Lola Adewuya | Building a Pandemic-Proof Creative Brand Studio

Lola Adewuya is the Founder and CEO of the Brand Doula, a creative agency/brand development studio that works with one-of-a-kind companies and leaders to activate bold missions. Lola shares her journey of starting her own company that focuses on serving women of color and women-owned businesses. She discusses the importance of building a positive company culture and treating both employees and contractors with respect. Lola also talks about how her business thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an increase in inquiries from individuals starting new businesses. She highlights the need for ongoing support for black entrepreneurs and the potential challenges they may face in the future. . . . In this episode, we briefly speak about: (1) Starting and Operating a Creative Agency that Survived the Pandemic (2) How to Manage Employees vs. Contractors (3) Best Tools to Use for a Creative Agency (4) Unique Approach to Building Brands . . Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of Hue Capital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that Industry Leaders and Founders have used to accelerate the growth of product-centric businesses. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 Companies & Startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game! . . Stay tuned. . . Creative Direction, Film & Editing by: Nicole Perez,   / nperez7   _____________________________ Stay in touch with Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine: Personal Instagram: @jujufontaine_ TikTok: @jujufontaine_ LinkedIn: / jerlisafontaine _____________________________ Stay in touch with Lola Adewuya: LinkedIn:   / lola-adewuya   Business Instagram: @thebranddoula Website: https://www.thebranddoula.co/ ___________________________________ Stay in Touch with Very Necessary Decisions: Instagram: @huecapitalco LinkedIn:   / hue-capital-community   Website: