Olga Gomonova graduated from Harvard Business School and was a Fortune 500 executive before starting ChicCartel. Victoria Janashvili was working as a fashion photographer shooting covers for anything from GQ to Cosmopolitan. She also published a widely acclaimed art book on body images called Curves. What motivated and inspired you to start your own business? We …
Category: Beauty
Erin Wildes Walker Designs Better Summer Essentials For Women
Erin Wildes Walker is the founder and proprietor of Summer Wildes and designs all the products. She holds a degree in mathematics from Bennington College and has over 15 years of experience in print, online advertising, and marketing, with specialties in retail and luxury. She has held positions with high-end lifestyle publications like Robb Report, …
Anna Marie Disylvester Styles Hair With Incredible Care And Precision
Anna Marie Disylvester was born April 25, 1979 in Wheaton, Illinois. After graduating from North Central College with an international business degree and a minor in Spanish in 2001, she taught for Matrix as a color educator. In 2005, she opened Exposed Salon and in 2018 relocated to 310 S Main St #106, Lombard, IL …
Anna Skodbo Is Re-Shaping Gender And Sizing Norms For Clothing
Anna Skodbo is the creative driving force behind cross-genre clothing brand phannatiq, a part-time harpist, and occasional surfer. Educated in Edinburgh, she developed a curiosity and respect for social and stylistic individualism that is prominent in all her activities. From sharing her home with adults with severe learning disabilities, schooling that encouraged self-expression and creativity, …
Devin Graciano Simplifies Your Everyday Hair Routine With Her Universal Hair Care Products
Devin Graciano, former trend development executive and global hair educator, recently founded Use Me, a universal hair care product line to simplify your everyday hair routine. Use Me is hand-crafted by experts in the first USDA-certified organic lab in the United States. As CEO, Graciano strives to deliver necessary changes in the hair care industry through …
Meg Melchert Inspires Ladies To Feel Good In The Skin They Are In
Meg Melchert, owner of Ink’d & Classi, hopes to encourage every woman, no matter size, shape, style, ink’d, or not to sparkle a little brighter and live life without limits! Whether through positive apparel or cosmetic tattooing, she strives to inspire ladies to feel good in the skin they are in! What motivated and inspired …
Karen Esposito Provides Business Opportunities To Sell Home Fragrance And Décor Products
Karen Esposito holds the title of Executive Director with PinkZebra and leads a team of 13,000 consultants. Pink Zebra is a direct sales company offering a line of home fragrance and home décor products featuring unique scented Sprinkles™, warmers and simmer pots. The company offers income opportunities for independent consultants throughout the U.S. and Canada. What motivated and inspired you to …
Shalay Pierce Styles Lady Bosses In Transitional Clothing
Shalay Pierce owns two businesses; the first is her makeup artist brand – Sade Monroe Makeup, the second is her clothing line – Shay’s Boss Babes Boutique. Shalay has always had a passion for beauty and the arts. Her work has been featured at fashion shows and in numerous photo shoots. What motivated and inspired …
Demi Wise Creates Beautiful Masterpieces On Women’s Faces
Originally from Lithuania, Demi Wise has been a resident to Chicago since 2015. Her love of makeup was originally inspired by a European body art show. What started out as an obsession with “playing on friends faces” inevitably blossomed into her career as a makeup artist. What motivated and inspired you to start your own business? …
Michele Tapp Roseman Helps People Embrace Their Natural Hair And Beauty
Michele Tapp Roseman is the author of Hairlooms: The Untangled Truth About Loving Your Natural Hair and Beauty, which was selected for NBC’s NBCBLK Fall Reading Guide. Michele is a seasoned writer and media placement specialist who has provided editorial services throughout the U.S., on military bases, and in Bangkok, Thailand. The native New Yorker …