{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield","title":"Growing a Business While Working in Corporate America (with Yolanda Williams)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4520,"description":"In this episode of How I Got Here, Dreena welcomes Yolanda Williams, CEO and Co-founder of the natural skincare line, Cream Blends, and Owner and Chief Content Officer of DISTINCT Life Creative Agency. Yolanda is killin’ the game as an entrepreneur, mother, fitness influencer, and creative director, so let’s learn how she got here.Ever since she was a little girl, Yolanda has been painting a colorful vision for her future. From dreaming of being a writer and hosting poetry open mic nights in high school, to self-publishing a memoir, Yolanda has always been driven to express herself, create, and innovate. Listen in as she sheds light on her journey of transitioning from corporate America to full-time entrepreneurship with her husband, Rick, while raising and homeschooling two kids.“I built my business on the back of corporate America and having that stability... I literally used every lunch break to help build my business so by the end of the day when I got home, there were deliverables and things that I needed to work on from what I built on my lunch break.”-  Yolanda WilliamsYou’ll gain insight into Yolanda’s creative process for developing business ideas and products, how she and Rick grew their brands and scaled their businesses on their own, and her advice for starting and growing a business while working a full-time job. Plus, she tells the story of how she got her skincare products into Whole Foods, the powerful lessons she learned from that experience, and why she doesn’t want to do wholesale anymore.“We grow slower trying to go the route that I’m trying to go, but I’m okay with that because we have multiple streams of income and multiple businesses to where I’m not pressed.”-  Yolanda WilliamsConnect with Yolanda:Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yolandawlms Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yolanda-williams-a49a2525 Resources Mentioned:Cream Blends: www.creamblends.com Follow Cream Blends on Instagram:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BdBbhpyNt_QCzr05Um48v_vIOKUIOTF2dTew_MTRoO4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGI3/MzFlMzYxNGE2NDZi/M2ZhNDM3ZWM3YzVh/NjYyMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}