The True Beauty Podcast

Today we are speaking to the super talented, and incredible Mia Wright Ross. Mia has worked as a designer in the Footwear & Accessory Industry for the past 10 years and has been a leading designer for a number of contemporary designer brands including Calvin Klein, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Saks 5th Avenue, and Tibi. In addition to being the founder and creative director of MWR Collection, Mia is an adjunct professor of Shoe Design & Construction at Parsons The New School for Design, the Museum of Art & Design's 2020-21 Artist Fellow, and a full-time design consultant. The girl. Is. Busy. Mia takes us on her journey from being a young artist and designer in Richmond, Virginia to moving to New York, meeting her incredible mentor Howard, going around the world, and back, all on her own terms. We loved speaking with Mia, and we know you’re going to love hearing her story as well! To learn more about Mia, check out www.mwrcollection.com or her Instagram @MWRCollection or @MWRStudio. Check out our Instagram @truebeautybrooklyn or @truebeautybrooklynpodcast.

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Ayeeeeee! It's our first round-up of your listener letters! We've gotten so many great questions from you guys, and we want to get to all of them! Some of these are answered on our Instagram, so check those out @truebeautybrooklynpodcast Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to [email protected].

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Hi Friends! Today we are speaking with Hannah Donovan, formally the CEO and co-founder of TRASH app. TRASH app is a machine learning-based video editing toolkit, where users can quickly create and edit high-quality, short-form video, and the company was just acquired by VSCO! Considering the world's biggest tech companies are currently under fire from, well, everyone, we wanted to bring onto the show our incredibly smart, innovative, and brilliant friend. Full disclosure, Trash App was acquired the week we recorded this show, so it was a really cool and fun surprise to hear about it while recording! Another reason that we were so excited to speak with Han is because of the following set of data that we keep seeing over and over again: less than 3% of all venture capital goes to female founders, and of those companies, only 26% become acquired within 10 years. Our girl Han did both in 3! Hannah is clearly a visionary and has so much grit and determination. You guys are going to love listening to her journey! To learn more about Hannah, you can check her out on Twitter and Instagram @han. Check out our Instagram @truebeautybrooklyn or @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Visit us at www.truebeautybrooklynpodcast.com to learn more about us, and all of our incredible guests! If you live locally, make an appointment and come check us out at www.truebeautybrooklyn.com. Don’t forget to send us your questions and segment letters to [email protected] and we’ll see you back here next week. Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, or leave a review on Apple iTunes, and tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

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Hi friends! We have had such an incredible year filled with new friendships, new business collaborations, lots of activism, lots of hollering, and most importantly, all of you: our dear listeners! So we figured that for the holiday season you guys would love a holiday gift list that does double duty: getting gifts for loved ones, supporting Women of Color and Black-owned brands and products, while staying socially active, and fighting the good fight! Plus we have the introduction of a new segment: Storytime with Ms. Nelly Bly. Nelly Bly is a dear friend of ours who has agreed to anonymously embarrass herself for your enjoyment and education. In other words, learn from her mistakes ladies. Here is a list of all of the brands that we feature on today’s episode, along with links and discount codes. Enjoy! AAVRANIwww.aavrani.com @aavrani on instagram 20% off sitewide, plus a free gift with purchase! https://framedflorals.com/ @framedflorals on Instagram free shipping through the holidaysFramed Florals https://www.ouithepeople.com/@ouithepeople on Instagram free shipping through the holidaysOui The People www.fur-you.com@fur-you on Instagram FUR https://www.shaquandawillfeedyou.com/ @shaquandawillfeedyou on Instagram Use the code DISCOUNTQUEEN for 20 percent off all purchases if $40 or more! Available also at any Whole Foods in New York, New Jersey and The Northeast!Shaquanda’s Hot Pepper Sauce https://alissarumsey.com/ or on instagram @alissarumseyrd Pre-Order her book! It’s free to pre-order! https://laurennapier.com/@laurennapierbeauty on Instagram 50 count of Flaunt and a limited edition scarf for $50 with code truebeauty --a savings of $50! https://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/ or blackgirlsunscreen on instagram. Also available nationwide at Target.comAlissaRumsey Lauren Napier Beauty Black Girl Sunscreen @ https://sogoldstudios.com/@SoGoldBK on Instagram https://www.lunchboxwax.com/ or @lunchboxwax on Instagram See you next week!

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Stay tuned, and don’t forget to send us YOUR questions, your Milk?! With your dinner?! And “I didnt know then, but I”m older now” segments to [email protected]. Sabs is with us once a month to answer YOUR beauty questions, so write to us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklyn, @truebeautybrooklynpodcast, We love you guys, and thanks for an incredible first year!

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