202. Pivot with Purpose: How Necole Kane Turned Failure Into Fuel for Success

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In this episode, Felecia Hatcher is joined by Necole Kane - a retired celeb blogger, media mogul, founder of My Happy Flo, and the queen of making pivots. From being the brains behind Necole Bitchie to crafting xoNecole, which she later sold to Will Packer Media, Necole spills the beans on navigating the rollercoaster of business & personal transformations. 

Necole’s journey is a masterclass in embracing change and turning your failures into fuel for success. She doesn't sugarcoat the challenges she faces at each turn, but rather, she shines a light on how to keep pushing forward when the world seems to revel in your missteps. From handling the naysayers to finding your deeper purpose in business, Nicole shares the gritty details of her story like never before on the So Ambitious podcast. Get ready for some real talk on dealing with the messy parts of entrepreneurship, public scrutiny, and facing failures head-on from someone who's not just weathered storms but turned them into opportunities for growth and resilience.

KEY POINTS 

(2:33) - Necole’s interrupted moment: the day she quit her celebrity gossip blog 

(9:12) - How Necole navigated her very public pivots and the pressure of deciding “What’s Next?” 

(16:06) - Necole on selling her website xoNecole.com and seeing it exist without her 

(21:32) - The inspiration, mission, and vision of My Happy Flo 

(28:57) - Setting a new tone on how to care for Black women

(31:11) - Necole on permitting herself to take a break from her brand 

(38:03) - Who is Necole Kane uninterrupted?

QUOTABLES 

“You can't get to the top of the next mountain without coming down off of one.” - Necole Kane 

“When you ask God to use you, you can't choose how he uses you.” Necole Kane

“Success looks differently to everybody on why they started it and what the ending is supposed to look like.” - Felecia Hatcher 

“Sometimes your purpose has to be way greater than your comfort zone.” - Necole Kane

RESOURCES

Necole Kane | My Happy Flo

IG | @hellonecole

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Felecia Hatcher

IG | @feleciahatcher

Black Ambition

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