19: The Beauty of Business x She’neil Johnson of BASE BUTTER

She’Neil Johnson is the founder of BASE BUTTER, a natural beauty brand providing women of color with access to quality products developed by and for them, building a community of like-minded women of color to collaborate, access & share knowledge. Since its inception BASEBUTTER has been seen in ESSENCE, Cosmopolitan, Brydie Beauty, and CRWN Magazine to name a few. She’Neil Johnson is a graduate of Howard University’s School of Business with a degree in Management Information Systems. She began her full-time career with IBM as a User Experience design consultant, and recently joined Rec Philly, a company Forbes calls “a WeWork for Artists”, as an opportunity creator and marketing strategist. DURING THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED: Starting a beauty business from scratch Why your network to help fund and grow your business Balancing a full-time career and a fastly growing brand Managing a team who has more expertise than you STAY CONNECTED: She’Neil: Website |  Instagram | Twitter  | Facebook Black to Business:  Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook