185: How TGIN Founder and Breast Cancer Survivor Chris-Tia Donaldson Built A Natural Hair Empire

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🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Today in the guest chair we have Chris-Tia Donaldson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thank God It’s Natural (tgin), a manufacturer of natural hair and skin care products.

Prior to starting tgin, Chris-Tia, a two-time Harvard graduate, worked at a top law firm in Chicago. It was there she realized that she wasn’t receiving the support she needed to advance in her career. She wasn’t willing to play the game anymore, so she decided to get out and create her own game.

Like many of us, Chris-Tia struggled with her hair while navigating the corporate world. There weren’t a lot of products for kinky, curly, and wavy hair, so she set out to create a product that made her feel confident about her curls.

Tgin is currently sold at Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Sally’s Beauty, Walgreens, and now Ulta.

Chris-Tia is so transparent in this episode, especially when it comes to the money required to scale and maintain a business. I’m excited for you to hear!

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0:00.0	As the company was growing you had to hire more people, invest in inventory, get more office
0:08.2	space.
0:09.2	So always tell people it takes 1.5 million dollars to make a million dollars, meaning you're always trying to
0:15.4	hustle forward to keep up with the growth of your company.
0:21.2	You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow
0:25.8	your Side Hustle from Passion Project to Profible Business. And I'm your host,
0:30.5	Nakela Matthew Zakome.
0:32.6	So let's get started.
0:36.3	Hey, hey guys, welcome, welcome back to the show.
0:38.9	It's Michaela here, and today in the guest chair,
0:41.4	we have Pristia Donaldson.
0:43.6	Kristia is the founder and chief executive officer of Thank God It's Natural,
0:48.4	aka T.G. I. N. A manufacturer of natural hair and skin care products currently sold in Walmart
0:55.4	Target Wholefood Sally's Beauty and Walgreens. In her role she oversees all
1:00.3	aspects of day-to-day operations, sales, and strategic partnerships.
1:04.8	Prior to starting her own company, Christina represented Fortune 500 companies in complex business
1:10.4	transactions involving technology and open source code.
1:14.3	Christina earned her AB in economics from Harvard University with high honors and is a graduate of
1:19.8	Harvard Law School as well. In 2015,
1:23.2	Pristia was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her treatment,
1:26.9	she learned that having money could make the difference
1:29.6	between living and dying when it came to treating this condition. Today she uses her
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