197- How Monique Greenwood Grew the Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns Empire

Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair, we welcome Monique Greenwood, owner and CEO (Chief Enjoyment Officer) of Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns, a collection of upscale B&Bs in Brooklyn, NY; Washington, DC; Cape May, NJ; Philadelphia, PA and a boutique resort in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.  After graduating from Howard University, Greenwood became a fashion journalist, eventually becoming an intrapreneur while working for Women’s Wear Daily by launching her own magazine about children’s fashion. And after a six-year stretch at Essence, leading her to Editor-in-Chief, Monique took on her side hustle, Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns, and made it her main source of income. After 25 years, she’s expanded, now, with five locations, and hasn’t looked back since. In addition to talking about her journey to being a successful entrepreneur, we also talk about her journey from experiencing early professional success in magazine publishing and overcoming difficult moments like opening a Bed & Breakfast property in New Orleans right before Hurricane Katrina hit, how she’s tackling the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.  This episode is brought to you by: CAUSEBOX Go to causebox.com/hustlepro and use the code HUSTLEPRO to get your first box for 30% off. Links Mentioned In This Episode Shop Akwaaba Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program “The E Myth” 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 Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns (Instagram) – @akwaabainns Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns (Facebook) – @akwaabainns Monique Greenwood (Twitter) – @moniqueakwaaba Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro Did you like this episode? If you did give it a 5 star rating and share it with your friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.