Dana Broder
Dana Broder is Founder and Head Stylist at Art of The Style.
It Takes Persistence
“I remember I went for a walk. It was a very crisp day. It gets very nice in Florida. I remember just crying and I was just like, ‘I just want to be a stylist. That's all I want to do’. I remember looking up in the sky, I'm like, God. I was like, and I just wanna be a stylist. And I just kept saying it, and I would have dreams and envision myself being one and smiling. Even though I'm self-destructing myself, I'm still putting that image in my head. I still had that little bit of hope.”
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A stylist!
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“In my industry, I don't see anyone as a competition because nobody's me and I'm not them.”
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I’m a big Googler, and I find articles that address my mood for the day or what I need to learn.
Show Notes
“It all takes persistence. I had zero connections. I got 500 in two weeks,” shares Dana Broder, founder and head stylist at Art of the Style. Dana grew up not quite knowing what she wanted to do and struggling in school due to learning differences. She was drawn to entrepreneurship, but did not know the exact avenue she wanted to go into. When a friend needed help with his style, Dana found her calling and realized that she had a gift for being a personal stylist. In spite of facing challenges with maintaining sobriety, she remained persistent and never lost hope that she would be a professional stylist one day. In today's episode, Dana shares her entrepreneurial journey and how being given a chance at the Trunk Club saved her life.
Dana’s path to entrepreneurship was lined with many challenges, but she did not let them stop her for long. She was determined to hustle and make it happen for herself. When an opportunity arose to work at the Trunk Club, Dana went for it and refused to give up, even when they initially thought she was a bad fit for their work culture. Ultimately, she proved everyone wrong and went from having zero connections to selling the most of anyone in the history of the Trunk Club in her first month. It would have been easy for Dana to become too overwhelmed by the obstacles and give up, especially while struggling with her sobriety, but instead she doubled down, clung to her dream, and made it happen.
To be a successful entrepreneur, it is important to be customer service focused, humble, and very dedicated. If you do not put the customer first, your business will fail regardless of how talented you may be. Learn more about Dana’s journey and how she managed to stay hopeful and persevere through every challenge thrown her way.