EP 32: How Social Media Strategist Lola Bakare Launched Her Own Company

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today in the guest chair we have <strong>Lola Bakare</strong>, a Social Media Strategist, savvy Content Marketer and the founder of <strong>LOLA Consulting</strong>. LOLA Consulting specializes in digital marketing including user acquisition, brand messaging, partnership development, and social media strategy. Fun fact, Lola and I went to undergrad together and I admire her greatly. Why? Because she followed the path well traveled for many years, before finally leaping into entrepreneurship.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">On this episode, Lola shares:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her pathway from majoring in English at Penn to landing in Brand Management by chance</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why she ultimately got her MBA and how it influenced her current path as an entrepreneur</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she succumbed to pressure when MBA recruiters came knocking</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she finally worked up the nerve to found her own company</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why she focuses on the WORK first and the fluff later</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "http://sidehustlepro.co/Podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ijsp72w7gts46oywrh4xysunn7q"> <span style="font-weight: 40