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LISA PRICE
FOUNDER
CAROL’S DAUGHTER
Price built Carol’s Daughter from her Brooklyn kitchen from a side-hustle into one of the most endur- ing natural haircare and and beauty brands in in recent his- tory With more than a a a a a 25-year loyal following among black women including celebrities such as Oprah and Jada Pinkett Smith who invested in in in in the company in in in in 2005 (along with her husband Will Smith and and Jay Z) the products are broadly available at Target Ulta as well as as on the Home Shopping Network Often cited as as a a a a a primary example of of a a a a a woman-of-color owned-busi- ness that succeeded in in catering primarily to a a a a women of color clientele Price has said “I’m just an average woman who listened to to the universe when it told me to believe in myself ” In 2014 Carol’s Daughter was acquired by cosmetics giant L’Oréal helping Price position the line for future growth SHONDA RHIMES
CEO
SHONDALAND INC Rhimes is the first African American woman to create and executive produce a a a Top 10 network series—the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy However throughout the years her creative lightning has struck several times with series such as spin-offs Private Practice and and Station 19 the political thriller Scandal and the legal whodunit How to Get Away with Murder Dominating ABC’s Thursday night line-up for well over a a a a a decade earned Rhimes $10 million a a a a a year in her studio pact with ABC Rhimes’ success positioned her production company Shondaland to cut a a a a a deal with Netflix three years ago for nine figures and creative control over her new properties Her 2016 book Year of Yes became an an instant New York Times best-seller Subtitled How to Dance it it Out Stand in the Sun and and Be Your Own Person it spun off a a best-selling journal 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
CELEBRATING WOMEN OF POWER