{"id":1271,"date":"2019-02-06T19:36:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T00:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sidehustlepro.co\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:26:05","slug":"yenedamtew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/yenedamtew\/","title":{"rendered":"130: How Michelle Obama\u2019s Hairstylist Yene Damtew Got Her Start And Opened Her Own Salon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"1272\" src=\"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SHP-Wordpress-Featured-Image-Podcast-Yene.png\" alt=\"How Michelle Obama's Hair Stylist Yene Damtew Got Her Start\" class=\"wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SHP-Wordpress-Featured-Image-Podcast-Yene.png 1024w, https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SHP-Wordpress-Featured-Image-Podcast-Yene-350x175.png 350w, https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SHP-Wordpress-Featured-Image-Podcast-Yene-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fusebox-player-single\"><script data-type=\"track\" data-hash=\"Zwg0pOdgzq\" data-track=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/app.fusebox.fm\/embed\/player.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Obama&#8217;s hairstylist and entrepreneur <strong>Yene Damtew<\/strong> is in the guest chair sharing her amazing side hustle journey. <br><br>Hear how her side hustle led to a full-time job as Michelle Obama&#8217;s hairstylist AND opening her own salon Aesthetics Salon<br><br>What I admire most about Yene is her commitment to going back to college and completing her business degree, despite already having amazing experience, mentorships, and clientele.<br><br>Today, she is a mentor to other salon business owners learning how to navigate the industry, run the operations, and turn a talent into a sustainable business and career. Hear all her gems at https:\/\/www.sidehustlepro.co\/yenedamtew\/ and all podcast apps \ud83c\udfa7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/side-hustle-pro\/id1126021323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links mentioned on this episode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Your First 1000 Downloads Masterclass<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/LiveClass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SideHustlePro.co\/LiveClass<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aesthetics.salon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Aesthetics Salon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yenedamtew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Yene Damtew<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DfWR97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Blitzscaling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosysalonsoftware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rosy Salon Booking software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): <a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/sidehustlepro.libsyn.com\/rss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Announcements<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re 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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Info<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Yene Damtew &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yenedamtew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@yenedamtew<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aesthetics salon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Aesthetics.Salon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@aesthetics.salon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Side Hustle Pro \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sidehustlepro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@sidehustlepro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/sidehustlepro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">#SideHustlePro<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Obama&#8217;s hairstylist and entrepreneur Yene Damtew is in the guest chair sharing her amazing side hustle journey. 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