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Founders House is BACK! We’re kicking off our first Founders House pop-up experience of 2023 during SXSW in Austin on March 11th - 12th!

Join us at the premiere destination for founders, tastemakers, influential leaders and cultural amplifiers.

We’re bringing back the Black Beauty Bazaar (BBB) 🛍🛍🛍, an inclusive shopping experience that features some of the most sought after products from BrainTrust Founders Studio founders, like founder of , Youmie Francois founder of , founder of , and , co-founder of .parfait, founder of , founder of , .m.davis founder of , founder of , founder , Marcelle Graham founder of , and founder of .

Along with founder of the Black Excellence Society (formerly, ), we are also hosting 🧑🏿‍🍳 in celebration of and with free-flowing food and drinks from family-owned brands as well as vibrant live music.

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to Kate Young (), Writer, Host and Producer of “This Is Purdue” where our founder and CEO, had the honor of being her guest on episode 75! 

From member to social media pioneer to entrepreneur and CEO, Kendra Bracken-Ferguson has a unique story.  Listen to as she describes her career journey – from the early days of social media and pitching the use of Myspace to promote global brands to becoming one of the first 100 Black women in the country to raise over $1 million in funding for her first company. 

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When BrainTrust Founders Studio () was created, it was done so to create a safe and equitable space for Black beauty & wellness founders. We're honored to be a part of this monumental moment for and BTFS member as we continue to do our part to level the playing field. "We are excited to support Nyakio Grieco and thirteen lune with this investment, propelling forward our organizations' shared mission to create a pipeline of successful Black- and Brown-founded beauty and wellness brands, changing the paradigm within the industry and ultimately creating parity and equity for future generations," Kendra Bracken-Ferguson () & Lisa Stone () say. We look forward to continued investments as BrainTrust Fund grows. We look forward to continued investments as BrainTrust Fund grows. Read the story at , , or -independent!

BrainTrust Founders Studio and ,the Tulsa-based program that creates and promotes opportunities for black founders will present "Still We Rise" a panel discussion featuring Shawna Stepp-Jones, BrainTrust Founders Studio member and founder of , on Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30 pm CST. This fantastic conversation is taking place during the Journey to Wealth event that is taking place in Tulsa January 17th - 19th. We'll be going live on Instagram to share the panel as it happens.

Congrats to our client Cantu Beauty and to Dametria Kinsley, VP of Global Marketing and a wonderful friend to our agency. We're so honored to be a part of the Cantu Crew!!

Check out the link to read the full article. Throughout the piece, Dr. Chambers highlights Cantu's passion for connecting to consumers on a deeper level, the power a brand can cultivate with a community of creators/experts, and the impact Dametria Kinsley has had on so many lives through community partnerships, such as Gyrl Wonder and Women Empowering Nations . 🧡



https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanychambers/2022/10/11/cantu-beautys-global-vice-president-talks-about-the-power-of-reaching-within/?sh=6a6701506148&fbclid=IwAR2DYyEzXhChqWjdtrKFAsE3I_bANo2OQm7dsZBt47G1o6hoZGDYWDItk6I

Cantu Beauty's Global Vice President Talks About The Power Of Reaching Within Dametria Kinsley, Global Vice President at Cantu Beauty, shares more on her journey in the beauty industry, hopes for the future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and tips for the next generation of leaders in the realm.