“My business has been built off of the shoulders of the relationships I have built over the years.” Says Carolyn Fraser

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12/19/22 • 44 min

Black Businesses Matter

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Episode # 41

Guest Name: Carolyn Fraser

Guest Business: The PR Shoppe

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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Carolyn S. Fraser, the Founder & CEO of The PR Shoppe, an integrated marketing boutique headquartered in Chicago, specializing in strategic Public Relations, Social Media Management and Small Business Integrated Marketing Consulting for startup and emerging businesses.She highlights the importance of not only the professional relationships, but her familial and faith based relationships as well and the role they play in her success as a business owner.Carolyn emphasizes the importance of clear communication, something that she prides herself on. Through this clear communication she is able to build authentic relationships. She details her journey from New York ,after being unfairly terminated from her job at one of the top celebrity PR agencies, to Chicago where she found that the relationships required more time to establish lasting relationships.

If you are interested in learning how to establish lasting connections,this is the episode for you.

If you need help creating marketing strategies for you small business, connect with Carolyn and The PR Shoppe

IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT...

Who was Carolyn as a little girl?
How relationships have played a role in developing her business?
When is a time a relationship was developed through a previous relationship?
What Carolyn has planned for 2023?
Why do black businesses matter?
What brings Carolyn joy?

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We would love to hear from you! Text "BBMFAM" to (312) 300-1300.

Episode # 41

Guest Name: Carolyn Fraser

Guest Business: The PR Shoppe

Summary Style

EPISODE SUMMARY

If you are interested in learning how to establish lasting connections,this is the episode for you.

If you need help creating marketing strategies for you small business, connect with Carolyn and The PR Shoppe

IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT...

Who was Carolyn as a little girl?
How relationships have played a role in developing her business?
When is a time a relationship was developed through a previous relationship?
What Carolyn has planned for 2023?
Why do black businesses matter?
What brings Carolyn joy?

Stream & Download Black Businesses Matter Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcast, Google, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify!

To connect further with me:

Visit my website: Thel3agency.com

Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thel3agency

Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackbusinessesmatterpodcast/

Connect with me on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/thel3agency/

Be sure to follow our podcast on our NEW page on Instagram. I can't wait to see you join us and take the pledge of #blackbusinessesmatter

To Connect with Carolyn

Connect with her on Instagram:

Support the show

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"I am always going to be committed to helping women win" Says Cheryl-Hudson Jackson

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Episode 40:

Guest Name: Cheryl Hudson Jackson

Guest Business: YWCA CHJ Consulting

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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Cheryl Hudson-Jackson, who is the Director of Franchise and Business Enterprise for YWCA Chicago. She is also the owner of CHJ consulting. We discuss the impact that her work at the YWCA has had throughout her career and the importance of community building. Cheryl works with the BreedLove program. A program that aids women entrepreneurs in gaining funding for their businesses. The program also creates this sense of community amongst the women as they navigate “entrepreneur-hood”. She describes her role within the Y and how she helps the women within the breedlove programs stay on track to successes and connect them with other women that can support them.

Cheryl speaks to the importance of always bringing women to the table in order to help level the playing field, a philosophy that she has brought with her throughout her career. She began as a chemical engineer at IIT (Illinois Technical Institute) a field that notably lacks women and because of that experience she made it her business to create a space for women.

If you are interested in learning the importance of building community, this is the episode for you.

IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT...

Does her being an entrepreneur help her work with other business owners?
When she built her business
How have women entrepreneurs been able to build a scalable business?
Why do black businesses matter?
What brings Cheryl joy?

Stream & Download Black Businesses Matter Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcast, Google, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify!

To connect further with me:

Visit my website: Thel3agency.com

Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thel3agency

Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackbusinessesmatterpodcast/

Connect with me on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/thel3agency/

Be sure to follow our podcast on our NEW page on Instagram. I can't wait to see you join us and take the pledge of #blackbusinessesmatter

To Connect with Cheryl Hudson-Jackson

Connect with him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylhudsonjackson

Connect with him on LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/c

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Next Episode

"It doesn't have to be YOU for your business to expand" Says Jocelyn Delk Adams

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Episode 42

Guest Name: Jocelyn Delk Adams

Guest Business: Grandbaby Cakes

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In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, I speak with Jocelyn Delk Adams, the founder, author, national television personality and brand ambassador behind the award winning cookbook Grandbaby Cakes. Her business began with the blog Grandbaby Cakes, a blog that gave her the fitting and the community to build lasting relationships and launch the brand.Jocelyn details the experiences with her tight knit ,foodie family in the kitchen together that inspired her to build a business. She gets her passion for baking from her grandmother who not only baked but crafted her own recipes.

Jocelyn explains that she chose to write her own book and distribute the recipes rather than own a restaurant because her main goal was to create a community. This gave her the ability to expand into a multitude of industries and build meaningful relationships.

Jocelyn gives insight into the newest book ‘Everyday Grand’ that contains both sweet and savory recipes . She also provides some anecdotes to accompany the recipes and a look into her family history.

If you are interested in learning about different paths to build and expand your business this is the episode for you!

Make sure you pre-order ‘Everyday Grand’ Jocelyn newest cookbook that releases in March 2023.

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