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Remember, BIG DREAMS take time and that's okay. EP 6 guest Sakita Holley (CEO and Founder of House of Success PR) is back sharing her tips for Dream Drivers who are adjusting to the realities of #dreamdriving. She talks what it's been like navigating eleven years of full-time entrepreneurship, not being too hard on oneself, and being okay with the journey taking "as long as it takes." Success doesn't happen overnight. SHOP THE DREAMS IN DRIVE STORE: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/shop SUPPORT DREAMS IN DRIVE: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/donate BROWSE THE BOOKSTORE:http://www.dreamsindrive.com/bookstore SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - THE KEYS: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join FIND SAKITA ON: Instagram: @misssuccess Web: www.itsthesakitamethod.com FIND RANA ON SOCIAL: Instagram: http://instagram.com/rainshineluv Twitter: http://twitter.com/rainshineluv FIND DREAMS IN DRIVE ON:Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dreamsindrive Twitter: http://twitter.com/dreamsindrive Web: http://www.dreamsindrive.com
Name: Sakita Holley Current Title: CEO, House of Success PR Location: NYC Educational Background: Howard University Alum About Sakita: Sakita Holley is an award winning publicist and the Founder/CEO of House of Success PR. The ten year old firm has worked with a wide array of clients that include Luster's Pink, African Pride, Lottabody, KinkyCurlyYaki, Harlem Arts Festival, Heat Free Hair and more. In addition to her PR work, she also hosts a popular business podcast called The Sakita Method, which is designed to help millennial women win at work, in business and everywhere in between. Sakita has been featured by Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women's Biz Journals, xoNecole and more for her PR and business expertise. In 2017, Sakita was named as one of PRWeek's 40 Under 40 honorees and she is a proud graduate of Howard University. You can find and follow her on social media @MissSuccess. DURING THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED: How to start building your PR Strategy - starting with what you have How do your PR and Marketing work together How to make use of social media and influencers to promote your brand How to prepare to work with a PR specialist/company For complete show notes and resources mentioned for this episode go to: blacktobusiness.com/63 Thank you so much for listening! Please support us by simply rating and reviewing our podcast!
In this episode, we speak with Sakita Holley who is an award-winning publicist and the Founder/CEO of House of Success PR.The nine-year-old firm has worked with a wide array of clients that include Luster's Pink, African Pride, Lottabody, KinkyCurlyYaki, Harlem Arts Festival, Heat Free Hair, and more. In addition to her PR work, she also hosts a popular business podcast called The Sakita Method, where she shares PR, business, and lifestyle tips on demand while giving you direct access to your favorite creatives, entrepreneurs, and executives and the methods that have made them successful.Sakita has been featured by Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women's Biz Journals, xoNecole, and more for her PR and business expertise. In 2017, Sakita was named as one of PRWeek's 40 Under 40 honorees and she is a proud graduate of Howard University. You can find and follow her on social media @MissSuccess
Sakita Holley is an award-winning publicist and the Founder & CEO of House of Success PR. She also hosts a popular podcast entitled, The Sakita Method. On it, she shares PR & business tips with successful entrepreneurs & professionals. On this episode, we dive into her world a bit, gain some of her method of success, and understand why “done is better than perfect!”
This week, we sit down with Sakita Holley, a Howard alum and PR magic. Sakita Holley is an award-winning publicist and the Founder/CEO of House of Success PR. The nine-year-old firm has worked with a wide array of clients that include Luster's Pink, African Pride, Lottabody, KinkyCurlyYaki, Harlem Arts Festival, Heat Free Hair and more. In addition to her PR work, she also hosts a popular business podcast called Hashtags and Stilettos, which is designed to help millennial women win at work, in business, and everywhere in between. Sakita has been featured by Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women's Biz Journals, xoNecole and more for her PR and business expertise. In 2017, Sakita was named as one of PRWeek's 40 Under 40 honorees and she is a proud graduate of Howard University. You can find and follow her on social media @MissSuccess Jamé is a fashion and beauty activist, culture commentator and media personality. The founder of the award-winning brand, TheBlondeMisfit, and the internationally-listened to podcast, TheBlondeMisfit Podcast, her work has been featured at some of the world’s leading media outlets, including BuzzFeed, Yahoo, Business of Fashion, Refinery29, StyleCaster, Teen Vogue, and more. Be sure to share the podcast with your friends and leave us that five-star rating if you're on Apple Podcasts! Check us out on social media to stay up on all things misfit: Website: https://www.theblondemisfit.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblondemisfit Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theblondemisfit Podcast: https://www.anchor.fm/theblondemisfit YouTube: https://bit.ly/TBMYoutube Therapy resources: https://bit.ly/tbmtherapy Additional resources: +1 (800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline +1 (877) 565-8860 The Trans Lifeline +1 (888) 843-4564 GLBT Hotline #Blackgirlpodcast #Theblondemisfit #fashionpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblondemisfit/support
Hello & Welcome to another Real Talk with Tamera episode! This one is really special, not to say any previous or following are not, but this was my first time hosting a live recording of the real talk with Tamera episode!This was a really great way to connect with listeners but also celebrate 6 months of the podcast, which is hard to believe it’s already been 6 months, but here we are.My guest for this special episode was my friend and fellow boss in charge, Sakita Holley. Sakita is an award winning publicist + the Founder/CEO of House of Success PR, an award winning firm that launched 9 years ago.The topic was increasing your visibility and how to thrive + build resilience in an unpredictable environment and this is totally something me + Sakita are pretty familiar with.Here is a little bit more about Sakita…Sakita Holley is an award winning publicist and the Founder/CEO of House of Success PR.The nine year old firm has worked with a wide array of clients that include Luster's Pink, African Pride, Lottabody, KinkyCurlyYaki, Harlem Arts Festival, Heat Free Hair and more. In addition to her PR work, she also hosts a popular business podcast called Hashtags and Stilettos, which is designed to help millennial women win at work, in business and everywhere in between. Sakita has been featured by Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women's Biz Journals, xoNecole and more for her PR and business expertise.In 2017, Sakita was named as one of PRWeek's 40 Under 40 honorees and she is a proud graduate of Howard University. You can find and follow her on social media @MissSuccessWhat’s really special is we’ve seen each other grow up and build our businesses since the beginning. We graduated a year a part from Howard University and we’ve been in the thick of building our businesses, dismantling our own limiting beliefs and growing together.We talked for about 90 minutes, but I edited it down to about 70 or so and honestly, we could have gone longer.We covered how it was in the very beginning, how done is better than perfect, why it’s important to give someone their flowers, while they’re still here, the importance of networking laterally, actually building with people you like, some relationship advice and so so so much more.So grab your favorite drink or cocktail and settle in for what was an amazing conversation. So without further adieu, let’s get into this conversation.P.S. Towards the end of the conversation, a listener asked for our book recommendations for entrepreneurship and here they are!Sakita’s PicksThe 50th Law by 50 Cent & Robert GreeneThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThe Dip by Seth GodinTamera’s PicksThe One Thing by Gary KellerYou Are a Badass by Jen SinceroMy So Called Freelance Life by Michelle GoodmanNew Favorite The Dip by Seth GodinNew Favorite Building a Brand Story (one of my favorites to date!)
Today’s episode is a REWIND with Sakita Holley, Founder, and CEO of House of Success PR. Sakita started her own PR company when she was 23, but faced a number of financial struggles as she figured out her business model. She has since grown, scaled, and gone on to be featured Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women’s Biz Journals, xoNecole, and was named as one of PRWeek’s 40 Under 40 honorees. Sakita breaks it down and gets real about how to start charging for your expertise and stop doing things for free. After listening to this episode, I want you to have the confidence to start making money from your side hustle and get rid of the intimidation and fear that can come with setting rates and charging people. Let’s get into it! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify This episode is brought to you by: Gusto Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country. Sign up and give it a try at gusto.com/shp. Links mentioned in this episode House of Success PR Hashtags and Stilettos Podcast 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 Send questions to “Ask Nicaila” You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. Social Media Info Sakita Holley (Instagram) - @MissSuccess Sakita Holley (Twitter) - @misssuccess Hashtags and Stilettos (Instagram) - @HashtagsandStilettos House of Success PR (Twitter) - @HOS_PR Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro
Use Your Resources! The point of this episode is to share information/things we've come across that have helped us or is helping us in pursuit of reaching our professional goals as well as getting and keeping our mind right on the journey. Jakina curses a little too much this episode but promises to dial it back going forward. As always you can put a face to the voice and contact us via Instagram Jakina is @jakinaado and Cyaira is @cyaatthenextlevel Mentions: *Podcasts -Hashtags and Stilettos by Sakita Holley and Business SHET by Mimi G *Books – Start with Why by Simon Sinek and You Are A Badass and You Are A Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero *Grants –DCASE -Propeller Fund –Three Arts If you’re in Chicago check out whatever the Chicago Cultural Center has going on. Other things – motivational speaker Les Brown (find his videos on YouTube) Not mentioned in episode but worth looking into –meetup.com, LakeFX, Zinefest, Chicago Artist Resource (CAR) -sign up for these email lists/newsletters
Today in the guest chair is Sakita Holley, the Founder/CEO of House of Success PR. Since 2011, Sakita’s firm House of Success PR has worked with a wide array of clients that include African Pride, Lottabody, KinkyCurlyYaki, Harlem Arts Festival, Heat Free Hair and more. In addition to her PR work, she also hosts a popular business podcast called Hashtags and Stilettos, which is designed to help millennial women win at work, in business and everywhere in between. Sakita has been featured by Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women's Biz Journals, xoNecole AND more for her PR and business expertise. In 2017, Sakita was named as one of PRWeek's 40 Under 40 honorees and she is a proud graduate of Howard University. Sakita played a special role in the beginning of this side hustle Pro podcast and you'll hear all about that in this episode. She is someone who inspires me to keep it moving and has always driven home to me that done is better than perfect.In this episode we are going to be breaking down how to start charging for your expertise and stop doing things for free because we are going into 2019 and we are charging for our expertise. You are going to start making money from your side hustle and we are going to get rid of the intimidation and fear that can come with setting our rates and charging folks. You’ll learn How Sakita started her own PR company and the financial struggles that she faced. You'll also hear how she learned how to set her rates and of course we get into how to start charging for your services including when to be flexible. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher This episode is brought to you by: Care/of. For 25% off your FIRST month of personalized care/of vitamins, visit takecareof.com and enter promo code sidehustle. Skillshare. Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners a limited time offer of 2 months of Skillshare for just 99 cents. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/hustlepro Links mentioned on this episode G Suite for Google Boomerang plugin The Personal Touch by Terrie Williams Dia Simms Mona Scott Young Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss 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 Sakita Holley - @misssuccess Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro
On this THROWBACK episode - we take it back to EP 6 and our chat with Sakita Holley - the founder and CEO of NY-based beauty and lifestyle PR firm House of Success PR. She is also the editor of HashtagsandStilettos.com,a business lifestyle blog and hosts a podcast of the same name that you can find on Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud. Sakita shares tips and advice from her own experience growing House of Success PR. You'll learn more about what you have to do to find clients, close deals, and start monetizing your service-based or lifestyle business. IN THIS PODCAST YOU'LL LEARN: 1. How to figure out when you need to leave your job and pursue something new 2. How she overcame having BUSINESS CAPITAL & CREDIBILITY and launched her own PR firm 3. The biggest mistakes Sakita made when she first offered services to clients 4. Why CLIENT EDUCATION is super important 5. The questions you need to ask to figure out your target market 6. When it's okay to do work for FREE 7. Why walking away from a deal can be good move 8. The real reason you should NEVER low-ball your services 9. Quick inexpensive alternative for accessing legal counsel for your business 10. The systems you need to scale your business 11. 3 things all entrepreneurs NEED in their toolkit SAKITA'S KEYS TO SUCCESS:1. Know your WHY. 2. Have a mentor or informal board of advisors 3. Do more things that bring you joy ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF CHARLAMAGNE'S BOOK "BLACK PRIVILEGE - OPPORTUNITY COMES TO THOSE WHO CREATE IT": http://www.dreamsindrive.com/win SHOW NOTES: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/sakita-holley SHOP DREAMS IN DRIVE MERCHANDISE: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/shop JOIN OUR DREAM DRIVER FACEBOOK GROUP: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/facebook FIND SAKITA HOLLEY ON:Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/misssuccess Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/misssuccess Web: http://www.hos-pr.com FIND RANA ON SOCIAL: Instagram: http://instagram.com/rainshineluv Twitter: http://twitter.com/rainshineluv FIND DREAMS IN DRIVE ON:Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dreamsindrive Twitter: http://twitter.com/dreamsindrive Web: http://www.dreamsindrive.com JOIN THE #DREAMSINDRIVE ONLINE COMMUNITY: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join
Sakita Holley definitely blessed up with this one. Her witty down-to earth personality just brightened up the show! She talked to us about her entrepreneur journey, as well as why self love is so important to your success. Guest: Sakita Holley @MissSuccess Podcast: Hashtags & Stilletos Host: Dei Lake @DeiLake DeiLake.com SuccessonDemand.co FB Group: Success on Demand IG: @_OfficialSOD --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/successondemand/support
This episode we welcomed Sakita Holley to join us and share some words of wisdom and inspiration to help us and our listeners get to the next level all while getting out of our own way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themcmpod/message
[Rerun] This episode was originally published on January 12, 2016 / PR Maven, Sakita Holley of House of Success, stops by the studio to kick off the new year with a stimulating discussion on elevating your professional brand. Plus we respond to your listener questions on leveraging LinkedIn to land a new job and starting up a new business. Links + resources: joblogues.com/links Follow Sakita: @MissSuccess | hashtagsandstilettos.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Have you ever struggled with finding clients and figuring out how to monetize your service-based business? On today's episode, we chat with Sakita Holley - the founder and CEO of NY-based beauty and lifestyle PR firm House of Success PR. Sakita shares tips and advice from her experiencing growing her business and dishes on how you can find clients, close deals, and start monetizing your service-based business. Get the show notes + some extra goodies here: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/sakita-holley-how-to-monetize-your-service-based-business/ SUBSCRIBE:www.dreamsindrive.com/join Connect with Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Find Sakita on social: instagram.com/misssuccess twitter.com/misssuccess Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv
PR Maven, Sakita Holley of House of Success, stops by the studio to kick off the new year with a stimulating discussion on elevating your professional brand. Plus we respond to your listener questions on leveraging LinkedIn to land a new job and starting up a new business. Links + resources: joblogues.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.