Elizabeth, NJ- This past Saturday New Jersey’s young professionals network ‘Brunch ‘n’ Grind presented their 2nd annual For Queens Only brunch series. The Brunch ‘n’ Grind network has presented events all over the garden state under the premise of brunching while enjoying a little turn up day party after wards.

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Their ‘For Queens Only’ brunch is just that an event for women only to enjoy some good food, laughs, shopping and a panel discussion presented by ‘boss ladies’. For Queens Only was presented by the Brunch ‘n’ Grind network along with the lifestyle organization Embracing the Crown. The brunch took place at Dolce lounge and the panel featured Christina Brown of lovebrownsugar.com, Nyeesha who’s a celebrity coach and speaker, Scottie Beam who’s an entrepreneur, freelancer, Hot 97 alum, and host of the Black Girl Podcast, last but not least Sylvia Obell who’s an entertainment reporter at Buzzfeed.com.

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The women panelist spoke on career challenges, relationships, ways to balance your passion along with your 9 to 5 and much more.

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“I didn’t quit my full time job until 2013 when I started to make some coins. My biggest challenge initially was making sure I was charging the right amount of money for my services” Chirstina (love brown sugar) said after explaining her challenge starting out as an entrepreneur.

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Socttie Beam told the audience about her challenges of insecurity while starting out in the entertainment industry  “…A lot of the time we look for words from other people to make you valid…”

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Guests enjoyed shopping from the women owned business vendors, bottomless mimosas, chicken & waffles, pasta, salad and much more. Live music was provided by DJ Sienna, and gift bags with travel sized hair products from Jane Carter Solution were given to each attendee. Keyaira Boon of Thecletter.com was in attendance along with Ayana Iman of Authentic Convos among many other New Jersey public figures and women looking to have a good time, listen to gems being dropped and more. Scroll below to see our instastory and snap chat footage.

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For more information on Brunch ‘n’ Grind and when their next scheduled brunch is taking place please visit brunchngrindnj.com

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Also check out this related post ‘Fix Another Queen’s Crown without Telling the World it was Crooked’

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Sometimes as a Queen 👸🏽👑 your hair can be considered your crown. 👑 Your fro, your braids, your curls, your kinks… the way in which you choose to style your hair or rock your head wrap can be your actual crown. . . . . This past weekend @brunchngrind & @embracingthecrown presented the second annual For Queens Only brunch. Women from around New Jersey gathered at Dolce lounge in hopes of not only partaking in brunch but receiving sound advice from Urban Girl bosses currently succeeding in their field. Swipe left to see footage. And click the link in bio for blog post coverage. . . . #brunchngrind #forqueensonly #yourcrown #crown #urbangirlboss #girlboss #love #bgm #blackgirlmagic #naturalhair #hair #nj #newjersey #nyc #urbangirlmag #urbangirlmagazine #ugmag #urbanblogger

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