Driving the Business: Beauty Brands & Entrepreneurship

Ep 031 - Diversity & Racial Inclusion in the Beauty Media Landscape with Claire McCormack

Sep 28, 2022

Since 2020 I have leaned hard into having conversations about the impact of race in my personal life and business with my non-Black friends and associates. These conversations have been nuanced and complex yet extremely enlightening. I've recognized that my white friends/associates don't get many opportunities to...

Ep 030 - Why Taking a Non-Traditional Path to Skin Care is Both Insane & Necessary with Jayme & Nick Valo

Sep 14, 2022

I love talking with indie beauty brand start up founders and on this episode I sit and chat with a married couple who are taking a deliberate, disruptive approach to skin care with their line of omni sex products.

Jayme and Nick Valo of Valoie Skin Care give an intriguing discussion about the origins of starting a...

Ep 029 - How Leveraging a Sales Management Firm Increases Your Chances of Success in Retail Distribution with Demar Roberts

Aug 30, 2022

Somebody hand me my soap box cause I need it right now.

Going into formal retail chains without being prepared is the kiss of death or some very painful, expensive lessons!

20+ years of doing business with most every retail chain that sells beauty products and I have seen first hand how this game operates.

One of...

Ep 028 - Therapy for Entrepreneurs When Friendship Is Not Enough

Aug 17, 2022

We are getting extra cozy and familiar for this episode. I've recognized in my own journey as a Black man living in America with abundant blessings all around me that everything is not ok.

While things in my business have been thriving and we've been shattering ceilings with fundraising and hitting revenue targets, on...

Ep 027 - Launching Your Beauty Brand's Minimal Viable Product (MVP)

Aug 3, 2022

By far the biggest business challenge I hear from entrepreneurs entering the space or thinking of launching products is they don't have enough money to execute on their vision.

After hearing this statement no less than 200x's a year I have given some thought on how to translate the concept of a minimal viable product...