Dear Twentysomething

This week, we chat with Beatrice Dixon who is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Honey Pot Company. An empowering black female entrepreneur, Beatrice has been a recipient of the Sundial and Unilever’s multimillion-dollar New Voices fund; was 1 of the first 40 women of color to raise over one million in venture capital; and has been featured in T-Pain's School of Business, the BuzzFeed Ladylike series, The Today Show, CNN, The New York Times, Entrepreneur, ELLE, and Essence to name a few. When Beatrice was younger, she had been suffering with bacterial vaginosis for eight months when one night, an ancestor appeared to her in a dream and provided her with a list of ingredients to heal herself. From that visionary dream, the formula for a powerful and effective herb-powered vaginal wash was created. In 2014, Beatrice launched The Honey Pot Company, a plant-derived vaginal wellness line created with a goal of providing humans with healthy alternatives to traditional feminine care products that are free of unwanted chemicals, carcinogens and sulfates. The rest is history. Through her diverse background and experience, Beatrice continues to make a mark in the world of natural health and retail with a truly revolutionary approach to feminine health and sexual wellness.Follow us!Beatrice: @iambeadixon (and on Fireside here)The Honey Pot Company: @thehoneypotco (and website here)Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething (and on Fireside here)

This week, we chat with Lara Stein who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Boma Global. Prior to founding Boma, Lara was the Executive Director of Women’s March Global, where she built the Women's March Global platform and oversaw all Women's March initiatives outside of the US. Previously Ms. Stein was Managing Director of Global Development at Singularity University, responsible for Singularity University's global expansion and implementation of vision and strategy. Prior to her time at SU, Lara was the founder and director of the TEDx program at the TED Conferences, creating and leading the effort to bring TED to the world by developing a program that granted free licenses to third parties to organize independent TED-like events. Stein also currently sits on the board of Equality Now, dedicated to creating a more just world for women and girls and Lalela, a non-profit dedicated to education through the arts in South Africa.Follow us!Lara: @citizenstein (and on Fireside here)Boma Global: @bomaglobal (and website here)Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething (and on Fireside here)

This week, we chat with Jaime Schmidt who is the entrepreneur and the founder of Schmidt's Naturals, a brand of natural personal care products that she started in her kitchen in Portland, Oregon in 2010. Jaime is known for modernizing natural personal care products, including the customer-favorite deodorant, and bringing them to the mainstream market. Under her leadership, Schmidt’s grew into a household name lining the shelves of retailers including Target, Costco, Whole Foods, Walmart and CVS across 30 countries. In 2017, Schmidt’s partnered with CPG giant Unilever, with Jaime continuing as the brand’s founder.Jaime is the co-founder of Color, an investment portfolio that specializes in the consumer product industry, retail and ecommerce, brand positioning, and M&A. She is the author of “Supermaker: Crafting Business on Your Own Terms,” a personalized guide on how to put your business on the map, turning your passion into profit.She is regularly profiled in prominent press including Inc., Entrepreneur, Forbes and Fast Company. Jaime is an inaugural member of the Inc. Founders Project and has also been recognized as 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, PNW Entrepreneur of the Year, Women of Influence and Executive of the Year.Follow us!Jaime: @jaimeschmidt (and on Fireside here)Schmidt's Naturals: @schmidtsnaturalsColor: @colorinvestsGoing Public: @goingpublicDear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething (and on Fireside here)

This week, we chat with Shira Lazar who is the Founder and CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand, What's Trending. In 2018, she became the host of the afternoon drive show "Lets Go There" weekdays on the first national LGBTQ+ station Channel Q syndicated and on Radio.com. While in quarantine in April 2020, Shira launched PeaceInside.Live, a wellness community and platform offering virtual classes, workshops and retreats. Peace Inside Live is constantly working to break down the barriers of entry to make tools for well-being accessible for all via community experiences and workplace programs.As a leading broadcaster and interviewer in the digital space, Shira has been the face of the biggest live-streams on the web from awards shows to red carpet premieres including, The Oscars, The Grammys, Tony Awards among many others. She has also been named one of Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology, Huffington Post’s “Women in Tech to follow on Twitter”, honored on the Variety Women of Impact list and Cynopsis Top Women In Digital. A digital trailblazer, she speaks at conferences around the world, is a regular contributor on The Huffington Post, Inc. and Entrepreneur and has appeared frequently on networks like Cheddar, Bloomberg TV, CNN and Fox News Channel discussing Internet culture and digital trends.Follow us!Shira: @shiralazar (and on Fireside here)What's Trending: @whatstrendingPeace Inside Live: @peaceinsideliveDear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething (and on Fireside here)