Multi-hyphenate Leslie Antonoff constructed her model from the bottom up—honing her present for storytelling, and dealing her simple charisma and easy model to curate the life she envisioned. The TV host, author, and mother of three sat down for this week’s episode for Mompreneurs, talking with host Nancy Redd about her journey from white-collar to turning into her personal boss.
‘The Misadventures of Awkward Black Lady‘
At one level, the Howard College alum was headed to USC for enterprise and regulation college, however with the help of her household, she finally selected a distinct path: leisure.
Antonoff tapped into her inventive facet with cameos on The Misadventures of Awkward Black Lady, the beloved net collection created by longtime buddy and collaborator, Issa Rae. “It was the final word feeling of like, oh okay, I could be good at that,” she instructed Redd.
Awkward Black Lady led to her personal collection, Let LESLIE Inform It, a popular culture commentary that turned successful on Rae’s YouTube channel (now HOORAE Media). After producing 50 episodes, Antonoff was prepared for a brand new journey.
She launched her personal cooking present ‘Butter+Brown.’
She teamed up with buddy and fellow foodie Seth Brundle to create a pilot for a cooking present. “I actually need to see a humorous culinary present with some Black folks, so I made it,” she stated.
Rae got here on board to provide the Butter+Brown net collection, which premiered on her channel. And simply six episodes in, the present was picked up by aspireTV (Magic Johnson’s TV community). Onscreen, the dynamic duo dish out flavor-packed recipes and genuine dialog with superstar visitors like rapper Ludacris, actor Larenz Tate, and Chef Carla Corridor.
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Antonoff continues to push the boundaries of her creativity
For this mother of three, there’s by no means a boring second—from internet hosting Butter+Brown to writing a novel, and collaborating with HGTV, Meals Community, and HBO Max, she’s all the time on the transfer. By means of her private model, Hautemommie, Antonoff has constructed a platform that showcases her versatility, creativity, and signature model.
Entrepreneurship has all the time been part of her DNA. “I’ve all the time been someone that has tried to determine tips on how to get what I would like if I don’t have it. I began my first enterprise after I was eight years outdated as a result of I wished snack cash,” she says.
‘They will love you immediately and hate you tomorrow’
As a seasoned influencer with a powerful following, Antonoff has discovered a factor or two about navigating the web world.
“The web is fickle as a result of persons are fickle. They will love you immediately and hate you tomorrow,” she stated. “What it’s a must to do is make what you need to see. I make content material for me…about issues that curiosity me. And what I discovered is that, if you try this, you begin to discover the those that belong in that group.”
“So I’d say, keep the course. Determine what you need to see and make that occur.”
Balancing motherhood + ambition is one thing she embraces absolutely
“I’m not the one individual that turned a mother however nonetheless needs to keep up who I’m as an individual,” stated Antonoff. “So I’m simply going to do that, and hopefully encourage different folks to do the identical.”
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