284. The Secret To Turning Rejection Into Success And Building A Business Fueled By Purpose with Lola Banjo

the bossbabe podcast

Natalie Ellis

Entrepreneurship, Education, Marketing, Self-improvement, Business

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Businesses that are driven by purpose are so much more successful. Why? When you start a business, it takes grit and resilience and if you’re not driven by a purpose greater than money or fame, it’s easy to give up when someone says no. So, how do you find and pursue a business idea that fills you with purpose, even through the most humbling rejection? On this week’s episode, Danielle sits down with Lola Banjo, fashion entrepreneur and Salesforce Executive, to talk about what it’s like to be a humble underdog in a white/male dominated industry and how she turned countless rejections into opportunities for growth and success. Born in Brooklyn, NY to Nigerian parents, Lola Banjo enjoyed a global upbringing spending her developmental years in cities across the US, Nigeria and the UK, then returning to the US on her own at 14 to help support her family back in Nigeria. Today, she is a VP of Strategy at Salesforce, as well as the firm's Global President of BOLDforce - the company's 8,000 member global Black ERG. In 2019, Lola launched the multimillion dollar luxury travel and fashion accessories brand, Silver & Riley, as the Founder and Chief Designer. Built to last with versatility, functionality, timeless style and eye-catching designs, Silver & Riley bridges the gap between functional and stylish travel and fashion accessories that can be enjoyed by all. Highlights: How one moment inspired Lola to pivot from business consulting to fashion. Lola’s framework for figuring out which business ideas to pursue and which to leave behind. The one secret every aspiring entrepreneur should know about overcoming rejection. Links: Silver & Riley’s website: www.silverandriley.com Follow: bossbabe: @bossbabe.inc Danielle Canty: @daniellecanty Lola Banjo: @lolajbelle Silver & Riley: @silverandriley Mentioned in the episode: The Influencer Masterclass: Join bossbabe CEO, Natalie Ellis on a free, 90-minute training to gain full clarity on your personal brand, learn how to create easy, consistent content, build an audience of raving followers + generate revenue, without the stress. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code BOSSBABE at lumedeodorant.com/bossbabe! #lumepod

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0:00.0	Oh, my goodness, I can't even tell you how excited I am to retelling you about the influence
0:07.6	of masterclass.
0:09.1	This is probably the most requested masterclass that we've ever, ever done.
0:15.0	So you are going to learn how to gain full clarity on your personal brand, learn how to create
0:20.5	easy, consistent content and build an audience of raving followers in a live 90 minute training
0:27.3	with me.
0:28.3	Now, if you've ever been to one of my trainings before, you know there is no fluff, no BS.
0:33.0	We just get right to it.
0:35.2	That is going to be this masterclass.
0:37.4	It's going to be epic.
0:38.9	My guess is over the past few years, you've seen the freedom that building influence online
0:43.4	can bring.
0:44.4	And part of you is really curious if this could actually be a viable path for you, freedom
0:49.4	of finance, location, schedule, but most importantly, time.
0:54.0	Something that you probably thought a few years ago was nothing but a facade.
0:57.6	And now actually is realizing is a viable career in an economy that is completely exploding
1:04.0	you guys.
1:05.2	And after sitting on the sidelines for long enough, if you're ready to step in, I got you.
1:10.0	You might even try this or have been trying for a while without anything substantial to
1:14.9	show.
1:15.9	You're not getting the followers.
1:16.9	You're not getting the engagement.
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