Channing Beumer, is the founder of CNK Daily an online community with the goal and purpose of serving, educating, and empowering women in the sneaker and streetwear space, with a focus on Black and Brown women. On this episode we discuss the how to evaluate personal and professional risk, the importance of building something greater than yourself and how putting a stake in the ground can lead you to your calling. Channing lives by her values, leading with her "why" and shares her tips for building the life you want for yourself by never wavering. With CNK, she and her team aim to make sure women feel seen, heard, and understood. They are amplifying voices in a real and tangible way, having created the CNK Marketplace, a curated collection of must-know black-owned businesses. Channing breaks down how they built it, who she admires and even shares which sneakers are in her current rotation.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The CNK Team
Channing discusses her business partner and friend, Cassidy, and the newest member of the team, Jacqueline, and the importance of working with people that are not only good at what they do but also bring different perspectives and elements to the table. She also discusses her struggles with micromanaging and how giving an end goal and allowing people to go and do what they do results in better content.
Advice and the Why
To build a community and/or business around a passion, you really have to love it and not just be in it for the money or prestige or attention. Being in it to help people will always supersede any other goal, and it’s important to realize that there’s something bigger than you.
Finances
Figuring out what you can do with what you have sets you up to be financially sound; when you know that you can do something with little money, when you get big money, you know you don’t have to spend it all and can better manage the big money. You should be mindful of how you are making your money work and how you are paying your people.
The CNK Marketplace and Designers and Sneakers
The CNK Marketplace features everything from beauty and clothing to photographers and graphic designers and people who are in the creative space as well as favorite Black-owned businesses. Channing lists some of the up-and-coming designers she is excited about as well as some of her current favorite sneakers.
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