She Emptied Her Retirement to Open a Tea Brand (Jamila Wright, Founder of Brookyn Tea)
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Jamila Wright shares her journey of starting Brooklyn Tea, including financial struggles and pivotal decisions.
If this resonated with you, here are additional resources: APPLY TO SHIFT: https://sidehustlepro.co/shift In this episode, I sat down with Jamila Wright, co-founder of Brooklyn Tea, to trace the full story of how she and her husband Ali turned tea dates into a business. Jamila walked me through leaving a career in education, emptying her retirement savings, and fighting a two year trademark battle before they ever opened their first location. We got into the real financial decisions behind building out that first shop, including an SBA loan that arrived late, putting up her own home as collateral, and the lesson she learned about the difference between being an investor and being an owner operator. Jamila also shared how a relationship with a fellow Brooklyn business owner led to their current Lewis Avenue location. From there we picked up with how Brooklyn Tea’s verticals came together, the financial setbacks along the way including a six figure loan and a partnership that fell apart, and the moment she and Ali finally started paying themselves. Main Takeaways Big opportunities often come from saying yes rather than a master plan, so be ready to rise to the moment…
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