Serving Beauty with Kitiya King

Today's guest is Jamila Powell, Owner and Founder of Naturally Drenched, a collection of curl-loving shampoos, conditioners and treatments -  that meet all of your hair needs. No stranger to beauty, Jamila is the owner of Maggie Rose Salon—one of the top texture salons in the country. Her natural hair journey began in college, continued throughout law school and culminated in her launching a salon for women to learn and love their texture. While running her salon, Jamila discovered which ingredients work best on all hair textures which led the creation of Naturally Drenched: a vegan and eco-conscious collection formulated with your curls in mind! Naturally Drenched has been featured by Allure, Byrdie, Cosmopolitan and Essence; and is available at naturallydrenched.com, Credo, Beauty Heroes, Thirteen Lune, JC Penney and Cult Beauty. The beauty of Jamila's  story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Dr. Tayiana Reed, Founder of The Wellness Apothecary. After years in the pharmaceutical industry, Tayiana is pursuing her passion for non-toxic beauty and wellness. As the founder and CEO of The Wellness Apothecary, Tayiana is a licensed clinical pharmacist and a wellness expert dedicated to curating affordable, clean, and natural health & beauty products to cultivate a holistic lifestyle. Products are chosen by their ingredients and ability to meet FDA & USDA requirements. Label ingredients must be free of carcinogens, parabens, sulfates, silicone and talc. Products must also be vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and eco-friendly. Dr. Reed has dedicated her career to helping patients and clients obtain clinically proficient, cost-effective drug information, and currently works in public health in the DC area. She is the winner of the NAACP BeyGOOD grant, which is a grant funded by Beyonce Knowles-Carter. She is also the winner of the iFundWomen VISA She's Next Grant; and most recently was an invited guest speaker on the Road to Essence Festival 2022. You can shop her products on twapothecary.com, as well as find them locally in Washington, DC at all Shop Made in DC locations throughout the city. The beauty of Tayiana's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served. You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Kelley Williams, founder of Curasalve which is an organic skincare company that helps caregivers soothe, treat and prevent diaper rash.  Developed because her daughter had fragile, sensitive skin, and always needed a dab or two of diaper rash cream because her skin was often irritated, even with hourly diaper changes, Curasalve  - 100% organic and 100% effective - was born in 2016.   Kelley is the winner of the Black Girl Ventures Equilibria Pitch Competition, and you can find her featured in the newly commissioned mural, sponsored by Nike in partnership with The Black Girl Ventures Foundation, in Washington, DC.   Curasalve has been featured by Parents magazine, PureWow and Mother - to name a few - and is available at curasalve.com, Amazon and Nordstrom.   The beauty of Kelley's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all!   So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us!   So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Jordan Karim, founder of Flora & Noor - the only vegan, cruelty-free and halal certified skin care brand based in the U.S.  Flora & Noor was consciously created to be inclusive and yield efficacious results.  The world is diverse and Flora & Noor believes our skincare should reflect that.   Jordan's hope is to encourage self-care and wellness and provide skincare for those who are looking for products that target the skin concerns of those with melanin-rich skin, those who need to use halal products, and those who appreciate clean skincare.   Since launching, Flora & Noor has been featured by Allure, Byrdie and Bustle - and Jordan is the pitch competition winner of the Rare Beauty Brands x Ulta Beauty x Black Girl Ventures Pitch Competition; the ESSENCE Festival Of Culture's New Voices + Chase Pitch Competition; and she is a 2022 Black Ambition Prize Semifinalist.   Flora & Noor is available at floraandnoor.com, Thirteen Lune, Amazon and will be available on Ulta.com beginning January 2023.   The beauty of Jordan's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all!   So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us!   So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Nicole Rose, founder of Ella Dean which is a natural, all organic haircare brand made in Portland, OR for men and women with textured hair.  The products are made with organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs that aid in hair growth and reduce scalp inflammation and hair loss. Nicole Rose, a 4th generation beauty entrepreneur, whose family has owned Dean's Beauty Salon, the city's oldest, continuously operating Black-owned business since 1956, launched her own haircare line in 2020 named after her grandmother, Ella Dean. Now celebrating 2 years, you can find the Ella Dean haircare online at Thirteen Lune, on elladean.com and various retailers throughout Portland, OR. The beauty of Nicole Rose's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Briana Williams, founder and CEO of LipLoveLine - a health and beauty brand that eliminates the need for a ton of makeup and celebrates beauty in all its forms.  Created with the belief that you can (and you should!) feel beautiful in your own skin, LipLoveLine creates ingredient-conscious lip care products to empower self-expression in the best and cleanest way possible: through the lips. No full face of makeup necessary.   Briana recently completed the prestigious New Voices Foundation Madam CJ Walker Institute Pace Bootcamp.  LipLoveLine has been featured in Essence, Byrdie, Bustle and more - and, LipLoveLine is now available online with Thirteen Lune.   The beauty of Briana's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all!   So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us!   So let's get started…     For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Christina Funke Tegbe, Founder of award-winning 54 Thrones. 54 Thrones stands for the 54 countries of Africa, which is where many of the brand's ingredients are sustainably sourced.  They create beautiful decadent clean beauty products inspired by Africa's beauty. 54 Thrones has been featured in Essence, Elle, Byrdie; selected as Oprah's Favorite Things 2020 and Christina has appeared on Shark Tank, securing a successful funding partnership. 54 Thrones is now available at Sephora, Nordstrom, Credo and Goop, as well as 54thrones.com The beauty of Christina's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Lesley Thornton, Holistic Esthetician & Founder of KLUR.  Since her inception of KLUR, Lesley's vision has been to cultivate a brand that reflected the values of clean, ethical, and inclusive beauty.     For nearly a decade she's concentrated on helping others achieve skin wellness through personalized treatments and the creation of products defined by simplicity and usability.   She's always treated people with a holistic approach to skin health; prioritizing minimalistic regimens that deliver multiple benefits and long-term results. This philosophy eventually led her to formulate a modest range of offerings for a devoted clientele of over 2500 people.   The independent, self-funded, Black woman-owned and operated beauty brand has been featured in Vogue, Allure and Harper's Bazaar - to name a few; and is now available at Credo.   The beauty of Lesley's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all!   So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us!   So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Arielle Brown, founder of Bea's Bayou Skincare, created for the exhausted product-lover who just can't find relief for their troubled scalp and skin. Named after Arielle's Louisiana-born, maternal grandmother, Beatrice, and the bayou she played in as a child around her home, Bea's Bayou Skincare was named the winner of the 2022 Aveeno x Essence Skin Health Accelerator Pitch! Arielle completed a crowdfunding campaign with FundBlackFounders, and recently participated in Amazon's Black Business Accelerator Inaugural Cohort, Founder Gym, IDEA Fuel and the BASF Inclusive Beauty Accelerator in partnership with StitchCrew. The beauty of Arielle's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served. You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Lianne Dobson, founder of Gemini Naturals, which is vegan temporary hair color makeup for the natural in you. The coveted hair color gel is an aloe vera based curl defining gel that adds a temporary pop of color to your natural curls + kinks.  And the best part - it rinses out with shampoo on your next wash day without damaging your luscious curls.   Celebrating its 4th year, Lianne recently completed the prestigious New Voices Foundation Madam CJ Walker Institute Pace Bootcamp, and was accepted into the 2022 Target Takeoff Beauty accelerator program. The beauty of Lianne's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Blair Armstrong, the founder of Gilded Body.  Gilded Body was created to share awareness of body skincare.  Their team gets personally involved in every step of the way, designing their featured products with a great focus on ingredients, each curated to unveil your skin's true soft to the touch glow.  Gilded serves as a reminder that good skincare doesn't stop with beautiful face washes, luxurious serums and face masks. Since its founding, Gilded Body has been selected as a 2020 Allure Best of Beauty award winner and is now also available at Thirteen Lune,  Saks Fifth Avenue and Goop. The beauty of Blair's story involves the highs, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guests are She'Neil Spence and Nicolette Graves, founders of Base Butter, which is a leading skincare brand that is redefining the perception of beauty and its impact on our relationship with our skin. The high-performing, intentionally clean products, and simple-to-use routines are designed to nourish, protect, and maintain healthy, happy skin - ensuring that you always put your best face forward. Since its founding Base Butter has been selected as a New Voices + Barefoot #WeStanForHer Grant recipient; featured in Vogue, Essence, Allure, The New York Times and Beyonce's The Black Parade - to name a few amazing features. The beauty of their story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Aishetu Fatima Dozie, founder and CEO of  Bossy Cosmetics - which is described as a women's empowerment and mission driven business that masquerades as a beauty company. Bossy Cosmetics' mission is to empower women to look, feel and do good.     Since its founding, all of its products have been cruelty free and Leaping Bunny certified, and are available on BossyBeauty.com, Amazon and JCPenney Beauty.  Selected as one of Oprah's Favorite Things for 2021, Bossy Cosmetics has been featured in Cosmopolitan magazine, Well + Good, USA Today, Sweet July and Glamour magazine - to name a few; and was Fast Company's 2021 Innovation By Design Awards Award Winner in the packaging category.   The beauty of Aishetu's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…     For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Essence Williams, founder of The Established -  Clean Body Care for the Minimalist Beauty.  The Established was born out of Essence's long-standing struggle to find relief from keratosis pilaris, resulting in a product line centered around simple science with botanical extracts that work with your skin's natural function to promote long-term skin health. Since it's launch (and they're now celebrating 3 years!), the award-winning brand has been featured in Essence, Vogue, Poosh, Harper's Bazaar, Who What Wear and Cosmopolitan magazine - to name a few; is the recipient of the 2021 Glossier Grant Program; and is now also available on ThirteenLune.com and Poosh.com. The beauty of Eunice's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is LaToya Stirrup, CEO and co-founder of KAZMALEJE, where they create lifestyle amplifying tools and accessories that empower women, men and kids to pamper and groom themselves with love, care and style. Launching in Target stores nationwide and online in 2022, you can also find them in Urban Outfitters, HSN and QVC - just to name a few of their retail partners.  They've been featured in Forbes, Essence, and Vogue - and KAZMALEJE is the first and only hair tool company to be certified Plastic Neutral by rePurpose Global. The beauty of LaToya's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Tiffini Gatlin, founder and CEO of Latched and Hooked Beauty which is a 100% Black woman owned and operated beauty brand offering non-toxic, ready-to-wear synthetic hair extensions that make you look and feel confident. Since launching - Tiffini has been honored as an Ulta Beauty MUSE100, garnered the support of companies like Visa, Paypal and Google for Startups and has been featured in Essence, Black Enterprise, Allure and Cosmopolitan magazines… to name a few. The beauty of Tiffini's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Kendra Woolridge, founder of Janet and Jo. -  which is a D.C. based, Black woman owned company named after Kendra's two grandmothers. They specialize in non-toxic luxury nail lacquers, that are carefully crafted to educate, inspire, and uplift you, through the stories behind their unique polish names. Since launching - they've been featured in Allure, Nylon and Cosmopolitan magazines and is a winner of the Black Girl Ventures D.C. Virtual Pitch Competition The beauty of Kendra's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Eunice Cofie-Obeng, President and Chief Cosmetic Chemist of award-winning Nuekie - an innovative health and beauty company for people of color.   Named by Forbes as one of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa, Eunice is a graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry/molecular biology, she holds a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Cosmetic Science and has completed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Global Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education program. Crafted specifically for people of color, Nuekie's innovative brand of health and beauty products are scientifically formulated with a unique combination of traditional African medicine and cutting edge science. Since it's launch, Nuekie has been featured in Black Enterprise and Allure magazine - to name a few, was awarded the Women's Health Best of Skincare Award for the Moisture Therapy Creme, and is the recipient of the 2021 Glossier Grant Program, as well as Beyonce's Beygood Small Business Grant. The beauty of Eunice's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Kristen Elise Brown, founder of Gold Label Cosmetics which is a cruelty-free, paraben-free color cosmetics company for the beauty enthusiast who seeks opulence and convenience.   Gold Label Cosmetics is heavily influenced by the arts, fashion, travel, affirmations and especially the notion of genuinely loving the skin you're in.  Their mission is to encourage EVERYONE to proclaim THEIR BEAUTY everywhere they go. Since launching in 2012, Gold Label Cosmetics has been featured in Essence, BuzzFeed, Women's Health and Refinery29 - to name a few; and is also the recipient of the Brown Girl Jane x Shea Moisture #BrownGirlSwap Grant. The beauty of Kristen's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…     For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Kimberlee Alexandria-Day, founder of Ode To Self Skincare and Wellness, which is a brand whose mission is the development of solid relationships with oneself. They believe in nourishing the skin and soul through rituals of self care. Putting the needs of Black women first, Ode to Self is more than a skincare brand--it is a way to rediscover the luxury of putting personal needs first. Since launching, Ode to Self has expanded from the direct to consumer space to include partnerships with retailers such as Nordstrom; and has been featured in The New York Times, PopSugar, The Zoe Report and Refinery29 to name a few. The beauty of Kimberlee's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Amber Makupson, CEO and founder of Meraki, an award-winning Ayurvedic haircare line infused with crystals. Founded in 2018, as a labor of self-love, self-empowerment and a dedication to wellness, it is now loved by Oprah Daily, Harper's Bazaar and Elle magazine - and is now available online with Anthropologie. The beauty of Amber's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started…   For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com

Today's guest is Eden Gilliam, Founder of Eve Milan New York. Eden, herself a licensed esthetician with over 10 years experience, created skincare and skin nutrition products to enhance the lives of customers by using clean, high powered ingredients so you can wear makeup because you want to, not because you have to. Now the recipient of Allure magazine's Best of Beauty Award for 2021, the brand has also been featured in Essence, New Beauty, Business Insider, PopSugar and many more! The beauty of Eden's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served. You can sit with us! So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Saidah Pearsall, Founder of Shea Bodyworks, a collection of products made with natural & simple ingredients you can recognize & pronounce. At Shea Bodyworks, the focus is on the product experiences and not just products. Since launching in 2014, not only has Shea Bodyworks made its way onto the shelves of WholeFoods in Indiana, but was also selected as a Dolphin Tank Finalist. The beauty of Saidah's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served. You can sit with us! So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Brittney Ogike, Founder and CEO of BeautyBeez.  After noticing the limited selection of Black hair care products and accessories in the San Fernando Valley, Brittney and her husband, decided to open their own beauty supply store in North Hollywood, CA.  BeautyBeez was created so women of color could shop, explore and play in a world full of beauty.   Brittney is also the owner of a lifestyle management company for professional athletes and the Board Chair of The Middleton Family Foundation—a privately held, family-run foundation that provides relief and support for underserved communities; primarily, communities of color. The Foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to various initiatives including local community programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters, COVID-19 relief efforts and Black Lives Matter. The beauty of Brittney's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Shontay Lundy, founder of Black Girl Sunscreen, a sunscreen created especially for Black women by a Black woman, that won't leave an annoying white cast. Shontay created the brand to help protect the Black community, working to dispel the myth that those with dark skin tones don't need sun protection. Since its launch, Black Girl Sunscreen has gone international in Nigeria, been featured in Forbes, released a children's line and is now available nationwide in Target, Walgreens, Ulta and CVS. The beauty of Shontay's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: www.ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is KéNisha Ruff, Founder and Creative Director of Marie Hunter Beauty. Since launching in 2016, Marie Hunter Beauty has expanded to over 30 shades of lipsticks, added skincare and home fragrances and has been featured in publications such as British Vogue, House & Garden, Tatler, HuffPost, and more! You can learn more about her brand on MarieHunter.co and ThirteenLune.com. The beauty of KéNisha's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us! So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Kimberly Smith, who is the Founder and Chief Beauty Disruptor of Marjani Beauty. Kimberly is an Ivy League trained attorney, who combined her two passions, travel and beauty, to create a beauty and cosmetics company for women of color. Since launching in 2017, Kimberly's companies have been featured in Essence, WWD, InStyle and Ebony to name a few. The beauty of her story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served. You can sit with us! So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Barbara Jacques and she is the co-founder and CEO of Jacq's, which is an organic vegan skincare company, for women of color by women of color. It's been featured in ELLE Magazine, the Huffington Post, Blavity.com, the Miami Herald - as well as on Byrdie.com as one of the Top 10 Black-owned Green Beauty Brands. Launching in 2012, with the goal of inspiring and providing education to her community about the importance of being mindful consumers, Barbara has grown her business into a successful, highly sought after green beauty essential for so many women. And today, you can shop her brand on Target.com. The beauty of her story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served. You can sit with us! So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com ***Subscribe, Rate + Review on Apple Podcasts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Brittany Brown, founder of Project Beauty Expo, The First Curated Beauty Expo Created for and by Women of Color. Part conference - part experiential inspiration wonderland, it's a platform that celebrates multicultural beauty and the indie brands that support women of color.  It has taken the tired conference world by storm, creating a space for the next generation of Black entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and thought leaders to meet, hatch plans and thrive together. Since its launch, Project Beauty Expo has hosted over 40+ exhibitors, is now headquartered in LA and has been featured in Essence, WWD, Forbes and ELLE magazine to name a few. The beauty of Brittany's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us!  So let's get started… For more inspiring interviews, visit: ServingBeautyPod.com Join the Serving Beauty community: IG: @servingbeautypod Twitter: @servingbeauty FB: @servingbeautypod Email guest recommendations: hello@servingbeautypod.com ***Subscribe, Rate + Review on Apple Podcasts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Today's guest is Dr. Mia Chae Reddy, founder and creative director of Dehiya Beauty, a multi-tasking botanical skin care line inspired by Moroccan time-honored beauty rituals for modern women. Since it's launch, Dehiya has not only made it's way onto the pages of Allure magazine, but it was awarded best face tool by Essence Magazine.  And you can now find Dehiya at Urban Outfitters, Thirteen Lune, Anthropologie and Bloomingdales - just to name a few. The beauty of Mia's story involves the highs, lows, the lessons and the victories - and we're here for it all! So come join the founders table, where beauty is served.  You can sit with us!  So let's get started… --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Meet Dana Jackson, founder and CEO of Beneath Your Mask.  On a quest to nourish, revitalize and heal the damage done to her skin and hair from a lupus diagnosis, Dana began crafting non-toxic beauty that doesn't compromise on any level.  Since launching in 2016, Beneath Your Mask has been featured in Ebony, ELLE, Vogue and GQ; was named Best Black-Owned Beauty Brand by Essence Magazine; has won the Allure Magazine 2019 Best of Beauty Award and is now available not only in the US, but also in Asia, Australia and Europe.  On this episode of Serving Beauty, hear how Dana decided to take action and get started! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

Meet Desiree Verdejo, attorney turned entrepreneur, and creator and founder of Hyper Skin.  A hyper-focused skincare line created to tackle hyperpigmentation and enhance your glow. Hyper Skin has been featured by Vogue, InStyle and the New York Times - just to name a few and recently launched on Sephora.com last September.  On this episode of Serving Beauty, hear how Desiree decided to take action and get started! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

It began with a desire to have clean skin. "I am a minimalist, a makeup artist, skincare enthusiast and world traveler. I couldn't find what I was looking for in a makeup remover - so I created it" says Lauren.  A bona fide beauty expert, Lauren Napier has worked with Oscar winners, music and pop icons, indie film stars, silver screen legends, a Beatle, a Bond, and an American President. To date, Lauren's work has been seen in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Essence and More magazines.  Other works include long standing comedy institution Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  In this very first episode of Serving Beauty, hear how Lauren decided to take action and get started! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support

So you want to start your own beauty brand. But where do you begin? What does it take? Should you quit your job? How do you fund it? Do you seek out retail partners or go direct to consumers? Kitiya King, founder of award-winning Mischo Beauty, explores these questions and more as she sits down with some of the most successful Black female founders in beauty. She uses her expertise as a founder herself to dig deeper and uncover the nitty gritty of what's worked and what hasn't. (The only “glossing over” that'll happen here is with lip gloss, thankyouverymuch.) Serving Beauty is all about real talk, with real women, who mean real business. You'll learn from their trials, triumphs, wins and challenges—with a whole lot of laughter along the way. When it comes to starting your own beauty brand, you'll never have all the answers. But this is a great start. So come join the founders' table where beauty is served, you can sit with us! #FoundersBrilliance --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/servingbeauty/support