About a year ago we had the privilege to pitch Clean Coats to Emma Grede and Ashley Graham on Side Hustlers- a new competition reality series on Roku.
When the opportunity was presented to us we were thrilled since we had only been in business for a few months at that point, so it was reassuring other people were taking interest in our brand.
We knew going into taping the first episode that each group would get the opportunity to pitch their brand to Emma and Ashley, with the hope that they would select us to mentor (and potentially invest in).
However, what we didn't realize was how amazing it would be to meet other female founders, and share our stories with one another. It was incredibly inspiring to spend the day with peers that are equally as passionate about their brands, and ambitious as heck.
A fun moment that didn't make it to air is when we met Laila of BeeBizy she told us what we remind her so much of The Olsen Twins, which is our favorite compliment and one we quite honestly fish for. She followed up said compliment with the fact that she grew up down the street from them, and they went to high school together! Our level of excitement to be one person removed from our idols was unmatched, as you could imagine.
Here's a video we filmed in the car on the way home after filming, to give you a little peek at what we were feeling...
We are so proud of Clean Coats and I think that came across in our pitch, even though you only see a glimpse of that on the show. While we weren't selected for the mentorship, it was still a great opportunity for us to get our brand out there, and meet some amazing women!
Shoutout to these amazing businesses that were featured on the show:
Have you watched season two of Side Hustler's yet?
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