350: How The Founder Of Brown Toy Box Went From Side Hustle To Every Target Store

This week I sat down with Terri-Nichelle Bradley, the founder of Brown Toy Box, an educational toy company producing STEAM toys, media, and experiences for centering and celebrating Black children. While working full time, Terri-Nichelle took Brown Toy Box from being a side hustle to a full-scale business. 

In this episode she shares: 

• How she expanded to being sold in every Target nationwide

• Why she pivoted from being a subscription box to direct to consumer 

• How she used her network and won investors to fund toy production 

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Terri-Nichelle Bradley’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrinichelle

• Brown Toy Box Instagram: https://instagram.com/browntoybox?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 

• Brown Toy Box Website: https://browntoybox.com/  

• New Voices Fund: https://newvoicesfoundation.org/ 

• Google Startups: https://startup.google.com/ 

• SheEO: https://coralus.world/ 

• 1863 Ventures: https://www.1863ventures.net/mentor-team 

• ACE Loans, CDFI: https://aceloans.org/organization-overview/ 

• Podcast Moguls: https://www.sidehustlepro.co/podcast-moguls/ 

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