Melvin Rodriguez, every mention

Mielle Organics: Monique Rodriguez May 15, 2023 · 40 mentions

• ▶ 3:34 Guy Raz Monique Rodriguez and her husband Melvin would go on to build a huge brand that would eventually be acquired by Procter & Gamble in twenty-twenty-three, the first black female-founded beauty brand in P&G's portfolio. 2 times in the scene
• ▶ 11:13 Guy Raz Would you go home and, you know, I mean, you come home at six in the morning or something, and Melvin was probably asleep, but when both of you were awake and talking, would you sort of say, what can, I've got ideas, there's things I want… 7 times in the scene
• ▶ 21:09 Monique Rodriguez My husband had to rush me. 4 times in the scene
• ▶ 28:52 Monique Rodriguez And so I had, like, put together, like, a plan of creating a hair salon, and I remember telling my husband this, and my husband would always encourage me too, because I would have those days where I would just sit and, you know, just… 6 times in the scene
• ▶ 37:00 Guy Raz And, and I have to assume it was you and, and Melvin, like, in your house, like, packaging them up and, like, putting the labels on them and sending them off. 3 times in the scene
• ▶ 39:00 Guy Raz Tell me about how you, I mean, you and Melvin are, you're not celebrities, you were, you had no connections. 2 times in the scene
• ▶ 45:34 Monique Rodriguez So then the third time she gets on a call with my husband and I, like we happened to be on a call together. 5 times in the scene
• ▶ 47:20 Guy Raz So, it's the summer of 2015, and Monique and Melvin happen to be at a gymnastics tournament with their girls in Dallas. 5 times in the scene
• ▶ 54:18 Guy Raz I hope Melvin quit his job at that point.
• ▶ 56:17 Guy Raz You and Melvin, and then you started with some contractors.
• ▶ 58:35 Monique Rodriguez Once we got into retail, our profit margins were like slashed in half, because remember, we went into retail with the still the high cost of goods, so, and all of the other fees that are attached with like retail, we ended up spending a…
• ▶ 1:04:12 Monique Rodriguez So when we started seeing all of this growth in 2020, I told my husband, I think we should raise another round. 3 times in the scene