He Ditched A Government Job to Start a Skin-Care Line for Men of Color
Vanguard by Shopify Studios
English - July 31, 2019 09:00 - 19 minutes - 24.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsCareers Business entrepreneurship business small business commerce poc black owned business shopify shop poc owned business entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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
Anshuman Iddamsetty
Senior Supervising Producer
Tammi Downey
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Spencer Sunshine
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Jim Guthrie