321: How Shontay Lundy Got Black Girl Sunscreen in Every Target in America
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Shontay Lundy, Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen is in the guest chair today. In 2016, Shontay realized she was tired of using sunscreen that left a white residue on her dark skin. So she decided to leverage her MBA and knack for business to develop a melanin-friendly option. Since then, Shontay has emerged as a thought leader and innovator in the beauty industry and her success has been chronicled by Forbes, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, InStyle, and countless other national publications. In just a few years, Black Girl Sunscreen has made its way to Ulta, CVS, Walgreens, Macys.com, NordstromRack.com, FSA.com, Ross, TJ Maxx, and specialty retailers across the globe.
In episode 321, Shontay shares:
- How she grew Black Girl Sunscreen into 10,000 doors and eight retailers
- What it took to prove the concept of sunscreen for dark skin
- How she drives her business on intuition and clever strategizing
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| 0:00.0 | Here I'm 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. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey guys, hey welcome back to Side Hustle Pro. |
| 0:22.7 | It's Nikaela and today in the guest chair, I have Shante Lundy. |
| 0:26.6 | Shante is the CEO, creator and founder of Black Pearl Sunscreen. |
| 0:31.1 | In 2016, when Shante became tired of using sunscreen that left a white residue, she decided |
| 0:36.5 | to leverage her MBA and her NAC for business to develop a melanin-friendly option for |
| 0:42.0 | women who look like us. |
| 0:43.8 | While working to build awareness for Black Girl Sunscreen, Shante has continued to fuel |
| 0:47.6 | her passions by traveling the world, educating women of color on the importance of wearing |
| 0:52.9 | sunscreen. |
| 0:53.9 | Shante has emerged as a thought leader and innovator in the beauty industry and her success |
| 0:58.9 | has been chronicled by Forbes, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, Instile, and countless other |
| 1:03.9 | national publications. |
| 1:05.6 | In addition, Black Girl Sunscreen is the first Black Own Sunscreen brand in the Black Own |
| 1:11.7 | Sunscreen brand sold in Target Suncare section full time. |
| 1:15.8 | And you can also find Black Girl Sunscreen at Ulta, CVS, Walgreens, Macy's.com and Nordstrom. |
| 1:22.4 | Let's get right into it. |
| 1:29.9 | Well, Shante, welcome. |
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