Ep 61: Meet the Black Harvard Grads Flipping the Script On Beauty Norms

<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on the show I have KJ Miller & Amanda Johnson. KJ and Amanda are graduates of Harvard Business School and the co-founders of</span> <a href= "http://www.mentedcosmetics.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mented Cosmetics</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(short for pigmented).</span></h4> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">These two women are making their mark on the beauty industry, redefining what a natural, clean beauty look is for women of color. It all started when they both realized they were struggling to find the perfect nude lip. So these ladies took matters into their own hands and created Mented.</span></h4> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mented is an upscale beauty brand for all women of color who are looking for great nude and neutral looks.</span></h4> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">These two figured out the one thing the industry had forgotten to do and now have a thriving beauty company.</span></h4> <p> </p> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode, KJ & Amanda share:</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">How they learned to make beauty products</span></h4> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their early mistakes when starting the brand</span></h4> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">What it really takes to launch and keep a brand afloat</span></h4> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is brought to you by ZipRecruiter.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">With</span> <strong>ZipRecruiter</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, you can post your job to 100 plus job sites with just one click. Right now, My listeners can post jobs on</span> <strong>ZipRecruiter</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for FREE, Just go to</span> <strong>ZipRecruiter.com</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">slash</span> <strong>“</strong><strong>hustle</strong><strong>”</strong>