195: How this Jewelry Designer Side Hustled for Over 10 Years Before Becoming An Entrepreneur (Lorraine West Jewelry)

Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair we welcome Lorraine West, the Founder of Lorraine West Jewelry.

Lorraine developed an affinity for creating and donning unique jewelry at a young age and says she’s been an artist since the was in the 1st grade. Her mother's love for ornate pieces was the inspiration for her to delve into jewelry design while studying Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology. 

After teaching herself how to manipulate various metals into beautiful original jewelry pieces, and with the increasing demand from family and friends to create custom designs, Lorraine West Jewelry was conceived.  Understanding that she needed a steady income to support herself as she grew her business, she worked for 10 years as a full-time employee prior to becoming a full-time entrepreneur in 2010.

As a full-time entrepreneur, she started bringing in consistent income by selling her jewelry at the Brooklyn Flea, but it was an organic connection with Erykah Badu, who attended the same poetry event as her, that really grew her business. Her work spoke for itself and she was commissioned to make pieces for Erykah, Andre 3000, Common, and many other artists. 

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