Lani Lazzari

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Lani Lazzari
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EducationThe Ellis School
OccupationOwner/founder of
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.simplesugars.net

Lani Lazzari is an American entrepreneur and businessperson,[1] who is best known for founding the cosmetics company , which she did when she was 11 years of age.[2][3]

Life and career[]

Early life[]

Lani Lazzari was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Gina Lazzari.[4]and Donald Lazzari.[5] She completed her high school education at The Ellis School and was accepted at George Washington University, but dropped out before attending.[6] She stated that she suffered from eczema when she was a child.[3]

Simple Sugars[]

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Lazzari had stated that she had strived to try to create a skin-care product to help cure her eczema after being unsatisfied with what the market had to offer.[3] After finding her products worked, she then proceeded to start a small-business which she named "Simple Sugars[2] in 2005.

In 2013, Lazzari went on the American reality show Shark Tank in which she attempted to get an investor for .[7] She had Lori Greiner demo the product during her presentation.[8] One of the sharks, Mark Cuban, made an offer at $100,000 for a 33 percent equity stake.[7] Lazzari accepted the offer with Cuban.

A year later, Lazzari appeared on Shark Tank once again for a business update.[9] According to a report made by CNBC, as of 2018, Simple Sugars has grossed over $30,000,000.[10]

Lazzari was accepted into the Thiel Fellowship in 2017.

References[]

  1. ^ "Simple Sugars CEO and Founder Lani Lazzari". The Everygirl. October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Paulinska, Lidia. "Teenage Entrepreneur Lani Lazzari | Bright Blue Innovation Intl". Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Our Story". Simple Sugars. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Blakeley, Kiri. "Simple Sugars' Teenage CEO". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  5. ^ his nephew
  6. ^ Lazzari, Lani. "Profile". LinkedIn.
  7. ^ a b Levitt, Shelley (January 7, 2016). "How Simple Sugars Survived the 'Shark Tank'". SUCCESS. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Russell, Ben (June 8, 2016). "Simple Sugars After Shark Tank – Recent Update". Gazette Review. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Stylebook Snapshot: Simple Sugars still finds business sweet a year after 'Shark Tank' deal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Rodgers, Sophia Fraioli, Claire (October 9, 2018). "Mark Cuban checks in on Simple Sugars on 'Beyond the Tank'". CNBC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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