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287: How Desiree Verdejo Created a Solution for Hyperpigmentation With Her Brand Hyper Skin

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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media

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4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This week in the guest chair we have Desiree Verdejo, founder of Hyper Skin. As a Black woman with acne-prone skin that’s subject to dark spots and hyperpigmentation, Desiree never saw people who looked like her in the skincare space. That’s why she set out to create a simple, results-oriented, multicultural skincare brand that celebrates and offers products for everyone’s skin in its various stages.

In this episode we discuss:

  • What moved Desiree to create Hyper Skin
  • How running her beauty boutique led her to realize what concerns her customers had with their skin, therefore creating Hyper Skin
  • How she was able to partner with Sephora to get Hyper Skin in stores
  • What was her marketing process when she launched her product & the strategy behind focusing on only one product
  • The supply chain issues that come with being self funded and having a partnership like Sephora + much more..

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0:00.0

You're listening to Side Hustle Pro.

0:04.6

The podcast that teaches you to build and grow your side hustle from passion project to

0:09.4

profitable business.

0:10.9

And I'm your host, Nikaela Matthewsekome.

0:13.8

So let's get started.

0:16.1

Hey, hey guys, welcome back to the Side Hustle Pro podcast.

0:22.5

I have a really exciting episode today.

0:25.2

Today in the guest chair, we have Desiree Verdejo.

0:27.9

She is the founder of HyperSkin.

0:29.9

So as a black woman with acne prone skin, who was subject to dark spots and hyperpigmentation,

0:35.8

Desiree never really saw people who looked like her in the skin care space.

0:41.0

So that's why she's set out to create a simple, results oriented, multicultural skin care brand

0:46.8

that celebrates and offers products for everyone's skin in its various stages.

0:51.8

So today she's here to talk about how she founded HyperSkin, how she's got into Sephora.

0:58.6

And you'll be surprised by some of her answers in the lightning round.

1:01.8

So make sure to listen to the whole episode.

1:04.4

But let's go ahead and get right into it.

1:08.9

First of all, I'm so glad we've been able to do this.

1:11.4

You know, it's taking us a couple of tries, but it's okay.

1:14.0

This is the right time for us to speak.

1:17.1

And I'm so excited to finally have you here.

1:20.7

I wanted to know a little bit more about your journey into beauty because I know you practiced

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