Ep 23: How One Creative Grew An Active Digital Community of over 22K Millennials of Color

Side Hustle Pro

Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media

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4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2016

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Today in the guest chair we have a woman who is building a community of creatives all over the country. Melissa Kimble is a Chicago based Social Media Strategist and Writer who believes in using social media for good through education and empowerment. She is the Founding Editor of #BlkCreatives, a platform for young professionals of color. She also created and facilitates the #blkcreatives Twitter Chat Series. Melissa is also the Senior Social Media Manager for EBONY Magazine.

In this episode, she shares:

The first steps she took to start taking blkcreatives from idea to brand
How she balances creating her brand with working a full time job
What’s behind her strong love and passion for social media

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0:00.0	You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow a
0:07.6	Side Hustle from Passion Project to Profitable Business.
0:11.3	And I'm your host, Nkala Matthews.
0:13.8	So let's get started.
0:17.8	Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:20.2	Today in the guest chair, we have a woman
0:22.3	who is building a community of creatives all over the country.
0:26.3	Melissa Kimball is a Chicago-based social media strategist and writer who believes in using social media for good through education and
0:35.1	empowerment. She is the founder of Black Creatives, a lifestyle brand for the
0:39.5	Black millennial creative professional who is determined to build their best life from the inside out.
0:45.7	Melissa is also the senior media manager for Ebony magazine.
0:49.4	Welcome to the show, Melissa. Fill in the rest. Tell us more about your background and your path
0:55.1	to your current role as a digital maven by day,
0:58.2	Black Creative's Community Builder by night.
1:00.9	Hi, yes.
1:01.6	Well, again, thank you so much for having me such an honor really to be a part of the show. I listen to the podcast all the time, so I'm really excited about kind of getting to add my own story to the mix.
1:13.6	So yeah, so you did a really great job
1:15.3	was really introducing me.
1:17.2	I do have a background in communications.
1:20.4	Started off in journalism, and course you know graduated in 2009 with the recession and the
1:27.4	economy just all kind of all over the place and so it actually took me a couple
1:32.4	years to break into the industry in the
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