76: Fame, Fortune, & Farmers Markets With Lakesha Brown-Renfro

STANDOUT with Cheryl Tan

When you see a successful person, there’s a misconception, that he or she got to this level of success overnight, that this person snapped a finger and right away, the result is a multi-million dollar business. If only that were true. In this episode of STANDOUT, you\'ll hear from a business owner who started a company with one idea for growth. But by sitting back and listening to clients and customers, she realized there was a better path. And the company pivoted. Many years later, after creating a food product, appearing on Shark Tank, selling out on QVC 5 times, opening a restaurant, two boutique hotels and a spa, Lakesha Brown-Renfro, along with her two business partners, now run ten businesses. We counted. It started with farmers markets, meeting people face to face, talking with them, sharing products, seeing their reaction to them. To this day, despite being very well-known, Lakesha still makes time for farmers markets. I know you’ll enjoy this interview, where you’ll learn quite a bit about growth, a successful business mindset and giving back. AND, if you’re looking for a community of amazing entrepreneurs, consider joining the STANDOUT Facebook community. It’s free. What you will learn in this episode: *Why Lakesha and her partners decided to pivot from a serviced-based business to a product-based one *The power of farmers markets in the growth of the business *How the company\'s appearance on Shark Tank changed the game for them *Challenges to growth *What\'s ahead for the company and its 10 businesses Links mentioned in this episode: *Learn about Mango Mangeaux, as well as its products and services, here. *Mango Mangeaux on Facebook. *The 5-Day Media Magnet Challenge *The Ultimate DIY Guide To Getting Great Press *My blog posts and podcast episodes on Content Creation *Look at the content creation system I created in Trello. Click here to take a peek. *Get tickets to the Social Media Marketing Made Easy Conference April 12-14, 2019 in Norfolk. Use the code, \"Cheryl\" and get $20 off. Click here to get tickets. *Get the guide: \"10 Ways To Ace Your Video Strategy.\" Click here to download it. *Take the survey - What questions do you have about video marketing, YouTube marketing and video strategy? Click here to take the survey. *Want to work with Cheryl? Learn more about her Strategy Sessions here. *Click to join the STANDOUT wi...