Marvina Robinson's guest appearances

Marvina Robinson

Side Hustle Pro

The Grape Nation

Destination Different

Michelle Obama

Janice Bryant Howroyd

Lisa Pegram

Nicole Walters

Courtney Sanders

Candice Idehen

Melissa Butler

Zakia Blaine

Dominique Broadway

Kendra Barnes

Aycee Brown

Danielle Leslie

Latham Thomas

Lisa Price

Pamela Jolly

OwlTail

Bedford Stuyvesant’s own Marvina Robinson left the neighborhood to attend Norfolk St University, an HBCU. Her love of the bubbly started when she would come home between semesters and pop some champagne with her friends to celebrate. Marvina attended Columbia University, receiving her Masters to work in finance in risk management. Her love for Champagne was strong enough to take some risk, pack in her career, travel to France, and start B. Stuyvesant Champagne in Brooklyn as one of the few woman of color Champagne owners. Marvina makes over a half dozen cuvees including a Rose and Cuvee Reserve.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Grape Nation by becoming a member!The Grape Nation is Powered by Simplecast.

Bedford Stuyvesant’s own Marvina Robinson left the neighborhood to attend Norfolk St University, an HBCU. Her love of the bubbly started when she would come home between semesters and pop some champagne with her friends to celebrate. Marvina attended Columbia University, receiving her Masters to work in finance in risk management. Her love for Champagne was strong enough to take some risk, pack in her career, travel to France, and start <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stuyvesantchampagne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B. Stuyvesant Champagne</a> in Brooklyn as one of the few woman of color Champagne owners. Marvina makes over a half dozen cuvees including a Rose and Cuvee Reserve.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Grape Nation by<a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> becoming a member</a>!The Grape Nation is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.

Marvina Robinson, B. Stuyvesant Champagne

Marvina Robinson is the founder and CEO of her own boutique brand champagne company, B. Stuyvesant Champagne that was launched in February 2020. Her journey was anything but “ordinary.” She puts it this way: “There was no direct correlation.” With a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Master’s degree in Statistics, and the career path of working in finance on Wall Street for over 20 years, the entrepreneur bug hit her, big time. Prior to Stuyvesant (as it’s affectionately called), Marvina had her own indoor cycling studio, which she later converted into a café.  After the landlord of the building the café was hosted in wouldn’t allow her to sell beer or wine, she took his “no” as a lead to make her vision a reality, and open up a champagne bar. So she took the next lead, and ventured to France to make connections in the champagne and wine world. While sitting down eating crepes in France at 5 a.m., she met someone who would help her make the introductions she needed to succeed, and the outcome of that is what you see today.  Although Marvina didn’t know what she was looking for, at first, and her business plan was in her brain, notebook and laptop, she’s proud that she built her business incrementally, and her “true business” is now falling into place. The insane grind included red eye flights between Manhattan and France for almost a year. For Marvina, it was all worth it. Listen to this episode on  Apple Podcasts,  Spotify, Soundcloud This episode is brought to you by: FreshBooks Try FreshBooks free for 30 days! No credit card required. Go to  freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro, and enter “SIDE HUSTLE PRO” in the ‘How did you hear about us section.’ And get more time back to build the business you love. Links mentioned in this episode  B. Stuyvesant Champagne  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 Guest Social Media Info B. Stuyvesant Champagne (Instagram) – @stuyvesantchampagne B. Stuyvesant Champagne (Facebook) – @stuyvesantchampagne Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Marvina Robinson is the founder and CEO of her own boutique brand champagne company, B. Stuyvesant Champagne that was launched in February 2020. Her journey was anything but “ordinary.” She puts it this way: “There was no direct correlation.” With a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Master’s degree in Statistics, and the career path of working in finance on Wall Street for over 20 years, the entrepreneur bug hit her, big time. Prior to Stuyvesant (as it’s affectionately called), Marvina had her own indoor cycling studio, which she later converted into a café.  After the landlord of the building the café was hosted in wouldn’t allow her to sell beer or wine, she took his “no” as a lead to make her vision a reality, and open up a champagne bar. So she took the next lead, and ventured to France to make connections in the champagne and wine world. While sitting down eating crepes in France at 5 a.m., she met someone who would help her make the introductions she needed to succeed, and the outcome of that is what you see today.  Although Marvina didn’t know what she was looking for, at first, and her business plan was in her brain, notebook and laptop, she’s proud that she built her business incrementally, and her “true business” is now falling into place. The insane grind included red eye flights between Manhattan and France for almost a year. For Marvina, it was all worth it. Listen to this episode on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> This episode is brought to you by: <a href="http://freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a> Try FreshBooks free for 30 days! No credit card required. Go to <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/pages/sidehustlepro?ref=12255&amp;utm_source=side-hustle-pro&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=2018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro</a>, and enter “SIDE HUSTLE PRO” in the ‘How did you hear about us section.’ And get more time back to build the business you love. Links mentioned in this episode <ul> <li><a href="https://www.stuyvesantchampagne.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B. Stuyvesant Champagne</a></li> </ul> Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): <a href="http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss</a> 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: <a href="http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook</a> Guest Social Media Info B. Stuyvesant Champagne (Instagram) – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stuyvesantchampagne/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stuyvesantchampagne</a> B. Stuyvesant Champagne (Facebook) – <a href="https://www.facebook.com/STUYVESANTCHAMPAGNE/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stuyvesantchampagne</a> Side Hustle Pro – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sidehustlepro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sidehustlepro</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sidehustlepro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #SideHustlePro</a>

238: How a “No” Pushed Marvina Robinson Into Creating Her Company, B. Stuyvesant Champagne

Some of us drink champagne. Others help bring it to the masses. Marvina Robinson somehow manages to do both. What started as a love of bubbles during her college years has since turned into a full time career for absolutely delightful entrepreneur. Marvina started Stuyvesant (and named it after the Brooklyn neighborhood she grew up in!) with the hopes of making it the house champagne at the champagne bar she planned to open in late 2020. But when COVID-19 shifted those plans, Marvina shifted right along with it and released her product to the masses... it was an immediate hit! In this episode we talked about the process of finding grapes to make her champagne, her BIG dreams for the company, and which artist is going to release the first song with Stuyvesant in the lyrics. If you want to get your hands on some of Stuyvesant's deliciousness, check out their website at stuyvesantchampagne.com. And be sure to follow along over on Instagram @stuyvesantchampagne  Yup, we're on social media now too. Instagram - @destinationdifferent Twitter - @destinationdiff Website - yoproco.com

Some of us drink champagne. Others help bring it to the masses. Marvina Robinson somehow manages to do both. What started as a love of bubbles during her college years has since turned into a full time career for absolutely delightful entrepreneur. Marvina started Stuyvesant (and named it after the Brooklyn neighborhood she grew up in!) with the hopes of making it the house champagne at the champagne bar she planned to open in late 2020. But when COVID-19 shifted those plans, Marvina shifted right along with it and released her product to the masses... it was an immediate hit! In this episode we talked about the process of finding grapes to make her champagne, her BIG dreams for the company, and which artist is going to release the first song with Stuyvesant in the lyrics. If you want to get your hands on some of Stuyvesant's deliciousness, check out their website at <a href="https://www.stuyvesantchampagne.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stuyvesantchampagne.com</a>. And be sure to follow along over on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stuyvesantchampagne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stuyvesantchampagne</a> Yup, we're on social media now too. Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/destinationdifferent/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@destinationdifferent</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/destinationdiff" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@destinationdiff</a> Website - <a href="https://yoproco.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yoproco.com</a>

Poppin' Bobbles - Building Stuyvesant Champagne With Founder Marvina Robinson