187: Meet Imani Ellis, The Side Hustler & Visionary Behind The CultureCon Conference

Today in the guest chair we welcome Imani Ellis, Imani Ellis, the Founder of CultureCon and& The Creative Collective NYC (TheCCnyc), a community and creative agency dedicated to facilitating brave spaces for multicultural creatives.  Born in Imani’s one-bedroom apartment as a means to foster meaningful connections, TheCCnyc has since become the fastest growing community devoted to creatives of color in NYC who are looking to cultivate relationships that go beyond the business card.    TheCCnyc’s marquee event is CultureCon, an incredible conference that celebrates the influence creatives of color make on society and the culture that fuels it. Previous speakers have included Tracee Ellis Ross, Will Smith, Regina King, Spike Lee, and John Legend! Through all of this, would you believe that Imani is still a side hustler? Yes, she still has a full-time job as a publicist! Let’s get right into the episode to find out how she’s juggling an impressive career and a game-changing side hustle. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify This episode is brought to you by: Thanks Bombas.  Get 20% off your first purchase by going to bombas.com/SIDEHUSTLE  FreshBooks Try FreshBooks FREE for 30 days. Go to freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro and enter SIDE HUSTLE PRO in the how did you hear about us section to get started.  Links mentioned in this episode The CCNYC CultureCON Fivver  Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Send questions to “Ask Nicaila” You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email [email protected] and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject.  Social Media Info TheCCnyc (Instagram) - @theccnyc  TheCCnyc (Twitter) - @thecc_nyc Imani Ellis (Instagram) -  @imaniimani Imani Ellis (Twitter) - @imaninaomi Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.