{"id":167,"date":"2016-08-31T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sidehustlepro.co\/?p=167"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:33:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:33:05","slug":"episode-13-check-meiko-drew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/episode-13-check-meiko-drew\/","title":{"rendered":"13: Check-in with Meiko Drew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-31-at-8.33.27-AM-600x600.png\" alt=\"Meiko Drew Meiko And The Dish Side Hustle Pro\" class=\"wp-image-168\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fusebox-player-single\"><script data-type=\"track\" data-hash=\"Zwg0pOdgzq\" data-track=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/app.fusebox.fm\/embed\/player.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this episode, we are welcoming back Meiko Drew, the Side Hustle Pro Entrepreneur-in-Residence. We\u2019re following Meiko for an entire year to chronicle her journey from Corporate America retiree to the Founder of Food and Lifestyle brand <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/meikoandthedish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>MeikoAndTheDish<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For those of you who don\u2019t know, Meiko walked away from a six-figure salary at Target to focus on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/meikoandthedish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>MeikoAndTheDish<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> full time. Though it hasn\u2019t always been smooth sailing, her brand is steadily rising and so it\u2019s time to check in with her again to see how it\u2019s all going. On this episode we talk about:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The financial sacrifices she\u2019s had to make to pursue her dream<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marketing steps she\u2019s taking to grow the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/meikoandthedish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>MeikoAndTheDish<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brand on social media<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How she\u2019s building relationships and partnerships in her niche<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upcoming launch of the Black Food Network<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out how Meiko is making it work despite the twists and turns life throws at her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Links and Resources Mentioned in this episode<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For self care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Burn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For Social Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holr.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hootsuite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hootsuite<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buffer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For Project Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evernote<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vivian-Kaye-Side-Hustle-Pro-1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Meiko Drew-side-hustle-pro-1\" class=\"wp-image-298\"\/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this episode, we are welcoming back Meiko Drew, the Side Hustle Pro Entrepreneur-in-Residence. 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