hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of Marlena masters I
another edition of Marlena masters I
another edition of Marlena masters I believe that the fastest and most
believe that the fastest and most
believe that the fastest and most effective way to grow a business is some
effective way to grow a business is some
effective way to grow a business is some model the strategies of people who have
model the strategies of people who have
model the strategies of people who have already done what you’re trying to do so
already done what you’re trying to do so
already done what you’re trying to do so today we’re gonna look at how a young
today we’re gonna look at how a young
today we’re gonna look at how a young woman who was born into a slave family
woman who was born into a slave family
woman who was born into a slave family went from that to becoming the first
went from that to becoming the first
went from that to becoming the first self-made millionaire in America this is
self-made millionaire in America this is
self-made millionaire in America this is a story of madam CJ Walker in the top
a story of madam CJ Walker in the top
a story of madam CJ Walker in the top three lessons you can learn from her
three lessons you can learn from her
three lessons you can learn from her success madam CJ Walker was born Sarah
success madam CJ Walker was born Sarah
success madam CJ Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in delta Louisiana born into a
Breedlove in delta Louisiana born into a
Breedlove in delta Louisiana born into a slave family Walker rose from her humble
slave family Walker rose from her humble
slave family Walker rose from her humble beginnings to establish herself as the
beginnings to establish herself as the
beginnings to establish herself as the first self-made woman millionaire in
first self-made woman millionaire in
first self-made woman millionaire in America after experiencing a personal
America after experiencing a personal
America after experiencing a personal setback Walker turned her fate around
setback Walker turned her fate around
setback Walker turned her fate around and used that setback to create a
and used that setback to create a
and used that setback to create a fortune at a time when most African
fortune at a time when most African
fortune at a time when most African Americans were struggling to find work
Americans were struggling to find work
Americans were struggling to find work Walker pioneered her wait at the top of
Walker pioneered her wait at the top of
Walker pioneered her wait at the top of the hair care and cosmetics industries
the hair care and cosmetics industries
the hair care and cosmetics industries walk Wood faced a host of tragedies
walk Wood faced a host of tragedies
walk Wood faced a host of tragedies throughout her life such as losing her
throughout her life such as losing her
throughout her life such as losing her parents into Sarah young losing her
parents into Sarah young losing her
parents into Sarah young losing her first husband marrying two more times
first husband marrying two more times
first husband marrying two more times but none of these tragedies is what made
but none of these tragedies is what made
but none of these tragedies is what made her look to start her own business in
her look to start her own business in
her look to start her own business in 1904 crisis would again strike walker’s
1904 crisis would again strike walker’s
1904 crisis would again strike walker’s life she’d been working so hard and
life she’d been working so hard and
life she’d been working so hard and eating so poorly that she began losing
eating so poorly that she began losing
eating so poorly that she began losing her hair she tried product after product
her hair she tried product after product
her hair she tried product after product to help and try to save her hair but
to help and try to save her hair but
to help and try to save her hair but nothing worked
nothing worked
nothing worked later that year Walker attended a
later that year Walker attended a
later that year Walker attended a seminar that would change the course of
seminar that would change the course of
seminar that would change the course of her life I may could do something about
her life I may could do something about
her life I may could do something about her problem Walker credits God with
her problem Walker credits God with
her problem Walker credits God with having given her the special hair remedy
having given her the special hair remedy
having given her the special hair remedy that would launch her business God
that would launch her business God
that would launch her business God however could not do anything about the
however could not do anything about the
however could not do anything about the fact that there was already another
fact that there was already another
fact that there was already another entrepreneur selling similar products in
entrepreneur selling similar products in
entrepreneur selling similar products in st. Louis not one in the face of
st. Louis not one in the face of
st. Louis not one in the face of competition head-on Walker decided to
competition head-on Walker decided to
competition head-on Walker decided to take her show on the road in 1913 Walker
take her show on the road in 1913 Walker
take her show on the road in 1913 Walker bought a house in Harlem and decided to
bought a house in Harlem and decided to
bought a house in Harlem and decided to make it her new company’s headquarters
make it her new company’s headquarters
make it her new company’s headquarters slowly the company continued to grow and
slowly the company continued to grow and
slowly the company continued to grow and by 1917 annual conventions were being
by 1917 annual conventions were being
by 1917 annual conventions were being held by Walker’s agents trained new and
held by Walker’s agents trained new and
held by Walker’s agents trained new and old
old
old by the time Walker died in 1919 she was
by the time Walker died in 1919 she was
by the time Walker died in 1919 she was 51 years old and one of the richest
51 years old and one of the richest
51 years old and one of the richest women in the country by believing in
women in the country by believing in
women in the country by believing in herself and by moving forward from her
herself and by moving forward from her
herself and by moving forward from her personal setbacks Madame CJ Walker was
personal setbacks Madame CJ Walker was
personal setbacks Madame CJ Walker was able to go from being in a slave family
able to go from being in a slave family
able to go from being in a slave family to becoming the first self-made
to becoming the first self-made
to becoming the first self-made millionaire in America to help you
millionaire in America to help you
millionaire in America to help you overcome your setbacks here are the top
overcome your setbacks here are the top
overcome your setbacks here are the top three action items you can learn from
three action items you can learn from
three action items you can learn from madam CJ Walker action item number one
madam CJ Walker action item number one
madam CJ Walker action item number one don’t let your situation be an excuse
don’t let your situation be an excuse
don’t let your situation be an excuse for not starting it’s easy to think of
for not starting it’s easy to think of
for not starting it’s easy to think of reasons why you can’t be successful you
reasons why you can’t be successful you
reasons why you can’t be successful you don’t have a lot of money your parents
don’t have a lot of money your parents
don’t have a lot of money your parents weren’t entrepreneurs nobody believes in
weren’t entrepreneurs nobody believes in
weren’t entrepreneurs nobody believes in your ideas everyone tells you you’re
your ideas everyone tells you you’re
your ideas everyone tells you you’re crazy and the list goes on most of the
crazy and the list goes on most of the
crazy and the list goes on most of the world’s most famous successful
world’s most famous successful
world’s most famous successful entrepreneurs came from absolutely
entrepreneurs came from absolutely
entrepreneurs came from absolutely nothing they didn’t have any resources
nothing they didn’t have any resources
nothing they didn’t have any resources but they were resourceful and they
but they were resourceful and they
but they were resourceful and they believed in themselves trust that what
believed in themselves trust that what
believed in themselves trust that what you’re doing is right and go after what
you’re doing is right and go after what
you’re doing is right and go after what you want have confidence and believe
you want have confidence and believe
you want have confidence and believe that you can do it
that you can do it
that you can do it Walker was an ambitious entrepreneur and
Walker was an ambitious entrepreneur and
Walker was an ambitious entrepreneur and once she got started that was it once
once she got started that was it once
once she got started that was it once business started to boom Walker found it
business started to boom Walker found it
business started to boom Walker found it impossible to give in to her husband’s
impossible to give in to her husband’s
impossible to give in to her husband’s demands that she settled he wanted her
demands that she settled he wanted her
demands that she settled he wanted her to be happy with her business and was
to be happy with her business and was
to be happy with her business and was opposed to any plans for growth
opposed to any plans for growth
opposed to any plans for growth it was making $10 a day and he didn’t
it was making $10 a day and he didn’t
it was making $10 a day and he didn’t see much more potential for growth he
see much more potential for growth he
see much more potential for growth he believed that taking such big risks and
believed that taking such big risks and
believed that taking such big risks and expanding nationally would be an unwise
expanding nationally would be an unwise
expanding nationally would be an unwise move however she was so driven that it
move however she was so driven that it
move however she was so driven that it ruined her marriage and even this could
ruined her marriage and even this could
ruined her marriage and even this could not stop her it was not until walk was
not stop her it was not until walk was
not stop her it was not until walk was 39 years old and she decided to go into
39 years old and she decided to go into
39 years old and she decided to go into business for herself she had no formal
business for herself she had no formal
business for herself she had no formal education no business experience and a
education no business experience and a
education no business experience and a daughter to support but Walker decided
daughter to support but Walker decided
daughter to support but Walker decided that this would be her second start in
that this would be her second start in
that this would be her second start in life Walker decided that it is never too
life Walker decided that it is never too
life Walker decided that it is never too late to chase her dreams and pursue
late to chase her dreams and pursue
late to chase her dreams and pursue success according to Walker when we
success according to Walker when we
success according to Walker when we began to make $10 a day
began to make $10 a day
began to make $10 a day my ex-husband thought that was enough
my ex-husband thought that was enough
my ex-husband thought that was enough thought I ought to be satisfied but I
thought I ought to be satisfied but I
thought I ought to be satisfied but I was convinced that my hair preparation
was convinced that my hair preparation
was convinced that my hair preparation would fill a long felt want and when we
would fill a long felt want and when we
would fill a long felt want and when we found it impossible to agree due to the
found it impossible to agree due to the
found it impossible to agree due to the narrowness of his vision I embarked on
narrowness of his vision I embarked on
narrowness of his vision I embarked on business for myself
action on a number to act on crisis
action on a number to act on crisis don’t accept it when faced with crisis
don’t accept it when faced with crisis
don’t accept it when faced with crisis people either shrink down or they rise
people either shrink down or they rise
people either shrink down or they rise up which one are you going to do a lot
up which one are you going to do a lot
up which one are you going to do a lot of the world’s greatest ideas came
of the world’s greatest ideas came
of the world’s greatest ideas came because entrepreneurs were in a crisis
because entrepreneurs were in a crisis
because entrepreneurs were in a crisis and had to find the solution if you can
and had to find the solution if you can
and had to find the solution if you can solve a crisis for yourself chances are
solve a crisis for yourself chances are
solve a crisis for yourself chances are there are many other people out there
there are many other people out there
there are many other people out there who will gladly pay you to help them
who will gladly pay you to help them
who will gladly pay you to help them solve it as well and you’re on your way
solve it as well and you’re on your way
solve it as well and you’re on your way to business success walk was 37 years
to business success walk was 37 years
to business success walk was 37 years old when she found herself slowly losing
old when she found herself slowly losing
old when she found herself slowly losing her hair she would wake up each morning
her hair she would wake up each morning
her hair she would wake up each morning with new clumps of hair on her pillow
with new clumps of hair on her pillow
with new clumps of hair on her pillow that had fallen out the night before she
that had fallen out the night before she
that had fallen out the night before she didn’t know what was causing it but
didn’t know what was causing it but
didn’t know what was causing it but suspected a combination of poor diet and
suspected a combination of poor diet and
suspected a combination of poor diet and stress it is now known to have been a
stress it is now known to have been a
stress it is now known to have been a common problem among black women during
common problem among black women during
common problem among black women during that time but while others might have
that time but while others might have
that time but while others might have just disguised a problem with a wig or
just disguised a problem with a wig or
just disguised a problem with a wig or hidden themselves away from the rest of
hidden themselves away from the rest of
hidden themselves away from the rest of the world Walker decided to turn this
the world Walker decided to turn this
the world Walker decided to turn this crisis into an opportunity walk was
crisis into an opportunity walk was
crisis into an opportunity walk was always on the lookout for an opportunity
always on the lookout for an opportunity
always on the lookout for an opportunity and by and large she took those
and by and large she took those
and by and large she took those opportunities when she was in midst of a
opportunities when she was in midst of a
opportunities when she was in midst of a difficult time in her life it was by
difficult time in her life it was by
difficult time in her life it was by acting on crises instead of accepting
acting on crises instead of accepting
acting on crises instead of accepting them that walk was able to turn a scarce
them that walk was able to turn a scarce
them that walk was able to turn a scarce living into a success according the
living into a success according the
living into a success according the Walker I was a woman who came from the
Walker I was a woman who came from the
Walker I was a woman who came from the cotton fields of the south from there
cotton fields of the south from there
cotton fields of the south from there was promoted to the washtub from the
was promoted to the washtub from the
was promoted to the washtub from the Arras rota to the cook kitchen and from
Arras rota to the cook kitchen and from
Arras rota to the cook kitchen and from there I promoted myself into the
there I promoted myself into the
there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and
business of manufacturing hair goods and
business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations I have built my own factory
preparations I have built my own factory
preparations I have built my own factory on my own ground I got my start by
on my own ground I got my start by
on my own ground I got my start by giving myself a start action item number
giving myself a start action item number
giving myself a start action item number three make perseverance your motto one
three make perseverance your motto one
three make perseverance your motto one trade successful entrepreneurs all have
trade successful entrepreneurs all have
trade successful entrepreneurs all have in common is they don’t quit they face
in common is they don’t quit they face
in common is they don’t quit they face challenges and they persevere you might
challenges and they persevere you might
challenges and they persevere you might have moments of weakness we think you’re
have moments of weakness we think you’re
have moments of weakness we think you’re never going to make it then you should
never going to make it then you should
never going to make it then you should go get a job push through those moments
go get a job push through those moments
go get a job push through those moments and keep going you’re closer than you
and keep going you’re closer than you
and keep going you’re closer than you think I need to keep taking consistent
think I need to keep taking consistent
think I need to keep taking consistent action every day to move closer to your
action every day to move closer to your
action every day to move closer to your goal Walker could not have gotten from
goal Walker could not have gotten from
goal Walker could not have gotten from where she started to where she wound up
where she started to where she wound up
where she started to where she wound up without a healthy dose of perseverance
without a healthy dose of perseverance
without a healthy dose of perseverance being born as an african-american in the
being born as an african-american in the
being born as an african-american in the 19th century the odds were already
19th century the odds were already
19th century the odds were already stacked against her it was a time when
stacked against her it was a time when
stacked against her it was a time when few African Americans let alone women
few African Americans let alone women
few African Americans let alone women running their own businesses and making
running their own businesses and making
running their own businesses and making a success of it the majority had little
a success of it the majority had little
a success of it the majority had little education and were either unemployed or
education and were either unemployed or
education and were either unemployed or underemployed Walker however was
underemployed Walker however was
underemployed Walker however was determined not to share that same fate
determined not to share that same fate
determined not to share that same fate for the rest of her life by 1913 her
for the rest of her life by 1913 her
for the rest of her life by 1913 her company had a sales force of over 20,000
company had a sales force of over 20,000
company had a sales force of over 20,000 people throughout not only the US but
people throughout not only the US but
people throughout not only the US but also Central America and the Caribbean
also Central America and the Caribbean
also Central America and the Caribbean her sales agents mostly black women went
her sales agents mostly black women went
her sales agents mostly black women went from making $2.00 a week as domestic
from making $2.00 a week as domestic
from making $2.00 a week as domestic workers to $25 a week selling Walker’s
workers to $25 a week selling Walker’s
workers to $25 a week selling Walker’s products to them she was a savior who
products to them she was a savior who
products to them she was a savior who opened up a world of new opportunities
opened up a world of new opportunities
opened up a world of new opportunities had Walker chose not to persevere she
had Walker chose not to persevere she
had Walker chose not to persevere she would not have been the only one missing
would not have been the only one missing
would not have been the only one missing out according to Walker
out according to Walker
out according to Walker there is no royal flower-strewn path to
there is no royal flower-strewn path to
there is no royal flower-strewn path to success and if there is I haven’t found
success and if there is I haven’t found
success and if there is I haven’t found it for everything I’ve accomplished in
it for everything I’ve accomplished in
it for everything I’ve accomplished in my life has been because I’ve been
my life has been because I’ve been
my life has been because I’ve been willing to work hard perseverance is my
willing to work hard perseverance is my
willing to work hard perseverance is my motto so remember don’t let your
motto so remember don’t let your
motto so remember don’t let your situation be an excuse act on crisis
situation be an excuse act on crisis
situation be an excuse act on crisis don’t accept it and let perseverance be
don’t accept it and let perseverance be
don’t accept it and let perseverance be your motto to finish up this video I
your motto to finish up this video I
your motto to finish up this video I wanted to share my favorite true stories
wanted to share my favorite true stories
wanted to share my favorite true stories about madam CJ Walker and some of her
about madam CJ Walker and some of her
about madam CJ Walker and some of her best quotes
in 1917 Walker commissioned a 30 foreign
in 1917 Walker commissioned a 30 foreign room mansion to be built for her in the
room mansion to be built for her in the
room mansion to be built for her in the Hudson River it was her dream house so
Hudson River it was her dream house so
Hudson River it was her dream house so then she had worked for years field to
then she had worked for years field to
then she had worked for years field to afford but when Airy residents found out
afford but when Airy residents found out
afford but when Airy residents found out who their new neighbor was going to be
who their new neighbor was going to be
who their new neighbor was going to be they were less than happy one of the
they were less than happy one of the
they were less than happy one of the race wrote one newspaper is invading the
race wrote one newspaper is invading the
race wrote one newspaper is invading the domains of New York’s aristocracy the
domains of New York’s aristocracy the
domains of New York’s aristocracy the New York Times even wrote no woman of
New York Times even wrote no woman of
New York Times even wrote no woman of her race could own such a place does she
her race could own such a place does she
her race could own such a place does she really intend to live there this was
really intend to live there this was
really intend to live there this was only some of the discrimination Walker
only some of the discrimination Walker
only some of the discrimination Walker faced throat her life one little-known
faced throat her life one little-known
faced throat her life one little-known story is about the time she went to see
story is about the time she went to see
story is about the time she went to see a movie and was charged twice but white
a movie and was charged twice but white
a movie and was charged twice but white people work being charged to see the
people work being charged to see the
people work being charged to see the show she immediately hired an attorney
show she immediately hired an attorney
show she immediately hired an attorney and sued the movie theater winning the
and sued the movie theater winning the
and sued the movie theater winning the case she then went on to build her own
case she then went on to build her own
case she then went on to build her own movie theater to support the black
movie theater to support the black
movie theater to support the black residents of New York which became a
residents of New York which became a
residents of New York which became a successful theatre and did not
successful theatre and did not
successful theatre and did not discriminate against white residents
discriminate against white residents
discriminate against white residents anyone could come to the shows and
anyone could come to the shows and
anyone could come to the shows and everyone paid the same ticket price
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