<p>Kendra Bracken-Ferguson knows that Black beauty brands and their founders need capital <em>and </em>community to circumvent systemic racism at the heart of venture capital funding. As the Founder and CEO of Braintrust Founders Studio Kendra uses her experience identifying talent and innovation to provide companies the support they require to succeed. In this episode, Karen and I explore how her legacy of building digital communities guided her toward her professional “North Star” and how we might do the same.</p><br><p>Tune in to learn what Kendra thinks about:</p><ul><li>How working in corporate provided her vital training for entrepreneurship</li><li>Why creating a product is not the same as building a brand</li><li>How to select pillars and non-negotiables that will guide us toward our North Star</li><li>Accelerating your business without venture capital funding&nbsp;</li><li>How an attempt to erase her contributions to the Digital Brand Architects (DBA) impacted her approach to business</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rate, Subscribe &amp; Review the Podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/naked-beauty/id1131628553" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple&nbsp;</a>, Shop Kendra's Favorite Products Mentioned in the episode <a href="https://shopmy.us/collections/491210" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p>Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nakedbeautyplanet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nakedbeautyplanet</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you’re listening @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nakedbeautyplanet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nakedbeautyplanet</a> &amp; as always love to hear your thoughts :)&nbsp;</p><br><p>Check out <a href="http://nakedbeautypodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nakedbeautypodcast.com</a> for all previous episodes &amp; search episodes by topic</p><br><p>Shop My Favorite Products &amp; Pod Discounts on my <a href="https://shopmy.us/nakedbeautyplanet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ShopMyShelf</a></p><br><p>Stay in touch with me: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brookedevard/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brookedevard</a></p><br><p>Follow Karen: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kendrabrackenferguson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kendrabrackenferguson</a>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Naked Beauty

Brooke DeVard

Finding Your North Star in Beauty & Business ft. Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

APR 15, 202466 MIN
Naked Beauty

Finding Your North Star in Beauty & Business ft. Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

APR 15, 202466 MIN

Description

<p>Kendra Bracken-Ferguson knows that Black beauty brands and their founders need capital <em>and </em>community to circumvent systemic racism at the heart of venture capital funding. As the Founder and CEO of Braintrust Founders Studio Kendra uses her experience identifying talent and innovation to provide companies the support they require to succeed. In this episode, Karen and I explore how her legacy of building digital communities guided her toward her professional “North Star” and how we might do the same.</p><br><p>Tune in to learn what Kendra thinks about:</p><ul><li>How working in corporate provided her vital training for entrepreneurship</li><li>Why creating a product is not the same as building a brand</li><li>How to select pillars and non-negotiables that will guide us toward our North Star</li><li>Accelerating your business without venture capital funding&nbsp;</li><li>How an attempt to erase her contributions to the Digital Brand Architects (DBA) impacted her approach to business</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rate, Subscribe &amp; Review the Podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/naked-beauty/id1131628553" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple&nbsp;</a>, Shop Kendra's Favorite Products Mentioned in the episode <a href="https://shopmy.us/collections/491210" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p>Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nakedbeautyplanet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nakedbeautyplanet</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you’re listening @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nakedbeautyplanet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nakedbeautyplanet</a> &amp; as always love to hear your thoughts :)&nbsp;</p><br><p>Check out <a href="http://nakedbeautypodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nakedbeautypodcast.com</a> for all previous episodes &amp; search episodes by topic</p><br><p>Shop My Favorite Products &amp; Pod Discounts on my <a href="https://shopmy.us/nakedbeautyplanet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ShopMyShelf</a></p><br><p>Stay in touch with me: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brookedevard/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brookedevard</a></p><br><p>Follow Karen: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kendrabrackenferguson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kendrabrackenferguson</a>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>