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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You are now what I call her? Ye?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
What's up? His way up? But Angela yee, I'm Angela yee,
my girl. GJ. Maguire is here. I am here again.
I love this. Three days of you, I love it.
I can't get enough.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
G G.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
It is a Wednesday, It is a day. Lip Service
came out yesterday Sean Tea and Scott Blacker. They were
quite entertaining.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
I really enjoyed them. That's going on the top of
my list of favorite episode.
Speaker 5 (00:32):
Really.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yes, you know, I love when we interview couples.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah, and was this this was our first gay couple. Yeah,
but they have Yes, they did how they were with
each other too.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Listen, I can't be living that dangerously the uh the
thing they were doing all right, Well, anyway, so make
sure you took out that episode of lip Service. But
of course we got a wealth Wednesday show for you
guys today, and Alexandria Ali is going to be joining us.
She has her own luxury handbagline fn W Style. We'll
talk about how she got it started. I mean, she
(01:05):
is lit, she is popping, so I love that for her.
And when we come back, of course, let's shine a light.
Eight hundred and two ninety two fifty one fifty call
us up. Let us know who you want to spread
some love to, who you want to shine a light on?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Is way up. We're gonna light the fuck up. I'mmin
turn your lights on, y'all. So it spreading love to
those who are doing greatness. Shine a light on them,
Shine a light on them. It's time to shine a
light on them. What's up?
Speaker 4 (01:34):
His way up with Angela yee, I'm Angela yee. My
girl gg is here. It's Gemini season, Gemini. See she's
gonna say that for the Negmar birthday tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
So I'm all excited.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Happy birthday, and you are having an amazing, amazing year,
so shout out to you.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I'm really, really grateful and appreciative to all of the
blessings that have come in those that are on the
way still raining down.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
All right, Well.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
Today, hey, we want to shine a light on our girl,
Jasmine brand. You know her page the Jasmine Brand has
gotten taken down, so make sure you follow the new
page the Jasmine Brand three six five, three sixty five.
And I'm sure when she's up here she'll talk about
what happened. But it is quite unfortunate that her page
is now down, so follow that new page. And yeah,
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just want to set out to her because she works
really hard. This is not a hobby. This is her
full time job. This is what she does twenty four
to seven. And we all know their setbacks at times
in business. But when I tell you, I've been speaking
to her and she doesn't seem like it's going to
deter her. She's still, you know, pushing forward and trying
to figure out a solution and to all of this.
(02:43):
So shout out to her for keeping her head up
because we know in business times get rough for all
of us. All right now, who do you guys want
to shine a light on? Eight hundred two, nine fifty fifty.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
What's up, Tea?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Marie?
Speaker 6 (02:55):
Hi, Angeline?
Speaker 1 (02:56):
How are you?
Speaker 2 (02:56):
I'm good? How are you?
Speaker 7 (02:58):
I am doing well?
Speaker 2 (03:00):
What would you like to shine a light on?
Speaker 7 (03:01):
I would like to shine a light on your landa braathweight.
You's your cancer survivor, a kidney france plant survivor, and
a domestic abuse survivor who's putting on a play at
the Roulette Theater on September fourteenth, and.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Brooklyn, ooh hold on, let me look at what's the
name of this play.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
It's called Pairs of a Grown Girl.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
We mastered Tales of a Grunt. She's been thrill it, okay,
and came through on the other side. She's the founder
and the executive director at Grown Girls NYC.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Shout out to her, Yes, all.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
Right, Orlanda Brathway, Well, thank you so much for calling
a shine of light on her.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
She sounds amazing.
Speaker 7 (03:35):
Her tickets are on sale now at Grown Girls NYC
dot com.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
All right, Grown Girls NYC dot com. All right, thank
you so much for putting us on notice. Thank you, Angela,
no problem, take care all right? What that was shining
light and shout out to all the Geminis.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Yes, and the May babies. We can't leave out the
May babies. Okay, there's not many May Geminis. It's the
June ones that kind of take over the season, and
those are the crazy ones. But there's a lot of
tars Is in May, right, and I'm a May Gemini,
So shout out to the Geminis in them. All you
gotta do is say shout out to all the Geminis
and DG you gonna have a speech ready, Okay, it's way.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Up this is a judgment free zone. Tell us a secret.
What happens? Way up at Angela Yee.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
And part of this show is not just showing love
but also not judging you. Okay, but I will say
it is nice to be able to get those secrets
out there into the world. Sometimes it's a burden lifted
off of you. Sometimes, y'all just entertaining. Eight hundred two
ninety two fifty one fifty is the number, and remember
you are anonymous, and remember there is no judgment. Okay,
(04:37):
it's way up with Angela Yee. Tell us a secret.
Eight hundred two ninety two fifty one fifty Hello Anonymous.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Color, How are you?
Speaker 5 (04:43):
How you doing?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
I'm good? You want to tell me a secret?
Speaker 6 (04:46):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Do?
Speaker 1 (04:47):
I had to thank to my Wow.
Speaker 6 (04:49):
I don't mess what I'm no more.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
But it's just my friend's sister.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
Oh yeah, And why is that a secret just because
it's your friend that's like off limits?
Speaker 5 (04:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (04:58):
Now, bigna love. It was like throwing it at me,
throwing it at me, calling me scary or whatever, and.
Speaker 7 (05:04):
I just did it.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
I don't mess with them no more.
Speaker 6 (05:06):
Son, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
That is so funny that we could call somebody scary,
and then it'll make you be like, I'm not.
Speaker 8 (05:12):
Scared my manhood?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Who knew that that worked?
Speaker 4 (05:18):
I don't think that works for guys, but I guess
it works.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Do you still talk to her though? At least?
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Yeah? I do?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Ah, so you like her? Why did y'all fall out?
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Cool?
Speaker 9 (05:29):
She cool that we grew up.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
I never thought I had a shot, but then I did,
and and they many regret like not she would matter before?
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Okay, So growing.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Up, so you were scary? Why did you and her
brother fall out?
Speaker 6 (05:45):
Because it was like.
Speaker 8 (05:46):
Some persons like the landlord like live with him.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
I don't. I don't really, I'm sorry, curse, I don't
really mess with no more. Okay.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
So from living together.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
The little man with the Landlord.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
I get it's some money stuff. All right, Well, thank
you for calling and sharing with us scary you think?
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Bye? All right?
Speaker 4 (06:07):
Well, that was tell us a secret, and remember the
phone lines are always open for you to call in
and leave that anonymous secret with us. Eight hundred two
nine two fifty one fifty is a number. It's way
up with Angela. Yee, tell us a secret.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
So this relationship for career advice Angela's dropping facts. You
should know. This is Askee. What's up?
Speaker 4 (06:24):
His way up at Angela yee. I'm Angela yee, and
it's time for ask ye. Eight hundred two ninet two
fifty one fifty is a number. If you have any questions,
I'm here to help you. And today I have Tiffany
on the line. What's up, Tiffany?
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Hey? Hey?
Speaker 3 (06:37):
How are you?
Speaker 4 (06:38):
I'm good?
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Thank you? How you feeling.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
I'm still okay, a little conflicted, but I'm okay, all right,
I'm here for it.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
What's your question? All right?
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Ye? So I had a best friend of ten years
and recently I found out that you've been cheating on
her fiancee. Now we all are friends, we went in college, okay,
And I feel good head because he's a really really
great guy, like he does so much for her. Again,
I'm friends with the both of them, and I feel
like I should say something to him, but I don't
(07:07):
want to win their marriage or their potential marriage, So like,
what do I do?
Speaker 4 (07:13):
I think all you can do in a situation like
that is say something to her about it, about are
you sure you want to get married?
Speaker 2 (07:20):
You're cheating on him? I'm not comfortable with this.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
I'm friends with both of you, and if you plan
to tell him, you should tell her that.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Okay, yeah, I think I'm going to tell him because
I don't like the way she's treating him. We have
a conversation already. If she says she's going to stop,
because he hasn't. So I'm going to tell him, and.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
You know, be prepared for the fact that maybe they're
still going to get married. I don't know if you
have some evidence, because she could deny it, if she's
still going to keep on doing it anyway and convince
him that it's not true, and so just be prepared
that this is definitely going to affect your friendships.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
But you have you know, you have to know that.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Yeah, you know what. Thank you's so much you for that,
because again, I think that's her character flaw. And I'm
prepared to leave her as a friend.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Okay, maybe me and him to day because what if
she denies it.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
No, we talked through text, she has we have text messages.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Okay, all right, but that's I want to make sure
that you're protected in the situation because he could still
say all right, and they could go through it, and
they could still end up getting married, and then she
could say I don't want you to be friends with
her either.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Now that's true, but she can't deny these text messages,
so I'm ready.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
All right. Well, there you have it, Tiffany. It sounds
like you already knew what she was about to do.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
So yeah, I did, but I wanted to advice.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Okay, that's it.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
I'm glad you got all your basis covered, you got
the messages, you know. As a rule for me, I
try not to get involved with things like that.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
But marriage is a big deal.
Speaker 4 (08:47):
And you already told her and confronted her about it,
and you're friends with both of them, and you let
her know, and she's still being deceitful. And my whole
thing is when people are cheating and they get caught,
don't be mad at the person.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
That's all.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Be mad at yourself.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Be mad at yourself. And again, we are all friends.
We all went to talk together and grew up together,
hang out. So she's putting me in a really bad position.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Right, if she wanted to cheat and be low, you
shouldn't have been involved, like to know about it.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Okay, period, thank you?
Speaker 4 (09:15):
All right, no problem, Tiffany, see y'all better stop sheating
out there. And that is ask yee eight hundred two
nine two fifty one fifty in case you couldn't get through.
And when we come back, it is a Wealth Wednesday,
and we are going to have Alexandria Ali.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
She is an entrepreneur.
Speaker 4 (09:30):
She's a black woman with the high end designer handbag
line that's in over twelve hundred storage.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
You need to hear how she got it started. It's
way up.
Speaker 5 (09:37):
I had a dream of fifty wealthy and I don't
mind sharing my wealth dogs getting you straight financially, mentally
and physically.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
This is Wealth Wednesday on way up with Angela Yee.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
What's up this way up with Angela Yee? I'm Angela Yee.
Of course it's a Wealth Wednesday. So my girl Stacy
Tisdale is here.
Speaker 5 (09:53):
We are so thrilled to be joined by the one
and only Alexandria Ali. And she is the founder and
CEO of F and W Style. Alexandria has been featured
in Oprah, Daily, Vogue, Essence in Style, Black Enterprise, and
she has created an unbelievable luxury handbag and accessory company
(10:14):
that is in over twelve hundred stores nationwide, including TJ Max, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's,
and Marshalls.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
And you know I love some bag talk. Yes, so
this is exciting.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
I met you at the Digital Undivided And what I
also love is the fact that you really are out
there networking in those spaces too, which is something that's
important for a lot of entrepreneurs to do.
Speaker 6 (10:38):
Definitely.
Speaker 9 (10:39):
I mean I feel like that's something I wish I
started at the beginning of my business. I learned that
as I went on, and it's like just meeting people,
you just never know how that can connect you to
something else, like this opportunity.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
Right now, let's start from the beginning of how you
first started, because this was like in your blood, this fashion.
Speaker 9 (10:58):
Yes, it is so I started. My mom was a designer.
Actually when I was growing up in Vegas, Nigeria. When
we moved here to the States, I started modeling.
Speaker 6 (11:07):
That didn't happen.
Speaker 9 (11:08):
So I was like, you know what, I need to
go to business school, get my MBA. I did, and
I worked in banking for a long time, but I
just never felt fulfilled.
Speaker 6 (11:16):
I was not happy there.
Speaker 9 (11:18):
I knew I wanted something in fashion, and back then
nobody was owning their own brands, so when I would
talk to people about it, it was kind of like,
what do you mean? But my husband was just pushing me.
He said, if you want to start, it doesn't matter
what anybody else is saying, you should start.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
I just see a lot from your background that has
led you to this place where you've been so successful today.
When it comes to growing up and having the access
that you didn't even think about. It kind of was
usmosis of you understanding and learning fashion, then working as
a model that really helps you understand fashion from a
different aspect too, then working in banking, which helps you
(11:54):
understand finance. All of those things do come together to
create like the perfect entrepreneur. Right now, we are talking
to Alexandria Aliici is the founder of FNW Style.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
It is a high quality handbag line.
Speaker 5 (12:09):
I love about your story is you spent nine years
in corporate and you got your MBA yes, and then
when you came to this realization with your husband's help,
that you didn't want to stay in corporate anymore. You're
very strategic about how you went into entrepreneurship.
Speaker 6 (12:25):
Tell us about that. So I feel like a lot
of people.
Speaker 9 (12:27):
They say, oh, you want to be an entrepreneur, you know,
leave your work and chase your dreams. That's great and all,
But for me, one thing I know is it's hard
to be creative when you're worried about where your next.
Speaker 6 (12:40):
Paycheck is going to come from.
Speaker 9 (12:41):
So what I did was, I was like, Okay, if
you were to go part time, how much would you
have to make in your business in order to be
able to do that.
Speaker 6 (12:49):
So I put all the things in place. I would
be an event.
Speaker 9 (12:52):
I would be going from store to store trying to
get them to carry the line. Once we got to
a point where we were making enough for me to
go part time, I did, and then again started working
to be able to go full time doing my business,
and I did the plan for that. And once he
got to the point where it was like, Okay, you
need to make a decision if you're going to do
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the business or stay at work, then I did.
Speaker 6 (13:16):
But it was a step by step. It was never
as a process.
Speaker 4 (13:19):
Yes, Alexandria Ali is here, Stacy Tisdale is with me.
It's a Wealth Wednesday and we are talking about FNW
Style find out House. She started her own high end
fashion line of handbags that's in over twelve hundred stores.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
We have more when we come back.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
I've had a dream of wealthy and I don't mind
sharing my wealth dogs.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Getting you straight financially, mentally and physically. This is Wealth
Wednesday on Way Up with Angela Yee.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
What's tep is Way Up with Angela Ye. I'm Angela
Yee and it is a Wealth Wednesday. I'm here with
Stacy Tisdale and I'm so excited. Alexandria Ali is here.
She owns FNW Style. She's in over twelve hundred stores.
She is a black woman, and she's got her own
nine of handbags that is doing extremely well. So what
was you tell somebody who is studying their own line
and they're like, this is so hard to be able
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to do. How do I get myself out there? The
branding is so difficult, the market is oversaturated. What would
you tell someone.
Speaker 9 (14:10):
You know when it comes to over saturation. I feel
like sometimes we spend too much time thinking about that.
Focus on what you're doing, Focus on doing this so
well that they can't ignore that you're there. Start one
step at a time, do something, one thing just every
single day for your business. That's what I did while
I was working full time. And after a while, all
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those things start to accumulate and you.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
Really focus on staying right there in terms of what
you should be doing to grow your business. You're actually
in New York right now on a business program with
Goldman Sacks.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (14:43):
Talk to our entrepreneurs out there about finding those business
development programs.
Speaker 9 (14:47):
Yeah, I think stay tuned to a lot of those
companies and like Digital on Divided, like New Voices, gold
Mian Sacks, they have these programs that really help entrepreneurs.
Speaker 6 (14:58):
Get you to the next levels.
Speaker 9 (15:00):
So this program I was in, they looked through every
single inch of our business and told us how to grow,
how to become the next multimillion dollar brand.
Speaker 6 (15:09):
And that's what this program was about.
Speaker 9 (15:11):
It was a growing six months because it was almost
four days a week. We did stuff with this program,
and being a mom and a wife and a running
a whole business, it was a lot, but I did
it and I'm here for the graduation and yeah, so
that's why I'm here.
Speaker 5 (15:27):
You must have excelled because I heard you're given the
keynote at the graduation.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
I am ah, congratulations.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
Right now we are talking to Alexandria Ali. She is
the founder of FNW Style. It is a high quality
handbag line. How hard is it when this is something
that is your baby and then you have to take
like critique and feedback and criticism because sometimes you have
to like not take it personal. But it is personal.
Speaker 9 (15:52):
Yes, it's very personal, especially like as a creative that
I'm drawing it so like I'm sketching out ideas that
I'm having that I'm so passionate about everything that I sketch.
But sometimes we make it and people are just like
it's giving no, and.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
I I just have to.
Speaker 9 (16:11):
So and I just have to like take that and
understand that it's not only about my creativity. It's also
about what people want and that's what's gonna keep my
business around for.
Speaker 6 (16:22):
A long time.
Speaker 5 (16:23):
Entrepreneurs have to realize it's not just a one way
street up and to have the multiple streams of income
and to pivot and not always expect things to go.
Speaker 6 (16:33):
Yeah, I know, you know, sometimes you make it.
Speaker 9 (16:35):
We make it, Seeman and I'm included in this on
Instagram that it's like you just put your stuff on
Instagram and hundreds and thousands of people are just buying
it and it's just not true, especially in this economy.
With my business, in order for us to be successful,
there's several things that we do. We do events. If
you look on our page, we're always doing some kind
of event. We sell wholesale to stores and boutiques. We
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also do private label and also work with other designers
to manufacture their brand.
Speaker 6 (17:04):
Then we have our e commerce.
Speaker 9 (17:06):
So all these things together is what makes it successful
because it's always going to be up and down. It's
never a straight shot up, so you need all those
other things to lift you up when one is going down.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
All right, well, I love it and shots at.
Speaker 9 (17:23):
Yeah, shop at FW style dot com and then follow
us on Instagram f W Style.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
Congratulations with everything that you've been doing. Every time I
see you, it's like a whole other level. So that
is the goal. We're very proud of goals.
Speaker 6 (17:36):
Thank you, Thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (17:37):
And you can check out Wealth Wednesdays Entrepreneurs Facebook group
will have a lot more with Alexandria and we have
some great free resources for all the entrepreneurs out there.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
All right, you can watch that phone interview on my
YouTube channel Way Up with Yea and when we come back.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
You guys have the last word. It got the phone
to gets your voice heard. What the word is the
last word? On way up with Angela?
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Ye?
Speaker 4 (17:58):
What's up this way? Put into like yee, I'm Angela yee.
Gg McGuire, thanks for rocking.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
With me, Thanks for having me friends.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
You know what, there is no better way to kick
off Gemini season than with a Gemini than with an
actual Gemini.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Okay, what's that number one zodiac Si Gemini?
Speaker 4 (18:14):
She couldn't do that and I doing this show added
to all right, Well, listen, happy early birthday. Make sure
y'all hit GG up with them birthday wishes starting.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Now because her birthday is tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Thank you for you know, but if you want her
to see it, start hitting her up right now. At
GG McGuire, you know this is my girl for a
long time, through ups and downs and not in our life.
Though not in our life, not with each other, in
our personal lives. We both have had our ups and downs,
and I.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Appreciate you for always holding me down and being a
good friend and just never being judgmental when I have
my moments.
Speaker 4 (18:45):
I appreciate you because I just know GG crazy, That's
all you need to know, and we'll be together at
Togetherland Festival this weekend. We'll be headlining the podcast stage
on Saturday. So make sure y'all come see us if
you are in the Dallas area, and if you're not,
come and hang out because that is going to be
an amazing, amazing you know. Listen, I want to try
(19:05):
to get a lotto on the show. Money Long is
going to be out there too.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
So many good people that are friends Flip service that's
going to be there, so I'm sure we won't have
a problem.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Yellabizi's gonna be there.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
Yeah, you know, let's see what we can surprise, Let's
see what we can make share, we can do all right,
it's a Wealth Wednesday. Shout out again to Alexandria Ali
for joining us to stay see Tizzi from Wealth Wednesday.
You can check out everything on Way Up with Ee
and of course this is your show, so you have
the last word.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
I have a family member, my cousin, he is now
dating my ex and we go to a family events
and we just don't say nothing.
Speaker 7 (19:37):
Just fact like we don't have a past and the
family don't know nothing about us dating. And we dated
for like ten.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
Months sold each other, we love.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
Each other and stuff like that kind of broke it
off and so we just kind of played it off.
Speaker 7 (19:50):
You know, it's just a secret.
Speaker 8 (19:52):
I want to sign a light on my cousin Amari,
who just graduated from the Howard University. In three years
we will come lighting and see what's going on to
be an educator. Congratulations, am all right, we're so proud
of
Speaker 9 (20:06):
You's going way out turn out with Angela ye
You are now what I call her? Ye?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
What's up? His way up? But Angela yee, I'm Angela yee,
my girl. GJ. Maguire is here. I am here again.
I love this. Three days of you, I love it.
I can't get enough.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
G G.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
It is a Wednesday, It is a day. Lip Service
came out yesterday Sean Tea and Scott Blacker. They were
quite entertaining.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
I really enjoyed them. That's going on the top of
my list of favorite episode.
Speaker 5 (00:32):
Really.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yes, you know, I love when we interview couples.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah, and was this this was our first gay couple. Yeah,
but they have Yes, they did how they were with
each other too.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Listen, I can't be living that dangerously the uh the
thing they were doing all right, Well, anyway, so make
sure you took out that episode of lip Service. But
of course we got a wealth Wednesday show for you
guys today, and Alexandria Ali is going to be joining us.
She has her own luxury handbagline fn W Style. We'll
talk about how she got it started. I mean, she
(01:05):
is lit, she is popping, so I love that for her.
And when we come back, of course, let's shine a light.
Eight hundred and two ninety two fifty one fifty call
us up. Let us know who you want to spread
some love to, who you want to shine a light on?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Is way up. We're gonna light the fuck up. I'mmin
turn your lights on, y'all. So it spreading love to
those who are doing greatness. Shine a light on them,
Shine a light on them. It's time to shine a
light on them. What's up?
Speaker 4 (01:34):
His way up with Angela yee, I'm Angela yee. My
girl gg is here. It's Gemini season, Gemini. See she's
gonna say that for the Negmar birthday tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
So I'm all excited.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Happy birthday, and you are having an amazing, amazing year,
so shout out to you.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I'm really, really grateful and appreciative to all of the
blessings that have come in those that are on the
way still raining down.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
All right, Well.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
Today, hey, we want to shine a light on our girl,
Jasmine brand. You know her page the Jasmine Brand has
gotten taken down, so make sure you follow the new
page the Jasmine Brand three six five, three sixty five.
And I'm sure when she's up here she'll talk about
what happened. But it is quite unfortunate that her page
is now down, so follow that new page. And yeah,
(02:23):
just want to set out to her because she works
really hard. This is not a hobby. This is her
full time job. This is what she does twenty four
to seven. And we all know their setbacks at times
in business. But when I tell you, I've been speaking
to her and she doesn't seem like it's going to
deter her. She's still, you know, pushing forward and trying
to figure out a solution and to all of this.
(02:43):
So shout out to her for keeping her head up
because we know in business times get rough for all
of us. All right now, who do you guys want
to shine a light on? Eight hundred two, nine fifty fifty.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
What's up, Tea?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Marie?
Speaker 6 (02:55):
Hi, Angeline?
Speaker 1 (02:56):
How are you?
Speaker 2 (02:56):
I'm good? How are you?
Speaker 7 (02:58):
I am doing well?
Speaker 2 (03:00):
What would you like to shine a light on?
Speaker 7 (03:01):
I would like to shine a light on your landa braathweight.
You's your cancer survivor, a kidney france plant survivor, and
a domestic abuse survivor who's putting on a play at
the Roulette Theater on September fourteenth, and.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Brooklyn, ooh hold on, let me look at what's the
name of this play.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
It's called Pairs of a Grown Girl.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
We mastered Tales of a Grunt. She's been thrill it, okay,
and came through on the other side. She's the founder
and the executive director at Grown Girls NYC.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Shout out to her, Yes, all.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
Right, Orlanda Brathway, Well, thank you so much for calling
a shine of light on her.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
She sounds amazing.
Speaker 7 (03:35):
Her tickets are on sale now at Grown Girls NYC
dot com.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
All right, Grown Girls NYC dot com. All right, thank
you so much for putting us on notice. Thank you, Angela,
no problem, take care all right? What that was shining
light and shout out to all the Geminis.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Yes, and the May babies. We can't leave out the
May babies. Okay, there's not many May Geminis. It's the
June ones that kind of take over the season, and
those are the crazy ones. But there's a lot of
tars Is in May, right, and I'm a May Gemini,
So shout out to the Geminis in them. All you
gotta do is say shout out to all the Geminis
and DG you gonna have a speech ready, Okay, it's way.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Up this is a judgment free zone. Tell us a secret.
What happens? Way up at Angela Yee.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
And part of this show is not just showing love
but also not judging you. Okay, but I will say
it is nice to be able to get those secrets
out there into the world. Sometimes it's a burden lifted
off of you. Sometimes, y'all just entertaining. Eight hundred two
ninety two fifty one fifty is the number, and remember
you are anonymous, and remember there is no judgment. Okay,
(04:37):
it's way up with Angela Yee. Tell us a secret.
Eight hundred two ninety two fifty one fifty Hello Anonymous.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Color, How are you?
Speaker 5 (04:43):
How you doing?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
I'm good? You want to tell me a secret?
Speaker 6 (04:46):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Do?
Speaker 1 (04:47):
I had to thank to my Wow.
Speaker 6 (04:49):
I don't mess what I'm no more.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
But it's just my friend's sister.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
Oh yeah, And why is that a secret just because
it's your friend that's like off limits?
Speaker 5 (04:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (04:58):
Now, bigna love. It was like throwing it at me,
throwing it at me, calling me scary or whatever, and.
Speaker 7 (05:04):
I just did it.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
I don't mess with them no more.
Speaker 6 (05:06):
Son, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
That is so funny that we could call somebody scary,
and then it'll make you be like, I'm not.
Speaker 8 (05:12):
Scared my manhood?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Who knew that that worked?
Speaker 4 (05:18):
I don't think that works for guys, but I guess
it works.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Do you still talk to her though? At least?
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Yeah? I do?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Ah, so you like her? Why did y'all fall out?
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Cool?
Speaker 9 (05:29):
She cool that we grew up.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
I never thought I had a shot, but then I did,
and and they many regret like not she would matter before?
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Okay, So growing.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Up, so you were scary? Why did you and her
brother fall out?
Speaker 6 (05:45):
Because it was like.
Speaker 8 (05:46):
Some persons like the landlord like live with him.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
I don't. I don't really, I'm sorry, curse, I don't
really mess with no more. Okay.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
So from living together.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
The little man with the Landlord.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
I get it's some money stuff. All right, Well, thank
you for calling and sharing with us scary you think?
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Bye? All right?
Speaker 4 (06:07):
Well, that was tell us a secret, and remember the
phone lines are always open for you to call in
and leave that anonymous secret with us. Eight hundred two
nine two fifty one fifty is a number. It's way
up with Angela. Yee, tell us a secret.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
So this relationship for career advice Angela's dropping facts. You
should know. This is Askee. What's up?
Speaker 4 (06:24):
His way up at Angela yee. I'm Angela yee, and
it's time for ask ye. Eight hundred two ninet two
fifty one fifty is a number. If you have any questions,
I'm here to help you. And today I have Tiffany
on the line. What's up, Tiffany?
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Hey? Hey?
Speaker 3 (06:37):
How are you?
Speaker 4 (06:38):
I'm good?
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Thank you? How you feeling.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
I'm still okay, a little conflicted, but I'm okay, all right,
I'm here for it.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
What's your question? All right?
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Ye? So I had a best friend of ten years
and recently I found out that you've been cheating on
her fiancee. Now we all are friends, we went in college, okay,
And I feel good head because he's a really really
great guy, like he does so much for her. Again,
I'm friends with the both of them, and I feel
like I should say something to him, but I don't
(07:07):
want to win their marriage or their potential marriage, So like,
what do I do?
Speaker 4 (07:13):
I think all you can do in a situation like
that is say something to her about it, about are
you sure you want to get married?
Speaker 2 (07:20):
You're cheating on him? I'm not comfortable with this.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
I'm friends with both of you, and if you plan
to tell him, you should tell her that.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Okay, yeah, I think I'm going to tell him because
I don't like the way she's treating him. We have
a conversation already. If she says she's going to stop,
because he hasn't. So I'm going to tell him, and.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
You know, be prepared for the fact that maybe they're
still going to get married. I don't know if you
have some evidence, because she could deny it, if she's
still going to keep on doing it anyway and convince
him that it's not true, and so just be prepared
that this is definitely going to affect your friendships.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
But you have you know, you have to know that.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Yeah, you know what. Thank you's so much you for that,
because again, I think that's her character flaw. And I'm
prepared to leave her as a friend.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Okay, maybe me and him to day because what if
she denies it.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
No, we talked through text, she has we have text messages.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Okay, all right, but that's I want to make sure
that you're protected in the situation because he could still
say all right, and they could go through it, and
they could still end up getting married, and then she
could say I don't want you to be friends with
her either.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Now that's true, but she can't deny these text messages,
so I'm ready.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
All right. Well, there you have it, Tiffany. It sounds
like you already knew what she was about to do.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
So yeah, I did, but I wanted to advice.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Okay, that's it.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
I'm glad you got all your basis covered, you got
the messages, you know. As a rule for me, I
try not to get involved with things like that.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
But marriage is a big deal.
Speaker 4 (08:47):
And you already told her and confronted her about it,
and you're friends with both of them, and you let
her know, and she's still being deceitful. And my whole
thing is when people are cheating and they get caught,
don't be mad at the person.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
That's all.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Be mad at yourself.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Be mad at yourself. And again, we are all friends.
We all went to talk together and grew up together,
hang out. So she's putting me in a really bad position.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Right, if she wanted to cheat and be low, you
shouldn't have been involved, like to know about it.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Okay, period, thank you?
Speaker 4 (09:15):
All right, no problem, Tiffany, see y'all better stop sheating
out there. And that is ask yee eight hundred two
nine two fifty one fifty in case you couldn't get through.
And when we come back, it is a Wealth Wednesday,
and we are going to have Alexandria Ali.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
She is an entrepreneur.
Speaker 4 (09:30):
She's a black woman with the high end designer handbag
line that's in over twelve hundred storage.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
You need to hear how she got it started. It's
way up.
Speaker 5 (09:37):
I had a dream of fifty wealthy and I don't
mind sharing my wealth dogs getting you straight financially, mentally
and physically.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
This is Wealth Wednesday on way up with Angela Yee.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
What's up this way up with Angela Yee? I'm Angela Yee.
Of course it's a Wealth Wednesday. So my girl Stacy
Tisdale is here.
Speaker 5 (09:53):
We are so thrilled to be joined by the one
and only Alexandria Ali. And she is the founder and
CEO of F and W Style. Alexandria has been featured
in Oprah, Daily, Vogue, Essence in Style, Black Enterprise, and
she has created an unbelievable luxury handbag and accessory company
(10:14):
that is in over twelve hundred stores nationwide, including TJ Max, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's,
and Marshalls.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
And you know I love some bag talk. Yes, so
this is exciting.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
I met you at the Digital Undivided And what I
also love is the fact that you really are out
there networking in those spaces too, which is something that's
important for a lot of entrepreneurs to do.
Speaker 6 (10:38):
Definitely.
Speaker 9 (10:39):
I mean I feel like that's something I wish I
started at the beginning of my business. I learned that
as I went on, and it's like just meeting people,
you just never know how that can connect you to
something else, like this opportunity.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
Right now, let's start from the beginning of how you
first started, because this was like in your blood, this fashion.
Speaker 9 (10:58):
Yes, it is so I started. My mom was a designer.
Actually when I was growing up in Vegas, Nigeria. When
we moved here to the States, I started modeling.
Speaker 6 (11:07):
That didn't happen.
Speaker 9 (11:08):
So I was like, you know what, I need to
go to business school, get my MBA. I did, and
I worked in banking for a long time, but I
just never felt fulfilled.
Speaker 6 (11:16):
I was not happy there.
Speaker 9 (11:18):
I knew I wanted something in fashion, and back then
nobody was owning their own brands, so when I would
talk to people about it, it was kind of like,
what do you mean? But my husband was just pushing me.
He said, if you want to start, it doesn't matter
what anybody else is saying, you should start.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
I just see a lot from your background that has
led you to this place where you've been so successful today.
When it comes to growing up and having the access
that you didn't even think about. It kind of was
usmosis of you understanding and learning fashion, then working as
a model that really helps you understand fashion from a
different aspect too, then working in banking, which helps you
(11:54):
understand finance. All of those things do come together to
create like the perfect entrepreneur. Right now, we are talking
to Alexandria Aliici is the founder of FNW Style.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
It is a high quality handbag line.
Speaker 5 (12:09):
I love about your story is you spent nine years
in corporate and you got your MBA yes, and then
when you came to this realization with your husband's help,
that you didn't want to stay in corporate anymore. You're
very strategic about how you went into entrepreneurship.
Speaker 6 (12:25):
Tell us about that. So I feel like a lot
of people.
Speaker 9 (12:27):
They say, oh, you want to be an entrepreneur, you know,
leave your work and chase your dreams. That's great and all,
But for me, one thing I know is it's hard
to be creative when you're worried about where your next.
Speaker 6 (12:40):
Paycheck is going to come from.
Speaker 9 (12:41):
So what I did was, I was like, Okay, if
you were to go part time, how much would you
have to make in your business in order to be
able to do that.
Speaker 6 (12:49):
So I put all the things in place. I would
be an event.
Speaker 9 (12:52):
I would be going from store to store trying to
get them to carry the line. Once we got to
a point where we were making enough for me to
go part time, I did, and then again started working
to be able to go full time doing my business,
and I did the plan for that. And once he
got to the point where it was like, Okay, you
need to make a decision if you're going to do
(13:13):
the business or stay at work, then I did.
Speaker 6 (13:16):
But it was a step by step. It was never
as a process.
Speaker 4 (13:19):
Yes, Alexandria Ali is here, Stacy Tisdale is with me.
It's a Wealth Wednesday and we are talking about FNW
Style find out House. She started her own high end
fashion line of handbags that's in over twelve hundred stores.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
We have more when we come back.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
I've had a dream of wealthy and I don't mind
sharing my wealth dogs.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Getting you straight financially, mentally and physically. This is Wealth
Wednesday on Way Up with Angela Yee.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
What's tep is Way Up with Angela Ye. I'm Angela
Yee and it is a Wealth Wednesday. I'm here with
Stacy Tisdale and I'm so excited. Alexandria Ali is here.
She owns FNW Style. She's in over twelve hundred stores.
She is a black woman, and she's got her own
nine of handbags that is doing extremely well. So what
was you tell somebody who is studying their own line
and they're like, this is so hard to be able
(14:04):
to do. How do I get myself out there? The
branding is so difficult, the market is oversaturated. What would
you tell someone.
Speaker 9 (14:10):
You know when it comes to over saturation. I feel
like sometimes we spend too much time thinking about that.
Focus on what you're doing, Focus on doing this so
well that they can't ignore that you're there. Start one
step at a time, do something, one thing just every
single day for your business. That's what I did while
I was working full time. And after a while, all
(14:31):
those things start to accumulate and you.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
Really focus on staying right there in terms of what
you should be doing to grow your business. You're actually
in New York right now on a business program with
Goldman Sacks.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (14:43):
Talk to our entrepreneurs out there about finding those business
development programs.
Speaker 9 (14:47):
Yeah, I think stay tuned to a lot of those
companies and like Digital on Divided, like New Voices, gold
Mian Sacks, they have these programs that really help entrepreneurs.
Speaker 6 (14:58):
Get you to the next levels.
Speaker 9 (15:00):
So this program I was in, they looked through every
single inch of our business and told us how to grow,
how to become the next multimillion dollar brand.
Speaker 6 (15:09):
And that's what this program was about.
Speaker 9 (15:11):
It was a growing six months because it was almost
four days a week. We did stuff with this program,
and being a mom and a wife and a running
a whole business, it was a lot, but I did
it and I'm here for the graduation and yeah, so
that's why I'm here.
Speaker 5 (15:27):
You must have excelled because I heard you're given the
keynote at the graduation.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
I am ah, congratulations.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
Right now we are talking to Alexandria Ali. She is
the founder of FNW Style. It is a high quality
handbag line. How hard is it when this is something
that is your baby and then you have to take
like critique and feedback and criticism because sometimes you have
to like not take it personal. But it is personal.
Speaker 9 (15:52):
Yes, it's very personal, especially like as a creative that
I'm drawing it so like I'm sketching out ideas that
I'm having that I'm so passionate about everything that I sketch.
But sometimes we make it and people are just like
it's giving no, and.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
I I just have to.
Speaker 9 (16:11):
So and I just have to like take that and
understand that it's not only about my creativity. It's also
about what people want and that's what's gonna keep my
business around for.
Speaker 6 (16:22):
A long time.
Speaker 5 (16:23):
Entrepreneurs have to realize it's not just a one way
street up and to have the multiple streams of income
and to pivot and not always expect things to go.
Speaker 6 (16:33):
Yeah, I know, you know, sometimes you make it.
Speaker 9 (16:35):
We make it, Seeman and I'm included in this on
Instagram that it's like you just put your stuff on
Instagram and hundreds and thousands of people are just buying
it and it's just not true, especially in this economy.
With my business, in order for us to be successful,
there's several things that we do. We do events. If
you look on our page, we're always doing some kind
of event. We sell wholesale to stores and boutiques. We
(16:58):
also do private label and also work with other designers
to manufacture their brand.
Speaker 6 (17:04):
Then we have our e commerce.
Speaker 9 (17:06):
So all these things together is what makes it successful
because it's always going to be up and down. It's
never a straight shot up, so you need all those
other things to lift you up when one is going down.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
All right, well, I love it and shots at.
Speaker 9 (17:23):
Yeah, shop at FW style dot com and then follow
us on Instagram f W Style.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
Congratulations with everything that you've been doing. Every time I
see you, it's like a whole other level. So that
is the goal. We're very proud of goals.
Speaker 6 (17:36):
Thank you, Thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (17:37):
And you can check out Wealth Wednesdays Entrepreneurs Facebook group
will have a lot more with Alexandria and we have
some great free resources for all the entrepreneurs out there.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
All right, you can watch that phone interview on my
YouTube channel Way Up with Yea and when we come back.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
You guys have the last word. It got the phone
to gets your voice heard. What the word is the
last word? On way up with Angela?
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Ye?
Speaker 4 (17:58):
What's up this way? Put into like yee, I'm Angela yee.
Gg McGuire, thanks for rocking.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
With me, Thanks for having me friends.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
You know what, there is no better way to kick
off Gemini season than with a Gemini than with an
actual Gemini.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Okay, what's that number one zodiac Si Gemini?
Speaker 4 (18:14):
She couldn't do that and I doing this show added
to all right, Well, listen, happy early birthday. Make sure
y'all hit GG up with them birthday wishes starting.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Now because her birthday is tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Thank you for you know, but if you want her
to see it, start hitting her up right now. At
GG McGuire, you know this is my girl for a
long time, through ups and downs and not in our life.
Though not in our life, not with each other, in
our personal lives. We both have had our ups and downs,
and I.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Appreciate you for always holding me down and being a
good friend and just never being judgmental when I have
my moments.
Speaker 4 (18:45):
I appreciate you because I just know GG crazy, That's
all you need to know, and we'll be together at
Togetherland Festival this weekend. We'll be headlining the podcast stage
on Saturday. So make sure y'all come see us if
you are in the Dallas area, and if you're not,
come and hang out because that is going to be
an amazing, amazing you know. Listen, I want to try
(19:05):
to get a lotto on the show. Money Long is
going to be out there too.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
So many good people that are friends Flip service that's
going to be there, so I'm sure we won't have
a problem.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Yellabizi's gonna be there.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
Yeah, you know, let's see what we can surprise, Let's
see what we can make share, we can do all right,
it's a Wealth Wednesday. Shout out again to Alexandria Ali
for joining us to stay see Tizzi from Wealth Wednesday.
You can check out everything on Way Up with Ee
and of course this is your show, so you have
the last word.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
I have a family member, my cousin, he is now
dating my ex and we go to a family events
and we just don't say nothing.
Speaker 7 (19:37):
Just fact like we don't have a past and the
family don't know nothing about us dating. And we dated
for like ten.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
Months sold each other, we love.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
Each other and stuff like that kind of broke it
off and so we just kind of played it off.
Speaker 7 (19:50):
You know, it's just a secret.
Speaker 8 (19:52):
I want to sign a light on my cousin Amari,
who just graduated from the Howard University. In three years
we will come lighting and see what's going on to
be an educator. Congratulations, am all right, we're so proud
of
Speaker 9 (20:06):
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