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All Black Everything: How Beauty and Brains Are Helping Black Creators
The "All Black Everything Summit" was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic. When stay-at-home orders first went into effect, I started to do an Instagram Live series called "Conversations with Global Pros" on my personal account as a way to stay motivated and engage with my community. As a full-time professional makeup artist used to being out and about, it was clear I would be stuck at home for the foreseeable future, and my work had come to a halt. The series started to take off and was doing ver

I'm A 16-Year-Old CEO: Here's How Social Media Built My Company
I built my beauty brand, Frilliance, off of my YouTube following. At the time I launched Frilliance, I had around 500,000 subscribers. My other social media channels were not as strong as my YouTube following, so I leveraged that platform in particular both to launch my brand and leading up to the launch. Through my videos, I encouraged my subscribers to join the email, text, and Instagram for Frilliance. I didn't want to rely on my YouTube channel as my only way to market and sell Frilliance.

How I Went From Shy Immigrant to Co-Founder of OPI, the World's #1 Nail Brand
From Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, author of I'm Not Really a Waitress and co-founder of #1 global professional nail brans

Stop Commenting On Women's Appearance
A few weeks ago, while I was boarding a plane, one of the male flight attendants was checking me in. He looked at my passport, looked back up at me, and said "I like your hair better blonde. You should dye it back." My jaw dropped. What gives him the right—the entitlement—to comment on the way I look?, let alone tell me which way he prefers I look? I am not there for his consumption!

How Lilly Ghalichi Revolutionized False Eyelashes

My Saranghae Love Story: 45 Days to Better Skin
If you set yourself a 45-day task, what would you hope to achieve? Killer abs? A new website? A business model? My most recent six-week goal was the road to better skin, something I’ve struggled with my entire life.

Mexican Makeup Founder Harnesses Culture for Colorful Line
