracey began her legal career at a
Fortune 5 technology company working in the areas of corporate and
intellectual property law. She was an attorney by day and spent nights and
weekends developing her passion for entrepreneurship.
In 2014, Tracey launched her first entrepreneurial venture, Eboticon – a media
design company with a mission to create dynamic and culturally relevant emojis
for niche social groups.
In November 2016, Tracey left her job to lead Eboticon full time and to launch
her second entrepreneurial venture, Hairbrella.
In today’s episode, Tracey breaks down:
* The financial investments she made to patent and prototype Hairbrella
* How she used early user feedback to continue to develop and improve her product
* How she pushed past the earliest challenges in her business to make a product that is stylish and WORKS
Listen on
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify,
Soundcloud,
Stitcher,
SpotifyThis episode is brought to you by:HoneyBook is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 50% off when you visit
tryhoneybook.com/hustlepro **.**
Payment is flexible, and this promotion applies whether you pay monthly or
annually.
FreshBooksTry FreshBooks FREE for 30 days. Go to
freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro and
enter
SIDE HUSTLE PRO in the how did you hear about us section to get
started.
https://www.skillshare.com/join/premium?coupon=nicaila&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign
=side-hustle-pro" target="new">
SkillshareExplore your creativity at
https://www.skillshare.com/home?coupon=nicaila&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign
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skillshare.com/sidehustlepro and get 2 free months of Premium Membership **.**
Links mentioned in this episode *
TraceyPickett.com
*
Eboticon
*
Hairbrella
*
Jewel Burk Side Hustle Pro episode
*
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and FailureClick here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed):
http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss#
AnnouncementsJoin our Facebook CommunityIf 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/facebookSend questions to “Ask Nicaila”You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to
Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling
out this segment. Just email [
[email protected]](mailto:
[email protected])
and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject.
#
Social Media InfoTracey Pickett (Instagram) -
@ttraceypickettesqTracey Pickett (Twitter) -
https://twitter.com/traceypickett" target="new">@traceypickettHairbrella (Instagram) -
@hairbrellaHairbrealla (Twitter) -
@hairbrellaEboticons (Instagram) -
@eboticonsSide Hustle Pro –
@sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro
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