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Hey friends, hey, it's Nakela here back with another interview episode. And today

I have Reina Noriega. Reina is a visual artist, designer, and author, and

her work centers women of color and provides joyful and

vibrant representations to instill a sense of hope and pride. Her client list

has included brands like Apple, American Express, Warby Parker.

You may have seen her work in some of your favorite brands.

So her work has also graced covers such as the New Yorker and Science magazine and she has even reimagined artful swimwear, hair accessories, and thousands of people collect and showcase her art in their homes around the world.

In today's episode we talk about how Rina got started, how she sustains herself,

began to do these partnerships with brands why the first year of

entrepreneurship was the hardest year of entrepreneurship for her and so much more Let's get right into it.

Hello Rayna and welcome to the guest chair.

Hello, thank you for having me.

Of course, it's so nice to have you here.

You know, one thing I didn't mention was I think I saw like a YouTube video, a tour of your house

of like last year or the year before and I was like this she's amazing but at the time I never

imagined that we'd be here talking about your journey on the show.

Oh that's so awesome well thank you watching. I'm trying to be consistent.

Yes, you are so dynamic. So tell us, how did you get started in the world of visual art?

I would say there's so many starting and stopping points. I've been

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