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377: How CultureCon CEO Imani Ellis Went From Side Hustling VP to Full-Time Entrepreneur REWIND artwork

377: How CultureCon CEO Imani Ellis Went From Side Hustling VP to Full-Time Entrepreneur REWIND

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In this week's rewind episode, in the guest chair we have former Side Hustle Pro guest Imani Ellis, CEO and Founder of CultureCon and The Creative Collective NYC. While working as Vice President of Communications at NBC Universal, Imani founded The CCNYC and began her journey to becoming the full-time CEO of her company and CultureCon. In this episode she shares: How CultureCon and The CCNYC has hugely expanded since we last spoke The steps she took to firmly make the decision of becoming a full-time entrepreneur How she effectively built and manages a team of 25 people And so much more, you don’t want to miss this episode! Check out episode 377 of Side Hustle Pro podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube This episode is brought to you by: HubSpot Podcast Network- The audio destination for business professionals with content designed to help you listen, learn, and grow. Listen to Side Hustle Pro and more shows on the HubSpot Podcast Network, at https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork. This Is Small Business- Learn more about how to start and grow your small business, check out This Is Small Business, an original podcast from Amazon on your favorite podcast app. Links mentioned in this episode 2021 Imani Ellis SHP Episode: https://youtu.be/A_JQyPajFK0 The CCNYC Website: https://www.imaniellis.com/ Imani’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaniimani/ Imani’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heyimanigirl Score Mentor Finder: https://www.score.org/find-mentor The CCNYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theccnyc/ CultureCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culturecon/ Podcast Moguls: https://www.sidehustlepro.co/podcast-moguls/ 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 Guest Social Media Info Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaniimani/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heyimanigirl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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