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Cubicle to CEO

62. How Nearly 5,000 Rejections Led to Selling $1 Million in 3 Hours

Cubicle to CEO

Ellen Yin

Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

5.0580 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Did you see my segment on the Today Show with Hoda & Jenna?! Watch it Here! I am joined today by a new friend who I’ve quickly grown to love, the amazingly talented Brittney Levine.In case you missed it, I had the incredible opportunity to work with Brittney a couple of weeks ago on the Today Show with Hoda & Jenna for a super fun, couples quarantine makeover segment. I can’t say enough good things about Brittney and my entire experience on the show. What struck me most about Brittney was her humility - chatting with her felt like talking to one of my best girl friends over coffee.Brittney has appeared regularly as a style expert on nationally syndicated shows like: the Today Show, Wendy Williams, E! News, and QVC, to name a few. She also has worked with big name celebrities like Catherine Zeta-Jones, and co-hosts the “Be My Neighbor” podcast with her actual NYC neighbor, Bevin Prince, of One Tree Hill fame.We talk about what she learned from almost 5,000 rejections, the anatomy of an attention-grabbing media pitch, and how to turn any “no” into a second opportunity.Connect with Brittney: On Instagram Listen to the Be My Neighbor Podcast If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @missellenyin & @cubicletoceo so I can repost you. Leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe for new episodes every Monday  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Keep a Cold of CEO podcast, episode 62. I am joined today by a new friend

0:06.5

who have quickly grown to love the amazingly talented Brittany Levine. In case you missed it,

0:11.9

I have the incredible opportunity to work with Brittany a couple weeks ago on the Today Show with

0:16.9

Hoda and Jenna for a super fun couples quarantine makeover segment. I can't say enough good things

0:22.9

about Brittany and my entire experience on the show. By the way, if you have not seen our segment yet,

0:27.9

I'll link it below for you in the show notes. What struck me most about Brittany, though, was her

0:33.0

humility. Chatting with her honestly feels like talking to one of my best girlfriends over coffee.

0:39.1

Brittany has appeared regularly as a style expert on nationally syndicated shows like The Today Show,

0:45.1

Wendy Williams, E News, and QVC to name just a few. She also has worked with big-name

0:51.1

celebrities like Catherine Zita Jones and co-hosts the Be My Neighbor podcast

0:55.1

with her actual New York City neighbor, Bevin Prince of One Tree Hill fame. We talk about what she

1:01.5

learned from almost 5,000 rejections, the anatomy of an attention-grabbing media pitch,

1:07.5

and how to turn any no into a second opportunity.

1:19.6

Welcome to the Cibicle to CEO podcast. I'm your host, Ellen. Each week on this podcast,

1:25.3

learn from the best and brightest in business who have paved their way to the top of the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds,

1:31.2

as well as those new to the CEO game, like myself, who are working in the trenches to build our empires.

1:37.5

Listen in as these leaders impart their wisdom, inspiration, and encouragement to empower you to become the CEO of your dream business and life.

1:58.9

Okay, this week's listener review is probably one of the coolest, I just like, messages I've ever

2:05.4

gotten. It's from Jessica Bird, who, a funny story, we actually, well, it's not a funny story,

2:11.3

I should say, but we met, gosh, I don't even know, like seven years ago as freshmen in college at USC. And for those of you who

2:21.1

have been following along for a long time, you know that I did not graduate from USC. I ended up transferring

2:25.9

back home to Oregon State University to finish my college education. But Jessica and I met and,

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