Vanguard by Shopify Studios - How a Single Mom Grew a Million Dollar Business Selling Textured Hair Extensions

How a Single Mom Grew a Million Dollar Business Selling Textured Hair Extensions

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07/10/19 • 22 min

Vanguard by Shopify Studios

Vivian Kaye is the CEO of KinkyCurlyYaki, a brand that makes premium textured hair extensions for Black women. When Vivian saw an opportunity to start a business that celebrates black beauty, she went all in, and grew it into a million-dollar company. This is how it happened.

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Host
Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers
Tanya Hoshi
Emma Fedderson
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Senior Supervising Producer
Tammi Downey

Engineer
Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score
Jim Guthrie

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KinkyCurlyYaki

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Host
Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers
Tanya Hoshi
Emma Fedderson
Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer
Tammi Downey

Engineer
Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed

Musical Score
Jim Guthrie

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