Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Shanawa Monroe. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Shanawa, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. So, naming is such a challenge. How did you come up with the name of your brand?

Actually, my boyfriend came up with the name for me and I liked it so I stuck with it. Since I deal with glitter he figured out a unique name for my business without using the entire word glitter.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Hello! My name is Shanawa I originally started my business as a hobby. I don’t as interested in how to design badge reels so I started practicing and wearing them myself then other people were interested in them so I started making them more often, then I came across a video of someone making a cup I found that interesting and I watched see real videos and then decided to try it and once I got the hang of that I decided to go into business for myself and that was almost four years ago now. I love it just as much as I did when I first started out.

Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?

I started by posting and showing your products. You have to promote your business to get the attention of others. Promotion should be done everyday.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

One thing I had to unlearn was being too kind to people. Some people would want something for nothing. If you give away what you’ve worked hard to make you will not see anything going back into your business. You may have to give away some things in the beginning to let people try out or show others your work to bring you more business but you have to have a limit on that as well because you’ll end up having more going out and nothing coming in.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: _mrshittman
• Facebook: GlittedUpDesignz
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