337: How Jacquelyn Rodgers Got Black Santa Onto Target Shelves

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🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We’re back with an update episode with Jacquelyn Rodgers, founder of Greentop Gifts.

I first spoke with Jacquelyn in 2020, when we learned Greentop Gifts aims to create products that represent what the holidays look like for Black and Brown families. Since then, Jacquelyn has gotten Greentop Gifts into retailers like Target and Amazon.

In this episode Jacquelyn shares:

What it took to get into Target retail and the village that supported her journey there
The many grant competitions and accelerator programs she’s used to expand her business and network
The hilarious mantra she uses to make sure she doesn’t burn out while running a business, being a wife and mom of two, and much more!

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Links mentioned in this episode

Google Founders Academy: https://startup.google.com/programs/founders-academy/
Google Black Founders Fund: https://startup.google.com/blackfoundersfund/
FedEx Small Business Grant: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/small-business/grant-contest.html
New Voices Foundation: https://newvoicesfoundation.org/
Target Accelerators Program: https://targetaccelerators.com/happenings/news/2023-target-accelerators-applications-now-open/
Boss Women Media: https://bosswomen.org/
Melissa Bradley’s Accelerator Program: https://www.1863ventures.net/mentor-team
Greentop Gifts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greentopgifts/
Greentop Gifts Website: https://www.instagram.com/greentopgifts/

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https://www.instagram.com/greentopgifts/

www.greentopgifts.com

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0:11.1	Now this show is really cool because each week they break down episodes of business television
0:16.0	show Shark Tank, offering their own unique thoughts, discussing the spin-off companies,
0:21.4	the critiques, and even talk with some of the folks who pitched to the sharks and lived
0:27.2	to tell the tale.
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0:35.4	I really enjoyed their most recent episode, How to Build a Customer First Community with
0:40.4	Glow Recipe, the Litbar, and Savvy Naturals.
0:43.8	In this episode, Ariel, Leslie, and John break down Glow Recipe's customer first community
0:48.9	building.
0:49.9	They also talk about how the Litbar overcame Mr. Not So Wonderful's name calling and why
0:56.2	the sharks and the Savvy Naturals' captable woes could not stop its love story.
1:02.1	So definitely check this out, it's really interesting, listen to another bite wherever
1:06.5	you get your podcast.
1:10.4	You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your
1:15.2	side hustle from passion project to profitable business, and I'm your host, Nikela Matthews
1:20.8	Nakomey, so let's get started.
1:27.8	Hey, hey friends, welcome back to the show, it's Nikela here, and today in the guest
1:33.4	chair I have Jacqueline Rogers, the founder of Green Top Gifts.
1:37.6	Today's episode is actually an update episode, because Jacqueline was in the guest chair back
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