She Emptied Her Retirement to Open a Tea Brand (Jamila Wright, Founder of Brookyn Tea)

Podcast: Side Hustle Pro · Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media

Opublikowano: 2026-07-17

If this resonated with you, here are additional resources: APPLY TO SHIFT: https://sidehustlepro.co/shift In this episode, I sat down with Jamila Wright, co-founder of Brooklyn Tea, to trace the full story of how she and her husband Ali turned tea dates into a business. Jamila walked me through leaving a career in education, emptying her retirement savings, and fighting a two year trademark battle before they ever opened their first location. We got into the real financial decisions behind building out that first shop, including an SBA loan t...