In this episode, we’re joined by Kamilah Campbell of The Pink Locket. Kamilah was born in Kingston, Jamaica and immigrated to the United States in the early 80s. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Trade with a concentration in English-Speaking Caribbean countries. Kamilah spent nearly 5 years working in Media and Entertainment at Viacom while completing her MBA focused on Media & Entertainment from Metropolitan College of New York. The Pink Locket was established in 2008, when it first launched its store on Etsy. Coming from a culturally rich background my inspiration comes from art, shapes, city landscapes and even my customers. The Pink Locket's jewelry pieces have been featured on various movies, television shows and media outlets such as Design Sponge, Etsy’s Editor features, Essence.com, Buzz Feed, Huffington Post, The Grio, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime TV and Netflix.
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Cool stuff discussed during the episode that you should further explore:
- Etsy – Kamilah was an early adopter of Etsy, don’t be scared to identify new routes or paths of exposure for your business
- 401(k) Loans – Kamilah spoke about leveraging this as an option to fund the business initially
- Family & Friend Support – There’s always reticence to incorporate family or friends, Kamilah embraced that in a way to train and teach the generations coming behind her.
- Flexibility
- Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Book: Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude by Mark Douglas
- Podcast: Snap Judgement – A podcast focused on telling incredible stories
- Podcast: Carry on Friends – A podcast focused on the Caribbean American experience
- Podcast: InvestED – The podcast that teaches you how to invest with your values
- Tool: QuickBooks – Accounting software to help keep your business finances straight
- Tool: Facebook Business – Can create a lot of ads on Facebook and Instagram
- Tool: Facebook Groups: Meta Elevate HQ and Traffic Sales & Profit w/Lamar Tyler
