Natasha Sheppard's guest appearances

Natasha Sheppard

The Epiphany Project

The NDINI Podcast

Vivian Kaye

Lisa Nichols

Michelle Lee

Samantha Clarke

Camille Dundas

Sandra Chuma

Pauleanna Reid

Courtney Johnson

Michael Morris

Thembi Bheka

Aisha Addo

Mpumi Nobiva

Dre Ngozi

Makini Smith

Tomi Gbeleyi

OwlTail

This week on our Quick Fire series, we have CEO and founder of Curlshoppe, Natasha Sheppard.  Natasha joined us in Episode 118 where she shared her story and journey to becoming an entrepreneur, and talked about her goals, dreams, and challenges, and her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. As a child growing up, Natasha’s hair was consistently relaxed by her mother to make styling easier. She was even convinced that her hair was naturally straight (or ‘wavy’ at most) and ironically always wanted curly hair. Through many chemical relaxers and weekly wash-blowdry-straighten routines, her hair got more and more  damaged, until she finally decided to cut her hair short. Doing this started to reveal her true natural curls the moment she started growing out of the relaxers.  As years went by, eventually Natasha could not resist the urge anymore to do the “big chop” -- to cut all of her hair off -- so she could grow out her true curls from scratch. Doing her own research on how to grow her curls and have proper hair care, she decided to start sharing her journey (via blogging, YouTube and Instagram), and continued learning until she became more confident in herself embracing her new found natural hair. Natasha eventually learned enough to create her own formula and people started buying her products. This led to building her brand, Curlshoppe, which she now co-owns with her best friend, Rowan McAnoy.  After being able to create her own business and brand, a lot of people would ask her how she was able to do it. With her own experience and strategies in this field, she and her partner Sanjay created Hustl works, a platform to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their own businesses.

This week on our Quick Fire series, we have CEO and founder of Curlshoppe, Natasha Sheppard.  Natasha joined us in Episode 118 where she shared her story and journey to becoming an entrepreneur, and talked about her goals, dreams, and challenges, and her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. As a child growing up, Natasha’s hair was consistently relaxed by her mother to make styling easier. She was even convinced that her hair was naturally straight (or ‘wavy’ at most) and ironically always wanted curly hair. Through many chemical relaxers and weekly wash-blowdry-straighten routines, her hair got more and more  damaged, until she finally decided to cut her hair short. Doing this started to reveal her true natural curls the moment she started growing out of the relaxers.  As years went by, eventually Natasha could not resist the urge anymore to do the “big chop” -- to cut all of her hair off -- so she could grow out her true curls from scratch. Doing her own research on how to grow her curls and have proper hair care, she decided to start sharing her journey (via blogging, YouTube and Instagram), and continued learning until she became more confident in herself embracing her new found natural hair. Natasha eventually learned enough to create her own formula and people started buying her products. This led to building her brand, <a href="https://curlshoppe.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curlshoppe</a>, which she now co-owns with her best friend, Rowan McAnoy.  After being able to create her own business and brand, a lot of people would ask her how she was able to do it. With her own experience and strategies in this field, she and her partner Sanjay created <a href="https://hustlworks.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hustl works</a>, a platform to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their own businesses.

139 | Quick Fire Q&A with Natasha Sheppard

As a child growing up, Natasha’s hair was consistently relaxed by her mother to make styling easier. She was even convinced that her hair was naturally straight (or ‘wavy’ at most) and ironically always wanted curly hair. Through many chemical relaxers and weekly wash-blowdry-straighten routines, her hair got more and more  damaged, until she finally decided to cut her hair short. Doing this started to reveal her true natural curls the moment she started growing out of the relaxers.  As years went by, eventually Natasha could not resist the urge anymore to do the “big chop” -- to cut all of her hair off -- so she could grow out her true curls from scratch. Doing her own research on how to grow her curls and have proper hair care, she decided to start sharing her journey (via blogging, YouTube and Instagram), and continued learning until she became more confident in herself embracing her new found natural hair. Natasha eventually learned enough to create her own formula and people started buying her products. This led to building her brand, Curlshoppe, which she now co-owns with her best friend, Rowan McAnoy.  After being able to create her own business and brand, a lot of people would ask her how she was able to do it. With her own experience and strategies in this field, she and her partner Sanjay created Hustl works, a platform to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their own businesses. In this episode, Natasha shares her story and journey to becoming an entrepreneur, specifically with hair care and products. She shares her goals, dreams, and challenges, as well as her own advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. “Just be really passionate in what you do… If your passion is there, you are going to make a great product or service. Whatever you’re putting out is going to be the best you, as long as you’re happy doing it. Expect the hard work. Expect things to go wrong and push through. But if your heart's in it and you know that you are doing a good job in the best that you can be, they will all work out in the end.” - Natasha Sheppard

As a child growing up, Natasha’s hair was consistently relaxed by her mother to make styling easier. She was even convinced that her hair was naturally straight (or ‘wavy’ at most) and ironically always wanted curly hair. Through many chemical relaxers and weekly wash-blowdry-straighten routines, her hair got more and more  damaged, until she finally decided to cut her hair short. Doing this started to reveal her true natural curls the moment she started growing out of the relaxers.  As years went by, eventually Natasha could not resist the urge anymore to do the “big chop” -- to cut all of her hair off -- so she could grow out her true curls from scratch. Doing her own research on how to grow her curls and have proper hair care, she decided to start sharing her journey (via blogging, YouTube and Instagram), and continued learning until she became more confident in herself embracing her new found natural hair. Natasha eventually learned enough to create her own formula and people started buying her products. This led to building her brand, <a href="https://curlshoppe.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curlshoppe</a>, which she now co-owns with her best friend, Rowan McAnoy.  After being able to create her own business and brand, a lot of people would ask her how she was able to do it. With her own experience and strategies in this field, she and her partner Sanjay created <a href="https://hustlworks.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hustl works</a>, a platform to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their own businesses. In this episode, Natasha shares her story and journey to becoming an entrepreneur, specifically with hair care and products. She shares her goals, dreams, and challenges, as well as her own advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. “Just be really passionate in what you do… If your passion is there, you are going to make a great product or service. Whatever you’re putting out is going to be the best you, as long as you’re happy doing it. Expect the hard work. Expect things to go wrong and push through. But if your heart's in it and you know that you are doing a good job in the best that you can be, they will all work out in the end.” - Natasha Sheppard

118 | Natasha Sheppard - Be really passionate in what you do

Today's guests, founder Natasha Sheppard, and co-founder Rowan McAnoy of Curlshoppe, a natural based product for all curls, kinks, and coils. They shared their journey of what it has been like starting their business in an industry that is heavily saturated. Having been friends for many years it was such an organic transition to becoming partners in the company. Natasha began the company in 2015, and Rowan later joined in 2016. Since then the duo has elevated the brand to what it is today. They have wholesale partners across Toronto, Quebec, and internationally in Switzerland, and Atlanta. We discussed the importance of open and honest communication when being in a business partnership, knowing when to invest in marketing and not skimping on quality, packaging, and so much more! Curlshoppe has established an amazing reputation in the city, along with being involved in many sponsored community events. Building a community of their own has been another huge part of their branding, being a positive representation for all the curly heads across the world, and they are also strong advocates for inclusivity for their brand. These ladies are truly a powerhouse and make a phenomenal team! Listen to their full story here and wherever you listen to all podcasts.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/support

Today's guests, founder Natasha Sheppard, and co-founder Rowan McAnoy of Curlshoppe, a natural based product for all curls, kinks, and coils. They shared their journey of what it has been like starting their business in an industry that is heavily saturated. Having been friends for many years it was such an organic transition to becoming partners in the company. Natasha began the company in 2015, and Rowan later joined in 2016. Since then the duo has elevated the brand to what it is today. They have wholesale partners across Toronto, Quebec, and internationally in Switzerland, and Atlanta. We discussed the importance of open and honest communication when being in a business partnership, knowing when to invest in marketing and not skimping on quality, packaging, and so much more! Curlshoppe has established an amazing reputation in the city, along with being involved in many sponsored community events. Building a community of their own has been another huge part of their branding, being a positive representation for all the curly heads across the world, and they are also strong advocates for inclusivity for their brand. These ladies are truly a powerhouse and make a phenomenal team! Listen to their full story here and wherever you listen to all podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeproject/support</a>