Very Necessary Decisions

Marvin Francois: Credit Specialist & Founder of TakeOff Financial

Marvin Francois is a credit specialist and Founder of TakeOff Financial where he provides services to those seeking advice on building personal and business credit. In this interview, we discuss the importance of leveraging personal credit when obtaining business credit in efforts to grow your business. Marvin emphasizes the significance of building relationships with banks and credit unions to access funding. He also provides resources for finding the best banks and credit unions for business credit. Marvin shares his personal experience of making necessary decisions in his career, such as moving out and leaving his father's business, in order to focus on his own ventures. The conversation ends with a reminder to say 'no' to certain opportunities in order to focus on what truly aligns with one's goals. . . In this episode, we briefly speak about: (1)The Interconnection Between Personal and Business Credit (2) Setting Funding Goals and Credit Limits (3) Building Relationships with Banks and Credit Unions (4) Making Necessary Decisions in Your Career . . Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of Hue Capital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that Industry Leaders and Founders have used to accelerate the growth of product-centric businesses. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 Companies & Startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game! . . Stay tuned. . . Creative Direction, Film & Editing by: Nicole Perez,   / nperez7   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDBDX1hnM2JlNExXNkRRdTNCTDkwX2h6UEpKUXxBQ3Jtc0trUWhxOWw5OXhjZldnbDVQMnM0MjRBYXB5aWRqTFZrSVkyYTctSHE0ZklnQ1E0b3QzV1AxN2t6VV9aTjF3MWIxdExONjJDMzRXN3pLOTJ5Y1N2VXdfY2tNcGdUZDdLc2Vmb295ajhRM2RMRmZTTF9TSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fnperez7%2F&v=vW9v5IkdM2c] _____________________________ Stay in touch with Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine: Personal Instagram: @jujufontaine_ TikTok: @jujufontaine_ LinkedIn:   / jerlisafontaine   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVh4dk1mTU9RczlzOThnSGE1MEtWNnUydjVMZ3xBQ3Jtc0tscXF6eTczNEphTnpkMThZUl9rVDRLSVdKSHRWdzJUdk5YbkpOdGJOeGNGODFjTlhOZW91ZUF4OFNNOW9SU3FLZFdNbDM4TU1lc0JMTGNlNkJrNDJ5QzAta1ZReE5mek9MWHo1a2NYWVlKVzdJVTM4Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjerlisafontaine%2F&v=vW9v5IkdM2c] _____________________________ Stay in touch with Marvin Francois: Youtube:    / @marvinfrancois1   [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCU8OcQzN6X00j-CXvWnAog] Business Instagram: @marvinfrancois Website: https://takeofffinancial.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHBoMzhnTUUwRlg1LTJoVTl0Mnd4a1NDcHRvUXxBQ3Jtc0ttTGRZVUQxVkp3cTZtVWxGLXdJb2ZmQ0NwN05uZzkwelZvUXNEUC1IRUM1cFdNVkVVOTZRNjJRRHN0amVLYm9Qb0V4dEpaNU1XWDdoNjZmS0lFc1ZfZHNKdEE5WWlKNll0ZTNnSllfY28xU2RtQUhRWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftakeofffinancial.com%2F&v=vW9v5IkdM2c] ___________________________________ Stay in Touch with Very Necessary Decisions: Instagram: @huecapitalco LinkedIn:   / hue-capital-community   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqay0zZFZub1V5bmItX0Y5SjRjUm9EdUx2QVpEZ3xBQ3Jtc0trUWV5amtVWEpwTGhLR1J1aHE2MVgyZ1NTRkdUb3pLYklxYXdTTktUejkwRG8xcHNXN1dkUUgxbHQzVUtnTEkxalpNYmJPYnFqRmE0bVFPcElIQ2hCODhlZUxPbzd0TEs3QTd5VHc0OW8wcDNWWERQZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fhue-capital-community%2F&v=vW9v5IkdM2c] Website: https://huecapital.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2lZWkJ2TTNJTGRJTnRreS1CZS1lakNxYlh4UXxBQ3Jtc0tsLXR0RXl5aFozOVlBdkFyZ0EwS1BZNEpqV0o2VmJpVkpwcFJ0V3pic0pfNmZoWm1iTTZldXROWE5IdVA5RGlwQWwyYW9ERl81QTRCY0RVbkFXWTliakxUa3QzNm9MLURaeTRiNTI2bUNxQUhlQm1ZUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhuecapital.co%2F&v=vW9v5IkdM2c] Email: info@huecapital.co

Lola Adewuya | Building a Pandemic-Proof Creative Brand Studio

Lola Adewuya is the Founder and CEO of the Brand Doula, a creative agency/brand development studio that works with one-of-a-kind companies and leaders to activate bold missions. Lola shares her journey of starting her own company that focuses on serving women of color and women-owned businesses. She discusses the importance of building a positive company culture and treating both employees and contractors with respect. Lola also talks about how her business thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an increase in inquiries from individuals starting new businesses. She highlights the need for ongoing support for black entrepreneurs and the potential challenges they may face in the future. . . . In this episode, we briefly speak about: (1) Starting and Operating a Creative Agency that Survived the Pandemic (2) How to Manage Employees vs. Contractors (3) Best Tools to Use for a Creative Agency (4) Unique Approach to Building Brands . . Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of Hue Capital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that Industry Leaders and Founders have used to accelerate the growth of product-centric businesses. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 Companies & Startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game! . . Stay tuned. . . Creative Direction, Film & Editing by: Nicole Perez,   / nperez7   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnVMSEZYZjZKczM2dGtGeG5UWVQ3QkhLU3FSUXxBQ3Jtc0tuS2YzekN2b3FRcXBvajhEMzBjT0JRYUxQSmg2amFISGQ4RHVYNkZVRmdEQ2ZPUWhjRXU2YkVZSTRMX3lyR3F5U2dpekhDenZxbm5jYld5ZlZ2U3JGYWQwRDBXXzhWQ1JybkJFM25USXhFYjJ3OTlVOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fnperez7%2F&v=qk1dvnlEZeY] _____________________________ Stay in touch with Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine: Personal Instagram: @jujufontaine_ TikTok: @jujufontaine_ LinkedIn: / jerlisafontaine _____________________________ Stay in touch with Lola Adewuya: LinkedIn:   / lola-adewuya   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktabW0zYnRHcVgxM1BjNlpYelI5aXJlWjFSd3xBQ3Jtc0ttQlFweTFwcnRwX1lIQjdYdGhvanJHSU9ySTBXbWNHRlRiNjUxelFKZk9wYkJpYi1lc1BSa3c0TXlNVzJmLXZFUDZ1Z1dwNGlwZXF3ZW1sbzZ0eW90dExOcm1raDFrVlJWWHBKdVlvZlIyUWp1anp6cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Flola-adewuya%2F&v=qk1dvnlEZeY] Business Instagram: @thebranddoula Website: https://www.thebranddoula.co/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGFLNGlYcWxXZ1VxeGtiNEtBdmRCN3VodmxUQXxBQ3Jtc0trVjFDRFZVSVVtek9fZG9sX0NBbDNkWnViX1FjWjNTbnZYaFBPRm5pYzNXX3ZncVFXWTUzUFBnZ3pEU3d2OE1YdzNsOUJDblN5cGFTQWM1SVJySE1sa3VSem0tUGsyN1FZdUlsWkxfbkJVM2lSS3VWcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebranddoula.co%2F&v=qk1dvnlEZeY] ___________________________________ Stay in Touch with Very Necessary Decisions: Instagram: @huecapitalco LinkedIn:   / hue-capital-community   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlORWRLMDEwN0FTZjBiMTRCckxNMzZrMFZwQXxBQ3Jtc0tudmhSMkx5VnlZTE0wTmxTc2VQZHVxcVNmc0dRWldVS1EtSVNUMG1DcHFDMXUyenh3d19MX05rYUJTb0JFTXVTb0xMcy1KSy1ZOGxjQk4zN2JjMG5yQWhKXzhsVHRUUlpWUlREMTNONVFIelAxamZ3QQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fhue-capital-community%2F&v=qk1dvnlEZeY] Website: https://huecapital.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2tNY042TVI4REpsTUUzdmpKMVk1SGpLcXhUUXxBQ3Jtc0trS25vaTN1QVBJU0JYUXNRN2M4ZENUSXFWZWRNRG9ZUWVDUnUyQ0NTN0w4YzJtb0ZHV1pjS3d6SkFNTkduYXZTLXhnSmRrYW5Cc2ZiVnNUdERrWS04T0s5YURhNGpJTGFSbXdsR0FReWczZDZDNVRidw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhuecapital.co%2F&v=qk1dvnlEZeY] Email: info@huecapital.co

Seth Carrington | Founder of Survey Plug

Seth Carrington is the founder of Surveyplug, your connect to making extra income with minimal effort from your phone and home. In this interview, he shares his journey from working a government job to starting his own business. He explains how anyone can use paid surveys to make extra money, regardless of their age or location. Seth proceeds to walk us through his story of how he started teaching others about paid surveys and how he made $1,500 overnight from a Zoom call. . . In this episode, we briefly speak about: (1) Starting and Operating a Survey Business (2) Finding Paid Survey Opportunities and Attracting Invitations (3) Transitioning from a 9-5 to Full-Time entrepreneurship with SurveyPlug (4) Getting People to Pay for Your Services . . Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of Hue Capital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that industry experts and thought leaders have used to accelerate their company's growth and, of course, their own career growth. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 companies and startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game! . . Stay tuned. . . Creative Direction, Film & Editing by: Nicole Perez, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nperez7/ _____________________________ Stay in touch with Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine: Personal Instagram: @jujufontaine_ TikTok: @jujufontaine_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerlisafontaine/ _____________________________ Stay in touch with Seth Carrington: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethcarrington/ Instagram: @sethjustcooling Business Instagram: @thesurveyplug Website: https://thesurveyplug.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazFqaUkyb3FKYlhZYTl2a1U5dzZkeWNYVUE5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trVlRFRnNRZGpHbEJlTmhzNTR5dU1Ia0ptLTFXdlpaTFRvTGpQQnJrQ2tNcVVUN3U4YkFCXzd1NkdMOU93SkRNMzVOWHl6WTVncG9UYVdFN1NJN2hYX0xJRmRxbzN3ZExZSUxJUjZQNEJ1YkZKQmJUQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthesurveyplug.com%2F&v=Gg7sgifKpx4] ___________________________________ Stay in Touch with Very Necessary Decisions: Instagram: @huecapitalco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hue-capital-community/ Website: https://huecapital.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3JQcUxpOFZKT0VESFZZS1hoa19qUVh2dXJGZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuekFwQmtPZ3JoMjR0UFgyellGNG84RXB5X3JEMjFhb2xTYVplWXdTbkdtb3BGbEs5dnZNelIzRnJjZXJ2UW45RzFJdVB4QTdhSWszSmczc2J4LU5XWWZaRFFaSW5BSG1yUlhiMWFlLWxUUVV0R0E0WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhuecapital.co%2F&v=Gg7sgifKpx4] Email: info@huecapitalco.com  [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5neFd1R3pGeUpVSlRGcVZ0cTEtLXNvd29iQXxBQ3Jtc0tteHRBby1aTnF0c3RveEh3aGVJVmNMUUdiamlRbzNKcFdGNms1MEVPYlNGMkE4Qk1lajVfN3Z5U0FFQzhWb0dqOFhoN3AtbVB3UDBBVVp6MDVtWFVnaG5UTHFfNGZMNUU5dm90MThGVWhkeUh3dHRuNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fhue-capital-community&v=Gg7sgifKpx4] Website: https://huecapital.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3JQcUxpOFZKT0VESFZZS1hoa19qUVh2dXJGZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuekFwQmtPZ3JoMjR0UFgyellGNG84RXB5X3JEMjFhb2xTYVplWXdTbkdtb3BGbEs5dnZNelIzRnJjZXJ2UW45RzFJdVB4QTdhSWszSmczc2J4LU5XWWZaRFFaSW5BSG1yUlhiMWFlLWxUUVV0R0E0WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhuecapital.co%2F&v=Gg7sgifKpx4] Email: info@huecapitalco.com

Brittany Antoinette | Founder of the Idea Girl & Not So CEO

Brittany is the Founder of The Idea Girl a boutique design practice for fashion, beauty, and wellness brands. Specializing in brand strategy, Since 2017, Brittany has worked alongside bright-eyed founders to take their business ideas out of notepads and get them onto shelves. With helping launch over 100+ brands and campaigns for startups and major figures, her work has helped clients acquire retail placement and press by the likes of Sephora, West Elm, Urban Outfitters, Macy’s, Vogue, Forbes, and many more. She wishes to further her mission through Not So CEO, a creative business school for founders and creatives to learn how to build better brands minus the burnout. . . In this episode, we briefly speak about: (1) Building a Career in Branding Beauty & Wellness Businesses (2) Pivoting From Fashion to Branding (3) Branding Checklist for Entrepreneurs (4) How to Identify Your Segmented Customer Base (5) Building a Creative Agency . . Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of Hue Capital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that industry experts and thought leaders have used to accelerate their company's growth and, of course, their own career growth. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 companies and startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game! . . Stay tuned. . . Creative Direction, Film & Editing by: Nicole Perez, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nperez7/ _____________________________ Stay in touch with Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine: Personal Instagram: @jujufontaine_ TikTok: @jujufontaine_ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerlisafontaine/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblZxQzFmeTZPblJwbXN2bUU4SHNTbmxOSUpOZ3xBQ3Jtc0trWnQwbGpMMWZXdzMybnVMVm1UT3hxQk42V2FCb0dhQmRFZFdYdnlSMmZmNFFMN2hVT0E5UThGWkdiRHYxLXAzdWdxTkNNTmRVakRGQmdNVkxGWTlFSWVqYnBhaFU0YnFKazZfclNEZFVHbE4xWnRrOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjerlisafontaine%2F&v=P1N7__MH0Lg] _____________________________ Stay in touch with Brittany Antoinette: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-antoinette-wilson-a783ba79/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmhiM1FiOU9Bd2NkdHM1dTlSaTI5YjgxZGpVd3xBQ3Jtc0ttQkJTUUV6RmNra0h6Tnl4T0RSMmtjOVVmQzduQzBYZVJXbDlqd3JrcDFUalhydndfWFVfbnZrRWxrOExQMEt6XzlrNkE3QlFyeUxOektnajJUWGF3V01NdXlKU2FIM1g5Ymp0SHpfT3lka082X1R4cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fbrittany-antoinette-wilson-a783ba79%2F&v=P1N7__MH0Lg] Instagram: @shesthatbritt Business Instagram: @notsoceo Website: https://www.notsoceo.co/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkM2ZzhGeGpRLVoyMEZzR2dSVG9UVXVxOUtMZ3xBQ3Jtc0trNjhrY0xEVUxnOHRCRXdndHJKZU9TbU1YTkRweVlYQUpqMU1kNlVNYlVGVlo5ZWdHWXhZbGJFN19RcllfcHZJUEZSYzM1S1RUeFMyNkpaRUQ0ckVSVmQtZlJ3QTR3VVpaLUFvd1F3cnQwbEV6SWd2RQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notsoceo.co%2F&v=P1N7__MH0Lg] ___________________________________ Stay in Touch with Very Necessary Decisions: Instagram: @huecapitalco LinkedIn:   / hue-capital-community   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnNvRHZDam1paUk3VXRxdzBUZ3NENHRUcGRXUXxBQ3Jtc0tuWGRkczVMTndvOE83OUc4d2x5aTZCLTFKX2ppdmlyS0hSd1BCSUgyWGl3LVE5RkhSY0VQN2M4QTBMNDAxeEx2WU5CeXQxb3JiVW44aEdwT0FSSGVFS25GWjVsQkVCNDFDQXc3a2FCenpmRkpKRlZvbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fhue-capital-community&v=P1N7__MH0Lg] Website: https://huecapital.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbERGZTVsSV82R2hhQnphNG5GMnlnMDhjdXcwZ3xBQ3Jtc0tua1I0N2RBM1EtNGVVSG5SR1lIeENxV0N4MEo0Y3pJdFU1TlZzay1nRnV5SzlUWVIwY0taLXYySk9hQUhCLV9QRkNBaUJjakZzVFFZT2Fsc2ZxNGJXSkdjazZNdE5KRW1KYV9nSEs3WE9nYW5zRFoySQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhuecapital.co%2F&v=P1N7__MH0Lg] Email: info@huecapitalco.com

Erica Knox on Establishing a Mogul Mindset and Building Your Personal Brand

Erica Knox, Corporate Communication & Social Impact Leader at BET and Transformational Speaker, is challenging you to rise to the occasion and develop a 'Mogul Mindset'. Through her work in Communications, Erica challenges companies to develop brands that promote the good and wellbeing of the customers they serve. Erica also works diligently with rising leaders to find the confidence necessary to create the life they want for themselves. . . In this episode, we briefly speak about: (1) Building a Fruitful Career in Communications and Social Impact (2) How to Climb the Corporate Ladder (3) Balancing Mental Health and a Mogul Mindset (4) Developing Your Personal Brand as a Leader and Speaker . . Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of Hue Capital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that industry experts and thought leaders have used to accelerate their company's growth and, of course, their own career growth. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 companies and startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game! . . Stay tuned. . . Creative Direction, Film & Editing by: Nicole Perez, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nperez7/ _____________________________ Stay in touch with Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine: Personal Instagram: @jujufontaine_ TikTok: @jujufontaine_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerlisafontaine/ _____________________________ Stay in touch with Erica Knox: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-knox-031372136/ Instagram: @ekthemogul Business Instagram: @madethecutcollective ___________________________________ Stay in Touch with Very Necessary Decisions: Instagram: @huecapitalco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hue-capital-community Website: https://huecapital.co Email: info@huecapitalco.com