The Warren Broadnax “Winning” Strategy (Warren Broadnax 2024)

During this episode, host Jerome D. Love sits down with Co-founder and CEO of She’s Happy Hair, Warren Broadnax! Warren shares his journey, from humble beginnings on the southside of Houston, TX to his career as a Houston firefighter before breaking into the billion-dollar in black hair industry.

Timestamps:

5:32 Making 15 cents look like a dollar

6:14 Being okay in new surroundings

6:49 Joining the United States Navy

7:30 Being your own man

8:20 Becoming an aggressive learner

13:23 Understanding Finance

14:32 Treating business like a loaf of bread

15:48 Breaking into the billion dollar beauty industry

16:46-  Taking Chances

18:55 Finding good energy among women

19:34 When you got a vision, it’s YOUR vision

21:06 Don’t do bad business

21:48 Expanding internationally

23:16 Comfortable overseas as “the 3 black guys”

25:00 Navigating suppliers in other cultures

26:25 Talking partnership with China

28:00 Lessons in ownership 101: Treat your business like what if the idea works

31:00  Don’t do it for the money

32:40 Making the customer feel like the star

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