Taylor Bryant
Natural Eczema Relief Brand Gently Soap Scores A Deal On “Shark Tank”
The public only saw a couple of minutes of Gently Soap founder Kristen Dunning’s pitch on “Shark Tank,” but it actually took two hours of cajoling for her to land a deal on the ABC business competition show....
Emerging Fragrance Brand FOOPE Targets Gen Z With Chaotic Creativity
Femi Oloruntoba practically has a gen Z focus group at his disposal made up of people related to him. The FOOPE founder, a fragrance fanatic who’s collected as many as 2,000 perfumes, has 12 nieces and nephews...
UK Glossier Grant Recipient And Upscale Body Care Brand Koba Skincare Launches At Moda Operandi and Goop
Body care is a blossoming category, but Koba Skincare founder Thérèse M’Boungoubaya points out it tends to stop at the ankle. The foot care products that did exist disappointed her when she was hunting for products to...
Getting A Deal On “Shark Tank” Isn’t What It Seems
In recent years on “Shark Tank,” the ABC business reality show that started in 2009 and has reached 304 episodes as it progresses into its 15th season, beauty entrepreneurs have been increasingly in the “tank” delivering pitches—and...
With New Brand Chaddy, Model, Actor And Influencer Derek Chadwick Wants His Fans To Get What’s On His Lips
Model, actor and influencer Derek Chadwick is fully aware there isn’t exactly a shortage of beauty products, but he thinks there are a handful that should be improved, the first being lip plumper. He’s not a fan...
New Skincare Brand Sepia Is Founded By And Assessed To Be Clinically Effective For People Of Color
Despite having over 15 years of experience with clinical studies in the healthcare field, co-founder Anna Bueno was disappointed by the number of hoops she had to jump through to ensure representation of an array of skin tones...
Inside The Mad Dash Of Hispanic Heritage Month With Fast-Growing Latina-Founded Candle Brand Bonita Fierce
Bonita Fierce founder Melissa Gallardo was in overdrive leading up to and during Hispanic Heritage Month, a...
