179: REWIND: From The Kitchen Sink To Target Shelves: Melissa Butler Of The Lip Bar
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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Melissa Butler, Founder, and CEO of The Lip Bar.
Melissa is a former Wall Street analyst turned Founder and CEO. She describes her move from stocks and bonds to beauty as a natural one, not because she loved makeup, but because she was frustrated with the beauty industry and ready to create a solution.
You might not know that Melissa first launched this vegan and cruelty-free product line from her very own kitchen. Now her products are available in Target stores and have been seen on Taraji P. Henson and Ashley Blaine Featherson.
On today’s show, Melissa shares why she was passionate about disrupting the narrative on beauty and creating a line of cosmetics that are safe and affordable.
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| 1:05.0 | Hey, hey guys, welcome back to the show. Today in the guest chair, we have former Wall Street analyst turned founder and CEO |
| 1:09.8 | Melissa Butler. |
| 1:11.2 | Melissa is a visionary who challenges the standard of beauty through the products, pricing, and ingredients in her brand, the Lipp Bar. |
| 1:20.0 | You may have come across the Lipp Bar since it's become somewhat of a celebrity |
| 1:24.4 | fave shared by the likes of Teraji P Henson on Instagram and it's now sold in |
| 1:30.0 | select Target stores. But before there was Target, there was just Melissa |
| 1:35.5 | and her business partner squeezed into a tiny bedroom in Brooklyn. |
| 1:40.1 | Melissa launched the Lipp Bar from her kitchen. She describes her move from stocks and bonds to beauty as a natural one, not because she loved makeup, but because she was just frustrated with the beauty industry |
| 1:53.1 | and ready to create a solution. |
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