He Ditched A Government Job to Start a Skin-Care Line for Men of Color
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07/31/19 • 19 min
Patrick Boateng II is the CEO and founder of Ceylon by Anim Labs. When Patrick was working overseas in Asia, he had it all: a stable job, opportunities for travel. But when he started having problems with his skin, Patrick realized that most skincare products weren’t made with black men in mind. Solving a problem for himself and in turn, others, he decided to leave his job and start a skin-care line for men of color.
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Anshuman Iddamsetty
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Phoebe Wang
Natalie Plourde
Emma Fedderson
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Tammi Downey
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Spencer Sunshine
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Jim Guthrie
Patrick Boateng II is the CEO and founder of Ceylon by Anim Labs. When Patrick was working overseas in Asia, he had it all: a stable job, opportunities for travel. But when he started having problems with his skin, Patrick realized that most skincare products weren’t made with black men in mind. Solving a problem for himself and in turn, others, he decided to leave his job and start a skin-care line for men of color.
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Host
Anshuman Iddamsetty
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Phoebe Wang
Natalie Plourde
Emma Fedderson
Anshuman Iddamsetty
Senior Supervising Producer
Tammi Downey
Engineer
Spencer Sunshine
Musical Score
Jim Guthrie
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