EPISODE #710
Tisha Thompson
Love Yourself:
A BIPOC Business Pioneering in Clean Beauty
710 Tisha Thompson: Love Yourself
How She Landed a Big Deal at Sephora
The beauty industry is being revolutionized by the growing demand for clean, non-chemical ingredients that are both healthy and effective – for all skin-types.
So, it’s a lucrative space for innovators like the newcomer African American entrepreneur we meet today.
Tisha Thompson is the first woman of color to land a deal with Sephora for a clean makeup line.
A successful makeup artist turned beauty business maven, Tisha is the Founder and CEO of LYS™ Beauty with more than 15 years’ industry experience in clean beauty product development, brand management, marketing, finance, and operations. Today she shares her journey and what it took to get LYS launched in during the pandemic with a groundbreaking deal with Sephora.
- What it takes to innovate clean beauty products that are effective for all skin types
- How she became the first African American woman to land a deal at Sephora for her clean beauty line
- What it took to build her business during Covid, and how she pivoted her makeup line to make it relevant to mask-wearing, hint: It’s about the eyes
- Why turmeric and ashwagandha are two of her secret powerful ingredients
- And much more!
More about Tisha Thompson at lysbeauty.com
More about Tisha Thompson at LYS Beauty
Tisha Thompson is a makeup artist turned beauty business maven, the Founder and CEO of LYS™ Beauty, the first black-owned clean beauty line to be sold at Sephora. Tisha has more than 15 years’ industry experience in clean beauty product development, brand management, marketing, finance, and operations, and she shares how she built LYS™ to offer makeup and skincare solutions uniquely catered to various skin types, textures, and tones, while addressing common skin concerns, like hyperpigmentation, dark spots and sensitive skin.
Get the Transcript HERE
Our Sponsors and Special Offers
Podopolo: The Podcast App Where You Get Prizes – Just for Listening
Discover the perfect podcasts for you and your friends curated automatically to surface what you love from 5 million titles across all genres on the interactive podcasting app that makes listening social and personalized – and profitable for creators. Download now – it’s free! And sign up for our Contest to make a difference in the world and win prizes – just by listening.
Get The 7 Steps to Your Profitable Podcast
Leverage my complimentary 7 Step Guide to engage your tribe with a magnetic podcast that makes you money.
Zero Limits Ventures
How much is your company worth? Want to find out how to boost your valuation? Claim your FREE consult call with Steve Little, who’s built and sold 6 of his own companies for 9-figure exits and helps other founders get a 5X to 10X multiple on the sale of their business.
Like & Follow Wings
@wingspodcast @MelindaWittstock2020 in/MelindaWittstock @melindawings @IAmMelindaWittstock