Our story
šš½ Sanjay and Natasha here!
We're a Canadian, transparent, serial, millennial, entrepreneurial couple ā PHEW that was a mouth full ā that have a business together. You think weāre crazy right, building a life AND business together at the same timeā¦ yea weāre both crazy but weāre making it happened and loving it (lol).
We learned about building an online business (eCommerce) the hard way, but we didnāt let that stop us.
We dusted off our shoulders and pushed through the hardships of the eCommerce, or better yet, the side hustle world.Ā None-the-less, here we are 6-years later and still passionate as ever (if not more), with numerous small online businesses such as CurlShoppe.Ā
Our story started 6-years ago, on SUPERĀ low-budgets, when we say low, we mean it, we started our business with less than $1,000 CAD. The really hard part when we were starting out was finding information and connecting with other entrepreneurs to guide us to bring our ideas to life. High-quality, accessible knowledge is tough to come by in one place, so our mission is to change that for young adults in Canada looking to start their entrepreneurial journeys. We believe education shouldnāt be hard to find, whether or not youāre starting to explore a potential online side hustle or ready to build your empire.Ā
We were thrilled to see how successful our businesses have grown over the years! Along the way we met many other entrepreneurs who guided us, which led us to an idea... how about we teach 10,000 CanadiansĀ youth how to monetize their passion by starting their own business? We know exactly how BOLD it sounds, but we want to make it easy for everyone who has the drive and passion.
We want to guide you through the hustle of entrepreneurship andĀ get paid!Ā WeāllĀ inspire youĀ to envision where you want your business to be andĀ empowerĀ you, through our knowledge, toĀ work smarterĀ andĀ get sh*t done, together!Ā We're going to show you just how the Hustl Works.
We will just say this last thingĀ "Life is about believing in yourself and learning to succeed or fail by not learning"
Sanjay Pinnock | BUSINESS MEETS DESIGN
šš½Ā Sanjay here...Ā I am a creative serial entrepreneur, a designer, and a business coach who expands brand awareness through storytelling. I'm used to designing for big corporations, but I apply the same design principles when curating small business brands. Oh, and I can whip up a drop shipping print-on-demand business in no time (kinda my specialty).
Most importantly, I'm a father to two incredible little children. #dadlifeĀ ā @TheHustlCEO
NATASHA SHEPPARD | BUSINESS MEETS TECH
šš½Ā Natasha here... IĀ guess you can say Iāve always been into making something out of nothing and using technology to help me get there. I would call myself a āserial entrepreneurāĀ since as a kid (and all till now), I always seem to come up with new business ideas.Ā I even made my first REAL business (shoutout CurlShoppe) off of the idea that I cut off all my hair and thought I could make my own hair products (even though I hate science, lol).
That same business now makes 6 figures and still growingĀ š
āĀ @TheCurlyCEO
By working together our goal is to break down the barriers stopping aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs from leaping to start their own online business.
The Hustl Works initiative is operated and black-owned by the beautiful couple you just read about a moment ago #blacklivesmatter
Are you ready? Pumped? Weāre going to give you a breakdown of how all of this works.
Our 3-step approach to how the Hustl Works (The #LBG Method)
START creating your blueprint for your online business idea and the life youāre going to live. Reignite your entrepreneurial instincts to bring your vision to life and begin creating with your energy:Ā
[Learn] how to become the entrepreneur who has it all. Let go of the doubt, let go of any prior failures and vibrations that may be making you second guess yourself. All these things are keeping you from all that you desire. Release all that low energy and soul ties that are keeping you in a rut. Soak up all the knowledge you can so you can allow yourself to become entangled with the real you, the entrepreneur you!Ā
[Build] the business youāve always wanted to with the skills you built. You can achieve eCommerce mastery and fulfill your destiny of what you were meant to do on this planet. Consider if your natural-born skills were the very thing that could align you to riches which weāre going to help you focus on.Ā
[Grow] is taking the blueprint youāve created into action, your soul vibrating on a higher wavelength, and constantly evolving your brand. Learning from prior mistakes, making adjustments, and actually listening to the voice of your business, and the voice of your customer. You ARE your community, so put in the work. Guarantee yourself that you will continue to grow what youāve built because this is your new reality, the life of an entrepreneur.Ā
*REPEAT*
Testimonials
Johnnel F. ā CEO & Co-FounderAfter IĀ took the Instagram for BusinessĀ course and I setup the link in my bio, it was a GAME CHANGER. The traffic from our Instagram to our website has increased so much (2720 clicks in just a few weeks)!" Ā ā Clarendon Trading Company
Mike R. ā CEO & FounderāThese guys know their sh*t when it comes to e-commerce and running an online business. Iāve been in the game for a while now and I was still able to learn new tricks for my business!ā ā AuxGod Game
