Black women have to work harder to earn less, and as if that wasn’t enough, have to spend anywhere from 5-8 hours to get their hair done in ways society deems “professional.” Dawn Myers is the founder of The Most, a tool to make hair care easier for Black women. She is our guest this week on The Founder’s Mind and talks about her experience as a founder from an underrepresented, marginalized group.

Dawn shares how advocacy is at the core of her passions through her work with The Vinetta Project, and how she translates that work into a successful beauty company. Listen in for her insights on equity, inclusion, and justice.

This interview was recorded live. To watch the interview, click here.

• [00:41] – Introducing Dawn Myers
• [01:55] – Dawn’s working on her company The Most and the DC Chapter of The Vinetta Project
• [03:38] – Passion for the work
• [06:57] – The unique challenge of Black women’s hair
• [12:00] – The prototype process
• [21:46] – Why lawyers make better founders
• [28:16] – The Vinetta Project
• [30:59] – Marrying advocacy and beauty
• [36:21] – Following your gut to forge your path
• [42:10] – Systemic racism and founders
• [47:03] – Dawn shares her pride at the work being done by young people

Dawn Myers is a startup eco-system architect, having launched and managed educational programming for entrepreneurs throughout the Washington metropolitan area. As Ambassador to Black Girl Ventures and Director at The Vinetta Project, a national 501(c)(3), Dawn develops seminars, bootcamps, and accelerator programming for up and coming founders of color. 

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Dawn teaches founders how to lay a sound foundation for their business, build the relationships they need to thrive, and access capital using non-traditional strategies.

The Founder's Mind is a podcast for entrepreneurs wanting to gain insights and tactics from founders of all kinds to learn, grow, and be better equipped to navigate the inherent challenges of entrepreneurship. The podcast is hosted by Adam Mutschler, a Leadership Coach and COO at The Kedar Group.

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