BlackGirlMagic Interview: Chris-Tia Donaldson, CEO of TGIN

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Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 May 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are joined by Chris-Tia Donaldson, CEO and Founder of Thank God It’s Natural (tgin). Chris-Tia Donaldson is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thank God It’s Natural (tgin), a manufacturer of natural hair and skin care products, currently sold in Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Sally’s Beauty, and Walgreen’s. In her role, she oversees all aspects of day-to-day operations, sales, and strategic partnerships. Chris-Tia has been featured in major media publications such as USA Today, Marie Claire, Essence, Black Enterprise, Ebony, Heart & Soul, and the Chicago Tribune. Her book Thank God I’m Natural: The Ultimate Guide to Caring for Natural Hair is a #1 Amazon bestseller, and was hailed the “Natural Hair Bible” by Essence Magazine. Prior to starting her own company, Chris-Tia represented Fortune 500 companies in complex business transactions involving technology and open source code. Chris-Tia earned her A.B. in Economics from Harvard University with high honors, and is a graduate of Harvard Law School. In 2015, Chris-Tia was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her treatment, she learned that having money could make the difference between living and dying when it came to treating this condition. In her observation, few organizations existed that provided support and social services to help women with transportation, childcare, parking, or seeking disability leave from their place of employment. Today, she uses her success in the beauty space to advocate for women experiencing financial difficulties, who are undergoing treatment, to highlight health disparities due to race and socio-economic factors, and to empower women to listen to their bodies through the tgin Foundation. Chris-Tia just recently released her second book called This is Only a Test: What Breast Cancer Taught me about Faith, Love, Hair and Business. For updates about Chris-Tia, follow her on: Facebook (www.facebook.com/tginatural), Twitter (@tginceo) and Instagram (@tginceo). Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Merchandise: https://teespring.com/shop/truthstable?pid=46&cid=2742 Truth’s Table Discount for “Is Christianity The White Man’s Religion?” by Antipas L. Harris Save 40% off “Is Christianity The White Man’s Religion?” by Antipas L. Harris when you order at https://www.ivpress.com/is-christianity-the-white-man-s-religion using discount code TRUTH20. This offer expires September 30, 2020 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:37.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hey y'all,
0:45.0	welcome to Truth's table, midwives of culture for Grace and Truth.
0:48.5	I'm a Kimmenny.
0:49.5	And I'm Christina.
0:51.1	This table is built by black woman and four black women. So welcome to the table, see how you doing girl?
0:57.2	Girl I'm doing okay. You know we're still in this
1:05.0	is a pandemic okay that's what's still happening right now still happening it's still happening and it's going to be happening just just real talk so I don't know I'm trying to be
1:12.0	read this article about mental fog and so like I've been dealing with like what it means to have my brain working more slowly so
1:19.2	That's just where I am today. How about you? How are are you today you know I'm still in the land of
1:25.4	pandemics and and shenanigans shenanigans
1:29.0	shenanigans abound I'm really clearly they don't stop. The party doesn't stop.
1:33.2	Shenanigans about, but we're still here to testify. So hey, I'm just counting my blessings
1:40.0	man, naming them one by one. Yes, it is a coping method, so important.
1:45.0	Hey, naming them one by one.
1:47.0	So, Abbey, I am grateful to be at the table with you.
1:50.0	Absolutely.
1:51.0	But M is not here.
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