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BLACK ENTREPRENEUR BLUEPRINT

Black Entrepreneur Blueprint: 07 - Diane Da Costa

BLACK ENTREPRENEUR BLUEPRINT

Jay Jones

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4.8673 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2014

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Diane Da Costa is a celebrity hair designer to the stars and considered an expert in the multi-textured natural hair movement. She has worked with stars such as Lauren Hill, Lennox Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Dee Dee Bridgewater and many more. She has been featured in Essence, Ebony, New York Times, The Source and other international publications. Diane is also the founder of Simplee Beautiful Salon and Boutique in Westchester, NY and the founder of Beautiful Fund, LLC. Join us as we discuss Ms. Da Costa's entrepreneurial journey.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Black Entrepreneur Blueprint Show.

0:21.5

I am your host, Jay Jones.

0:24.5

Black Entrepreneur Blueprint was created specifically to educate and inspire black entrepreneurs to launch, build, and grow successful businesses.

0:35.7

Join us as we help build an economic power base in the black community by promoting

0:40.8

business ownership.

0:42.7

If you are currently an entrepreneur, we will want to be an entrepreneur.

0:47.6

We invite you to join us every week here at Black Entrepreneur Blueprint.

0:59.7

Thank you. at Black Entrepreneur Blueprint. Welcome to the Black Entrepreneur Blueprint,

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episode number seven.

1:04.8

I'm your host Jay Jones,

1:06.3

and I want to welcome you today to another great show.

1:09.2

Today we are going to interview Miss Diane DeCosta.

1:12.8

Diane is a curly textured expert and author of textured tresses, the ultimate guide to maintaining

1:20.5

and styling natural hair. Diane is a celebrity hair designer to the stars. She has had the pleasure of working with artists and celebrities such as seven-time

1:30.8

Grammy winner Lauren Hill and the Fugis, critically acclaimed actor Blair Underwood,

1:36.7

rock star Lenny Kravitz, trumpeter and Grammy winner Roy Hargrove, heavyweight boxing champion

1:42.6

Lennox Lewis, jazz vocalist Dede Bridgewater,

1:46.4

Jazz and Rock drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, Legally Blonde, the Broadway musicals, Amber

1:53.5

F.A., MTV host and actress, Julisa Bermudez, Le Nubian, vocalist Liz Wright, Golden Globe winner S, Ephrata

2:02.8

Murchison, and many more.

2:05.0

Diane also is the founder and the principal executive of Beautiful Fund LLC, a creative

2:11.3

consulting and marketing firm that provides expert beauty and conceptual development,

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