Philadelphia native and owner of Hijabified Clothing Nadirrah Winters knows what it means to get your hands dirty while building a business. Winters, a sanitation truck driver, spends her days driving the streets of Philadelphia picking up waste and hauling it into her truck. Working a nine-to-five while building her clothing business is a sacrifice Winters is willing to make until her business can support her family and herself. With a new brick-and-mortar retail location she is on her way, but she is not planning to dump the trash truck just yet.
Rolling out had the chance to discuss building a business while working a nine-to-five, what inspires her, and how she chose this path.
What is your day-to-today routine like at work?
My workday starts early every morning. I wake up at 5 a.m. to pray, and then get my son up at 6 a.m. to get him ready for school. Days where I have to take him to my mom’s, we leave the house by 6:45 a.m., I stop at Dunkin’ Donuts and sign in at work by 7:30 a.m. I [handle] my schedule for the day while running Hijabified Clothing from the driver’s seat of my truck. This includes answering phone calls, responding to emails, and updating social accounts.
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