Rasheeda Gray: Why are relationships so important in growing your business?

Our next guest was named a House Beautiful Next Wave Designer and Philadelphia Tribune’s Most Influential, Founder and Principal Designer Rasheeda Gray’s design journey began after a decade long c-suite career in Marketing. Rasheeda holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and International Business, a design certification from Temple University and a Master of Business Administration, (MBA). Rasheeda’s community-based work includes mentoring design students from Drexel University, New York School of Interior Design, Temple University and more. She is a guest speaker at many career days across Philadelphia and has donated design services to local school teacher’s lounges in partnership with PTOs in the Philadelphia area. Rasheeda is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and also serves the co-founder of Gray Real Estate Group, a real estate development company, along-side her husband, Jake. Together they have two children, Jacob Jr. and Kennedy.

In episode 352 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Rasheeda chose West Chester University for her undergraduate experience, what made her want to join Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., what she learned as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Chubb, what is the best part of being an entrepreneur, how she was able to get so much media attention for her business, advice for our student listeners who are aspiring entrepreneurs, what she would do differently if she had a do-over as an entrepreneur, and the importance of relationships in building your business. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T__H8EA-xs4