{"id":2147,"date":"2020-01-29T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sidehustlepro.co\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:23:57","slug":"christiadonaldson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/christiadonaldson\/","title":{"rendered":"185: How TGIN Founder and Breast Cancer Survivor Chris-Tia Donaldson Built A Natural Hair Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SHP-Wordpress-Featured-Image25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2148\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fusebox-player-single\"><script data-type=\"track\" data-hash=\"Zwg0pOdgzq\" data-track=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/app.fusebox.fm\/embed\/player.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today in the guest chair we have <strong>Chris-Tia Donaldson<\/strong>, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thank God It\u2019s Natural (tgin), a manufacturer of natural hair and skincare products.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to starting tgin, Chris-Tia, a two-time Harvard graduate, worked at a top law firm in Chicago.&nbsp;It was there she realized that she wasn\u2019t receiving the support she needed to advance in her career. She wasn\u2019t willing to play the game anymore, so she decided to get out and create her own game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many of us, Chris-Tia struggled with her hair while navigating the corporate world. There weren\u2019t a lot of products for kinky, curly, and wavy hair, so she set out to create a product that made her feel confident about her curls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tgin is now currently sold at Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Sally\u2019s Beauty, Walgreens, and now Ulta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris-Tia is so transparent in this episode, especially when it comes to the money required to scale and maintain a business. I\u2019m excited for you to hear!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen on <a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sidehustlepro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Soundcloud<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/side-hustle-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Links mentioned in this episode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thankgoditsnatural.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Thank God It\u2019s Natural<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiremymom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hire My Mom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guru.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Guru<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">UpWork<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/This-Only-Test-Breast-Business-ebook\/dp\/B07RZ69M17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">This Is Only a Test: What Breast Cancer Taught Me about Faith, Love, Hair, and Business<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Natural-Ultimate-Caring-Maintaining-Natural\/dp\/098209440X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Thank God I&#8217;m Natural&#8211;The Ultimate Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Natural Hair<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Less\/dp\/B00IWYP5NI\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2VCBNLTYZLBUW&amp;keywords=essentialism&amp;qid=1580094058&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=essenti%2Cstripbooks%2C157&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less&nbsp;<\/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><strong>Join our Facebook Community<\/strong><\/p>\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><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send questions to \u201cAsk Nicaila\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send questions for the new \u201cAsk Nicaila\u201d segment that\u2019s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email <a href=\"mailto:hi@sidehustlepro.co\">hi@sidehustlepro.co<\/a> and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Info<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris-Tia (Instagram) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tginceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@tginceo<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris-Tia&nbsp; (Twitter) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tginceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@tginceo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tgin (Instagram) &#8211;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tginatural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@tginatural<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tgin (Facebook) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tginatural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@tginatural<\/a>&nbsp;<\/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>Today in the guest chair we have Chris-Tia Donaldson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thank God It\u2019s Natural (tgin), a manufacturer of natural hair and skincare products.\u00a0 Prior to starting tgin, Chris-Tia, a two-time Harvard graduate, worked at a top law firm in Chicago.&nbsp;It was there she realized that she wasn\u2019t receiving the support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spt_transcript":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[2,128,3,410,397,8],"class_list":["post-2147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty","tag-black-women-business-owners","tag-black-women-entrepreneur","tag-black-women-entrepreneurs","tag-black-women-in-beauty","tag-black-women-side-hustlers","tag-side-hustle-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8259,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions\/8259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}