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She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss how she came up with the idea for her flagship product the "Saree Silhouette", her data-driven obsession resulting in 800K+ Instagram followers & almost 100 million YouTube views, having a high risk pregnancy, being transparent about her side hustle even while she was working at Walmart, thinking her pursuit of entrepreneurship would fail during COVID-19, employing family members, being specific about who she eventually sells her company to and her plan once she gets to that point, and so much more.
"The Tamil Creator" is a podcast started by me (Ara Ehamparam) to celebrate, spotlight and learn about the brilliance among Tamil creators globally. I want you to feel like you're a fly on the wall eavesdropping on a conversation that is a combination of educational, inspirational and entertaining.
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Timestamps
00:19 - Tia speaks on how her business fared during the pandemic and starting the company to spend more time with her kids
01:53 - What TiaBhuva.com sold, how the business started, and how it has evolved over time
04:13 - Taking every picture for the company website from an outdated phone until March 2020, quitting her full-time job to pursue her business
07:31 - Previously working for Walmart as a Food Buyer, leveraging the power of social media to build her own brand
17:02 - A guest from EP #55 (Manjula Selvarajah) is who featured Tia on CBC
18:36 - The importance of strong first hires, how Tia decides if someone will be with the company long-term, and her son makes a special appearance
27:00 - Having 300K+ subscribers and nearly 100 million views on her YouTube channel; not knowing what she was doing when starting her socials
32:51 - Being more accountable when starting a business with more life experience and having the ability to deal with ‘haters’
39:17 - How Tia simultaneously managed her side hustle and full-time corporate job before pulling the trigger to solely walk the path of entrepreneurship
48:17 - Will Tia sell TiaBhuva.com in the next decade? And her plan to get into consulting once she achieves an exit
53:30 - Tia speaks on Naval Ravikant and how his interviews have impacted her
55:20 - Did Tia always know she would be an entrepreneur?
58:43 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old and 26-year-old self, if she could jump in a time machine
1:02:07 - The personal legacy she wants to be remembered for by her friends and family
1:04:24 - Creator Confessions
1:14:22 - The Wrap Up
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