321: How Shontay Lundy Got Black Girl Sunscreen in Every Target in America
Shontay Lundy, Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen is in the guest chair today. In 2016, Shontay realized she was tired of using sunscreen that left a white residue on her dark skin. So she decided to leverage her MBA and knack for business to develop a melanin-friendly option. Since then, Shontay has emerged as a thought leader and innovator in the beauty industry and her success has been chronicled by Forbes, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, InStyle, and countless other national publications. In just a few years, Black Girl Sunscreen has made its way to Ulta, CVS, Walgreens, Macys.com, NordstromRack.com, FSA.com, Ross, TJ Maxx, and specialty retailers across the globe. In episode 321, Shontay shares: How she grew Black Girl Sunscreen into 10,000 doors and eight retailers What it took to prove the concept of sunscreen for dark skin How she drives her business on intuition and clever strategizing Check out episode 321 and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube This episode is brought to you by: Shopify. Go to shopify.com/hustlepro for a free fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Links mentioned in this episode www.blackgirlsunscreen.com https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlsunscreen/ Contact@blackgirlsunscreen.com Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Guest Social Media Info https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlsunscreen/ https://www.instagram.com/shontay_lundy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.