It takes a certain kind of person to risk it all and follow their startup dreams.
A person with a serious safety net, and access to traditional forms of funding, for one.
But dedicating your free time outside your day job is a more accessible way to launch the idea that could eventually become a full-fledged career. That’s why Nicaila Matthews created Side Hustle Pro, a podcast that features black women entrepreneurs explaining how they turned their side hustles into successful businesses.
“When I was thinking about going out on my own, I didn’t see myself reflected in the narrative of entrepreneurship,” Matthews said.
“I wanted to gain confidence and motivation from women who look like me.”
She means both representation of black women founders, and representation of people who took the responsible, part-time route to their dreams.
“The reason I didn’t see myself as an entrepreneur is because the narrative of entrepreneurship was of white men,” Matthews said on a…
