349 - Bread Winners

In this episode, Mark Edmond, Charles Alexander & Jemel Lewis from the Black Bread Company share the story behind creating the first black-owned bread company amidst a global pandemic.  “If a dream has been placed in your heart, You Owe You to see that dream to fruition!” Preorder your copy today! https://etinspires.com/you-owe-you  8:25 - How the Black Bread Company turned an idea into conception. 13:50 - “Get to a point where you don’t have excuses and have solutions instead.” 16:55 - “Put up everything you have.” Investing everything you have and having faith that God will provide is vital in starting.  20:50 - Is your product ready for presentation before reaching out to people that can help? Takeaways Don’t be embarrassed to fail. Don’t tell people about what you’re doing until it’s done—be cautious about who you share your dream with.  Come with action steps each week.  Don’t  create products that people don’t need.  Questions Are your friends saying good things about you when you aren’t around? If your looking to gain equity within the company, head to Blackbreadco.com and click the invest option to join! Join our discord for dialogue about each episode!  https://discord.com/channels/926912220351328346/979048981134970994 Listener Perks Organifi Is giving our listeners up to 20% off of their order! Just go to www.organifi.com/success. Support your journey from sunrise to sunset with fan-favorite superfoods backed by science to replenish micronutrients, support energy and balance hormones from am to pm with our customer favorites. Upside is an incredible app for anyone who buys gas, groceries or dines out. With every purchase, you can earn cash back thanks to Upside. Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code SUCCESS to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. Indeed makes it easy to hire great talent. According to ComScore, Indeed is the #1 job site worldwide. • Start hiring RIGHT NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your first job post at Indeed.com/SUCCESS . You can earn up to an additional FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR CREDIT by conducting virtual interviews! Go to Indeed.com/SUCCESS to claim your SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR CREDIT NOW. BABBEL is an app that makes learning a new language fun & easy with no artificial lesson plans! Make your way over to www.babbel.com/SUCCESS to receive up to 60% off of your subscription. Enjoy the perks of lessons, podcast & live classes, and 14 languages to choose from. There's also a Twenty day money back guarantee! Organifi Glow - Take advantage of Organifi’s Summer Seasonal product Organifi Glow! Receive 20% off the tasty Raspberry Lemonade flavor up until September 30th. Organifi Glow is the vegan superfood blend designed to hydrate your skin & support natural collagen production in your body.