A couple of months in the past at The Butcher’s Daughter occasion for the launch of Arrae x The Skinny Confidential ‘Le Depuff’ drops, Lauryn met the attractive Jackie Candy. After speaking to her and listening to about her firm Candy Life Sundays, Lauryn wished to ask her on to speak to us about her prime suggestions when beginning as an entrepreneur.
Jackie is wise as a whip, drop lifeless attractive, inventive and our favourite half: discovered a white house within the wellness trade and got down to fill it.
On this submit Jackie is sharing the ideas that helped her probably the most when beginning her enterprise and we hope they assist all you first time entrepreneurs on the market, too.
With that, let’s welcome Jackie to the weblog.
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Hello TSC readers, my identify is Jackie Candy, and I’m the founding father of the community-focused life-style and wellness model Candy Life Sundays. I met Lauryn on the Arrae x TSC ‘Le Depuff’ launch at The Butcher’s Daughter in September. Although, I’ve been an avid Skinny Confidential reader since 2015.
I started and grew my profession in wellness by working for SoulCycle as an operations and neighborhood supervisor and had the pleasure of opening studios in new markets. I personal the title of wellness fanatic and queen of self-care. I’m the go-to buddy who recommends the place to work out, the place to eat, and the place to go for self-care. You get it; I’ve my finger on the heartbeat for all issues wellness. Nevertheless, I seen the dearth of variety from patrons to instructors and the general neighborhood within the wellness house, particularly inside the boutique health studios in Los Angeles.
I typically recall being at a sound bathtub ceremony in 2016 and saying, “The place are the ladies who seem like me and luxuriate in elevated wellness experiences.” It was then that I made a decision to create Candy Life Sundays. If there’s something that you simply need that you’d like to see and it doesn’t exist, make the choice to construct it if you would like it dangerous sufficient.
Suggestions for New Entrepreneurs:
♡ GET CLEAR ON YOUR PURPOSE
If you wish to turn out to be an entrepreneur to extend your revenue, create your schedule, and so forth., that’s nice. Nevertheless, you’ll have issue sustaining your corporation should you don’t have a extra vital “WHY” for beginning your personal enterprise or model. Take into account a enterprise concept that aligns together with your passions and pursuits. Having a enterprise that you simply’re enthusiastic about will assist you keep motivated by way of the ups and downs of entrepreneurship.
I’m enthusiastic about wellness and the general well-being of others, and I’m nice at constructing neighborhood. That’s a part of my cause for constructing Candy Life Sundays. I’ve held on to pouring into Candy Life Sundays by way of the peaks and valleys as a result of what I create is tied to my goal.
Take into account the influence you need to make on the world. Profitable companies typically tackle an issue or fulfill a necessity out there. Candy Life Sundays addresses the inclusivity and variety hole inside the wellness house by providing a neighborhood the place aligned people really feel protected to indicate up as themselves and interact in clear and transformative conversations whereas connecting over a shared wellness exercise. Understanding your goal will information your corporation selections.
♡ RESEARCH AND VALIDATE YOUR IDEA
One of many issues I love about Lauryn and her line of habit-stacking merchandise from The Skinny Confidential is that Lauryn has receipts to again up her shit! Each time Lauryn releases a product or collaborates with an aligned model on a product, she units out to make no matter product is already in the marketplace higher and enhances a product by way of model collaborations. Conduct thorough market analysis to grasp your target market, competitors, and trade traits; this can assist you determine alternatives and potential challenges.
Validate your corporation thought by getting suggestions from potential prospects. Validating your concepts might be executed by way of surveys, interviews, and even making a minimal viable product (MVP) to check the market. After I began Candy Life Sundays, I attended many wellness occasions all through LA. I seen not solely the dearth of variety and inclusivity but additionally the format of occasions and the way most of them felt transactional (for me), with a lot left to be desired. Although the occasions have been pretty, with many Instagramable moments, they lacked a sense of genuine neighborhood.
I created completely different surveys and despatched them to associates who aligned with my model’s mission. I might observe up with attendees I related with at previous occasions and ship them a survey on the occasions we each attended. In doing so, I may see what they loved about stated occasions, what they felt was lacking, and what they seemed for in a wellness neighborhood. Now, I conduct post-event surveys for the occasions I host on behalf of Candy Life Sundays in order that we’re constantly enhancing and offering what our neighborhood and viewers need.
♡ BUILD A STRONG NETWORK
You recognize the saying, “Your community is your web value”? The saying is true. Nevertheless, it goes a bit additional than that in enterprise. Surrounding your self with a supportive community of mentors, advisors, and fellow entrepreneurs can present beneficial insights, steering, and potential partnerships. Should you’re not sure the place to start out, I really like the platform and neighborhood Jasmine Garnsworthy has created at Feminine Founder World. Many individuals suppose that they want mentorship, and although it’s useful to have a mentor, I believe it’s good to have relatively than a necessity. I don’t have a mentor, although I might love one. I’ve seemed to podcasts like The Dream Greater podcast by Siff Haider, the founding father of Arrae, the Balanced Black Woman Podcast by my buddy Les Alfred, and the Expensive FoundHer podcast by Lindsay Pinchuck to get recommendation and insights. I’ve enlisted them as my mentors by listening to the free recommendation they offer weekly on their platform; mentors can are available varied types!
Attend trade occasions, be part of entrepreneurial communities, and interact with individuals with expertise in your area. Studying from the successes and failures of others will help put you ten steps forward in your entrepreneurial journey. Don’t sleep on LinkedIn’s platform, particularly should you’re a company baddie embarking on entrepreneurial endeavors or making a facet hustle. Let these transferable expertise shine by way of. You by no means know who’s watching! I landed our first partnership with an enormous model by posting on my LinkedIn a couple of panel I produced and moderated. Shortly after posting, stated model slid in my LinkedIn DMs about how they wish to help me and Candy Life Sundays on future occasions.
♡ EMBRACE A LEARNING MINDSET
At all times be a pupil it doesn’t matter what area you’re in! Within the area of entrepreneurship, be open to steady studying and adaptableness. The enterprise panorama is dynamic, and profitable entrepreneurs can evolve with it. Keep knowledgeable about trade traits, adjustments in client conduct, and rising expertise, and use it to your benefit to work smarter, not tougher. Make investments time in enhancing your expertise associated to your trade, management, or common enterprise administration. LinkedIn provides numerous free coaching, and lots of thought-leaders in varied industries typically go reside on LinkedIn with trade friends who’re additionally extremely regarded of their area to supply mini grasp class classes on their experience. In 2024, one in all my objectives is to spend money on a enterprise coach. Investing in a enterprise coach can yield excessive returns, each when it comes to monetary development and private improvement.
THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP
I hope you loved the highest suggestions that helped me probably the most with beginning my entrepreneurial journey. After all, making a marketing strategy and exploring which enterprise standing to file below are important steps. I encourage you to analysis, as every individual’s journey is completely different.
Should you loved the following tips and start to implement them, please be at liberty to tag me on social media @jacklynsweet, and should you’re a wellness fanatic and craving neighborhood, please be at liberty to observe @sweetlifesundays on Instagram and subscribe to our ‘Wellness Weekly publication right here. I’m additionally excited to announce that I’ll launch the Candy Life Sundays podcast on January 14th, so subscribe to our publication to be the primary to hear once we launch!
x, Jackie Candy
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We hope you liked this submit and located some inspo should you’re considering of beginning your personal enterprise. Be sure you observe Jackie on IG and take a look at Candy Life Sundays.
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