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In this episode, we discuss the recent news about a beloved black owned hair care brand reportedly being acquired by Proctor & Gamble, and the fallout that happens between consumer and creator as a result. 

Do consumers have a point when they feel exploited, lied to, or taken advantage of when a black brand sells to a non-black conglomerate? Are creators justified in feeling like they should be able to sell their businesses or scale, and not have to be committed to the methods that their consumers would prefer? Long-term, how do we make sure that black business owners have options within the black community to sell their businesses to when they want to exit?

On this Make It Fruitful Monday, Bridgett discusses ideas around honesty, the violence that is deceit, how being nice over being truthful is self serving, and how we can Make It Fruitful by sharing some hard truths. Send us a voice recording with your thoughts of the episode by clicking the link below! We’d love to hear from you!https://anchor.fm/ms-bridgett-r-bradley/message

On this ‘Make It Fruitful Monday’, our host Ms. Bridgett R. Bradley discuss expectation dynamics that we have in our family, friendship and romantic relationships that set ourselves up for failure. In our Make It Fruitful segment, she shares 3 ways that has helped her navigate the resentment of her expectations of others and an exercise that we can all do to avoid it.