Cashmere Nicole

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Cashmere Nicole Carillo (born c. 1984), known professionally as Cashmere Nicole, is an American entrepreneur and founder of the beauty brand, Beauty Bakerie. Nicole is a single mother and breast cancer survivor. She launched her company in 2011 with the goal of making a vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand catering to women of color.[1]

Personal life[]

Nicole was born c. 1984[2] and raised in South bend, Indiana. She became pregnant with her daughter, Jasmyn, at the age of 16, and became a nurse after college graduation.[2][3] In 2012, Nicole was diagnosed with breast cancer. This influenced her decision to focus on creating cruelty-free, nontoxic beauty products.[2] She underwent a double mastectomy in 2014 when the cancer returned.[3]

Career[]

Nicole began developing her beauty products while still working as a nurse and officially launched her company, Beauty Bakerie, in 2011.[3] As of 2017, Beauty Bakerie products were sold in over 100 countries and had been endorsed by Tati Westbrook and Jacki Aina. In 2014, Nicole's story was featured on Beyoncé's website, Beyonce.com, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.[4] [5] The firm is based in San Diego and promoted by Gabby Douglas.[1] In October 2017, Unilever Ventures took a minority stake in the company.[2][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Feldman, Amy. "How A Single Mom Battling Breast Cancer Built Beauty Bakerie To A $5M Brand, Got Unilever To Invest". forbes.com. Forbes. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c d Pelletiere, Nicole (8 October 2018). "How a single mom and cancer survivor launched a multi-million dollar beauty business". goodmorningamerica.com. Good Morning America. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ a b c Cacciatore, Bella (August 13, 2019). "Cashmere Nicole Is What a 2019 CEO Looks Like". glamour.com. Glamour.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Shammara. "Beauty Bakerie CEO Cashmere Nicole Opens Up About the Success of Her Inclusive Indie Brand". allure.com. Allure. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. ^ a b Garwood, Bianca (2017-11-16). "Cashmere Nicole Acquires $3 Million in Funding for Beauty Bakerie". ebony.com. EBONY. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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