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130: How Michelle Obama’s Hairstylist Yene Damtew Got Her Start And Opened Her Own Salon artwork

130: How Michelle Obama’s Hairstylist Yene Damtew Got Her Start And Opened Her Own Salon

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Michelle Obama's hairstylist and entrepreneur Yene Damtew is in the guest chair sharing her amazing side hustle journey. ⠀ Hear how her side hustle led to a full-time job as Michelle Obama's hairstylist AND opening her own salon Aesthetics Salon What I admire most about Yene is her commitment to going back to college and completing her business degree, despite already having amazing experience, mentorships, and clientele.⠀ Today, she is a mentor to other salon business owners learning how to navigate the industry, run the operations, and turn a talent into a sustainable business and career. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify This episode is brought to you by: 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. Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners a limited time New Years offer of 2 months of Skillshare FREE. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/nicaila Links mentioned on this episode Your First 1000 Downloads Masterclass: SideHustlePro.co/LiveClass Aesthetics Salon Yene Damtew Blitzscaling Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Michelle Obamas Hair stylist, Yene Damtew, Michelle Obama Announcements 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 Social Media Info Yene Damtew - @yenedamtew Aesthetics salon - @aesthetics.salon Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro Michelle Obama Hairstylist Michelle Obama Hair Yene Damtew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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