Commitment to Your Passions: How to Build a Wine Business with your Friends, while enjoying Project Runway with Kyndal Easter

Welcome to the debut episode of the Giving You Everything Podcast, where we focus on the various facets of entrepreneurs, from how they built their businesses to their favorite reality tv shows. In this inaugural episode, we speak with Kyndal Easter, cofounder of Mela Vino, to discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Kyndal co founded Mela, a new wine brand for the modern social drinker, all while holding down a full-time job. In our conversation, we discuss Kyndal’s favorite reality TV show (Project Runway), the fashions of the 2000’s, the work that keeps her inspired, and what led her to start a wine company with three friends from college. She shares how she built her wine brand from an idea to implementation. Gain valuable insights into entrepreneurship, fun reality tv show learnings, the key to working with friends, how to create impact, overcoming the hurdles many entrepreneurs face, and much more! Kyndal also shares valuable advice for budding entrepreneurs and why women- and diverse-led companies are essential for creating change. Tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Background about Kyndal, her work, and her company Mela.
• Unpacking the drama from her favorite TV show, Project Runway.
• The fashion from the 2000’s and how far we have come
• Lessons from watching reality TV that apply to her work.
• Her perspective on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. 
• Learn how the idea for Mela originated from a book club.
• Insight into the biggest hurdle for an entrepreneur: mindset.
• The ups and downs of creating an accessible luxury wine brand.
• What kind of impact Kyndal hopes to create within the wine industry.
• How not to get drunk during a tasting and other wine-tasting tips.
• Kyndal explains how they were able to fund the business.
• Keeping up with the demands of a full-time job while starting a business.
• Advice for working with friends and reality TV show recommendations.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Mela
Mela on Instagram
Mela on Facebook
Mela on LinkedIn
Project Runway
Seven Days in June
Reparations Club
Watch Love Is Blind
Top Chef
The Real Housewives of New York City
Victoria Whittaker
Victoria Whittaker on Instagram
Victoria Whittaker on LinkedIn

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