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52 | Black Girls Wine with Shayla Varnado

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She's So Lucky

Balancedblackgirl, Self-improvement, #Shessolucky, Balancedles, Business, Entrepreneurship, Lesalfred, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re talking to Shayla Varnado. Shayla is a serial entrepreneur, entertainer, side hustle queen and the founder of Black Girls Wine.

Black Girls Wine, affectionately known as BGW, is a lifestyle brand that celebrates Black girl magic by curating exclusive experiences for women who love wine. With over 11 chapters in 10+ cities, the brand is growing and the world is taking notice.

A decade of creating businesses has led Shayla to her passion for teaching women how to increase their income by monetizing their gifts with online + offline strategies that actually move their business forward. She is the author of 44 prayers for the Christian Entrepreneur. And she is the host of a weekly podcast called "The Business Besties" where she shares the real deal of what it takes to run a business.

In this episode, we talk about…

  • The importance of creating community and experiences for Black women.
  • The backstory of Black Girls Wine.
  • Wine education tips for beginners.
  • Knowing when to pivot in business.
  • Favorite Black-owned wine companies. 

RESOURCES:

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  • This episode is sponsored by Skinny Dipped Almonds. Use the code “BBG” for 15% off your first order at skinnydipped.com. 
  • Organifi | Use the code “BBG” for 15% off Organifi supplements at balancedblackgirl.com/organifi. 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Balance Black Girl Podcast. We're putting Black Girl Magic in motion.

0:07.0

This show is dedicated to reinventing wellness for women of color.

0:11.0

I'm your host Lestrandra Alfred. Thank you for tuning into this

0:15.4

week's episode of Balanced Black Girl podcast. First and foremost I just have to

0:21.2

thank you all for the love and support that I have received over the past month and the past couple of episodes.

0:29.0

We have had some major announcements first and foremost switching to an every other week

0:35.2

schedule through the end of 2019 I know that I previously was putting out a lot of

0:41.7

content and that it has been a bit of an

0:44.8

adjustment to scale back. I was going from an episode a week to at 1.2 episodes a

0:50.3

week to scale back to an episode every other week is a huge huge change.

0:55.8

However, I have just received such an outpouring of love and support, really a big reason behind the change or the main reason behind the change

1:06.8

was the fact that I was not feeling like a balanced black girl by any stretch of the imagination between keeping up with my

1:16.4

day job moving to a new city and continuing to create content I had to figure out an

1:22.2

area to scale back and I was ready to start adding some more

1:27.8

wellness into my own routine because ironically enough since I decided to launch this show last year the thing that has

1:34.4

probably suffered the most has been my own well-being at least physically and I

1:39.3

was really really wanting more time and space to devote to that again so that I could

1:44.1

really practice what I preach here. I really wanted some time to lay low and to

1:49.2

explore my new city and to reconnect with myself and the fact that you all are so so

1:55.0

supportive of me being able to do so even if that means consuming a little bit

1:58.9

less content for me for a while is something that I really appreciate.

2:02.8

Second of all, all of your love around our one year celebration.

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