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Monique Malcolm is the host of the Pimp Your Brilliance podcast and creator of the Visionary Journal, a goal setting system & planner. We talk about how she went from fashion blogger to t-shirt designer to goal setting guru.
Monique walks us through the process of taking a physical product from idea to first iteration to manufactured product. She shares the importance of connecting with her email list and Facebook contacts to use Kickstarter to pre-sell her product, and how she’s used Pinterest to drive traffic to her website. We also talk about setting goals and creating systems for productivity and time management, plus Monique shares how she got Issa Rae to feature her t-shirt line on Awkward Black Girl on YouTube years before Issa got famous.
Find Monique Malcolm online:
Pimp Your Brilliance - Monique's podcast
Visionary Journal - goal setting planner
website - Keep Chasing the Stars
Instagram - @starchasersonly
Facebook - @keepchasingthestars
Pinterest - @starchasersonly
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
Board Booster - Monique uses the looping feature and campaign feature to promote her Pinterest pins.
Tailwind - another Pinterest scheduling tool.
Printful - print on demand fulfillment company that Monique (and Mallory) use to print and ship t-shirts.
Amber Wright of Talk to Amber - speaking coach & Monique’s “business bestie”
Christa David - artist who quit her 6-figure job to pursue art full-time
Siobhan Sudberry of the Be Free Project - helping women get unstuck and put themselves first
Special thanks to:
Eric Laws + Morella & The Wheels Of If for composing the show's theme music
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