Ezinne Iroanya Wins $20K Black Female Founders Grant From Cantu Beauty
Cantu Elevate grant winner, Ezinne Iroanya, founder and CEO of SKNMUSE, being awarded $20,000
Ezinne Iroanya Wins $20K Black Female Founders Grant From Cantu Beauty
Cantu Beauty Continues Commitment to Elevate Black Female Founders, Announces Winner of Second Cantu Elevate Entrepreneur Pitch Competition.Cantu Elevate , the brand-owned initiative and entrepreneurship accelerator
Cantu Beauty Continues Commitment to Elevate Black Female Founders, Announces Winner of Second Cantu Elevate Entrepreneur Pitch Competition.
Cantu Elevate , the brand-owned initiative and entrepreneurship accelerator program from award-winning multicultural hair and skincare brand, Cantu Beauty , together with BrainTrust Founders Studio (BTFS), the beauty and wellness membership platform for Black founders, has selected the 2022 Cantu Elevate $20,000 grant winner: Ezinne Iroanya , founder and CEO of
SKNMUSE , a skin and body care brand that prioritizes "elevating the beauty experience for Black women" while utilizing clean ingredients as well as clean beauty practices adopted from West Africa .
"Black founders are filled with ideas and dreams that sometimes die with them," Ezinne Iroanya , founder and CEO of SKNMUSE explains. "That is why initiatives like Cantu Elevate and BrainTrust Founders Studio are important.
They provide resources for companies like mine to thrive on fertile soil." Each founder in the competition participated in masterclasses led by Cantu and its partner agencies — BrainTrust , The Sasha Group , and Reddish — to strengthen their business and marketing acumen and subsequently grow their budding businesses.
The finalists then advanced in the selection process through their engaging pitches presented live and virtually at the BTFS Founders House last weekend in New Orleans…
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