221: When this Mom Couldn't Find Gift Wrap With A Black Santa, She Decided To Make Her Own (Jacquelyn Rodgers of Greentop Gifts)
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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever gone to the store looking for a product only to find that it doesn’t even exist?
That’s what Jacquelyn Rodgers, Founder of Greentop Gifts, experienced one Christmas season when she went looking for wrapping paper featuring a Black Santa.
Frustrated and surprised, Jacquelyn decided she would make her own. But not only that, she realized the gap in the market and got to work building a company that could fill this need.
What started as a side hustle took off like a rocket, with features by ESSENCE, PEOPLE, NBC News, and recently Beyonce’s Black Parade, and more! This year, she finally had to leave the side hustle behind and take it full time.
In episode 221 of Side Hustle Pro, find out how Jacquelyn started the company along with her husband, navigated the challenges of finding the right fulfillment partner, and what’s next for Greentop Gifts.
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| 0:00.0 | But that's why it's so important that you know every aspect of the product you want |
| 0:08.6 | manufacture because if you don't it can be a very expensive stake. |
| 0:13.0 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, |
| 0:17.0 | the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your Side Hustle, |
| 0:21.0 | from Passion Project to profitable business business and I'm your host |
| 0:24.4 | Nakela Matthew Zocome. So let's get started. |
| 0:29.6 | Hey hey guys welcome welcome back to the show it's |
| 0:32.4 | Nakela here and today in the guest chair, |
| 0:35.6 | we have Jacqueline Rogers. |
| 0:37.9 | Jacqueline is the founder of Green Top Gifts. |
| 0:40.7 | Green Top Gifts started as an idea for her son and turned into a company bringing diverse products that reflect families for their own celebrations and holiday moments. |
| 0:51.0 | Green Top Gifts has been featured in NBC News, Essence, People, and The Oprah magazine. |
| 0:57.0 | Jacqueline is also a recipient of the 2020 Visa, IFW Black Women Own Business Grant |
| 1:04.6 | plus the 2020 Wild Card winner in the Stella Labs |
| 1:08.8 | women's fast-pitched southeast regional competition, |
| 1:12.4 | plus a participant in the 2020 Ad Astra |
| 1:16.0 | Get to Even founder boot camp. |
| 1:19.0 | Jacqueline has over 14 years of consumer package goods experience at Nestle and Mars Riggly. |
| 1:26.2 | And from this experience, as you hear in today's episode, she has keen knowledge on how to take an |
| 1:31.8 | idea from concept to actual product which has proven |
| 1:36.2 | and valuable in the early stages of green top gifts. I really love what Jacqueline had to share about finding the right |
| 1:43.9 | fulfillment center about deciding when it was time to leave and how she has grown |
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