{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/5e457a48211107087bccd205?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rica Elysee, BeautyLynk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/1581611572087-bc77b9d23d8f26973bbebb4c0efd5aa6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>OUR SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE</strong>: <a href=\"https://perfectpitchesbyprecious.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Perfect Pitches By Precious</a></p><p><a href=\"https://foundersunfound.com/podcast-transcript-ep06-rice-elysee/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Full Transcript</em></strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Modjossorica (Rica) Elysee represents why we started Founders Unfound: brave, capable, inspirational, and determined. She pulls no punches. Rica took lessons from her community and nonprofit experiences and transformed herself into an entrepreneurial force.&nbsp;She's a sought after speaker on the fireside chat founder circuit. And has boldly helped bring together other women entrepreneurs with @thetable and Female Founders Day. She's been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, and Black Enterprise.</p><p><br></p><p>In this podcast episode, Dan spoke with Rica about her startup BeautyLynk - a company transforming the on-demand beauty market. The conversation ranged across many topics, including of course the wonderful origin story of BeautyLynk. What else did they cover? Listen in and find out!</p><h3><br></h3><h3>Notable Interview Highlights</h3><p><br></p><p>Rica and Dan talked about her startup journey, as well as:</p><ul><li>her \"third culture\" life between America and Haiti</li><li>being on billboard in Times Square (New York)</li><li>how music fits into her management approach</li><li>global expansion</li><li>what Rick Ross and Cardi B have to do with Morgan Stanley</li></ul><p><br></p><h3><strong>MORE on RICA AND BEAUTYLYNK</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Rica's site:</p><p>(always looking to give back with speaking opportunities)</p><p><a href=\"http://ricaelysee.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://ricaelysee.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>BeautyLynk company site:</p><p><a href=\"https://beautylynk.com/\" target=\"_blank\">https://beautylynk.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>or check them out on Twitter:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/eletestyles/\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/BeautyLynks/</a></p><h3>&nbsp;</h3>","author_name":"Daniel Kihanya"}