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Class was in session on the Essence Black Women in Hollywood carpet. Former Netflix, Uber, Apple, and PepsiCo marketing executive — and current #RHOBH cast member — Bozoma Saint John linked up with R29 Chief Content Officer Brooke Devard to talk about why Black women make the best entrepreneurs, and the myth of “doing it alone.” Any questions? 📚
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00:00Here's the thing about black women entrepreneurs. We have been doing this forever, okay? I don't know
00:04a single black woman who doesn't have some sort of side hustle. We all got like three or four of
00:08them. And so while we are burdened by trying to make a lot of things work, I think we actually
00:14should push on all fronts. You know, sometimes you're forced to try and make a decision because
00:18you're like, oh, let me put all my hopes and dreams into this one thing. But we are actually
00:22blessed with the ability to move in a lot of different spaces at the same time. Not everybody
00:26has that. Okay? Not everybody can do that. If we had 12 hats, we wear 13 of them, okay?
00:32For entrepreneurs who are looking to break, who are looking to do their thing, it's like
00:36just go. Do all of it. All at the same time. We are capable of doing it. And we have
00:40our
00:40sisters to depend on if you ever feel overburdened. Don't do it at all. If I know, I can always
00:45call you. Yes. And you will be there to help. Yes. We can call each other, you know? And
00:49that's the way it should be.

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