Slay naturally with Breonna Massey, CEO of Slay Naturals

Calling all beauty enthusiasts and leaders who want glowing skin! Subscribe and follow Breonna at www.slaynaturals.com and @slaynaturals.

Breonna Massey is founder and CEO of Slay Naturals. This Baltimore based company is a moisture focused skincare brand changing lives by shortening the skincare routine for the average person. Want to help her with her growing brand? Contact her today.

 Breonna is a Baltimore native and entrepreneur enthusiast. Ever since she could remember, she has been involved in all things beauty. From modeling to starting a skincare brand, beauty and self-love have been at the forefront of everything she does. She studied Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. It was in her college dorm room that Slay Naturals was founded. After graduating in 2018, she became a Venture for America fellow. She spent the duration of my fellowship in Baltimore city, my hometown. She loves cooking and hiking with  friends in her free time.

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Transcript

00:10.14
wearabletakeover
Um, hello hello hello welcome to another episode of wearable takeover I am your host Lakeishia Greenwaite also known as coach al. And folks when you tune into this episode. Just know you are in season 1 part 2 and we're in the midst of innovation season. We love it. We love it. We love it. That means we are either at a conference we're traveling. We're networking. We're sharing new innovations and you know what this particular episode. Me feel like a mother hint I promise I won't cry all but I can't promise that I almost wont cry. Okay, so our guest for today is absolutely amazing and our guest today is an example of success in how success happens when you. Are coachable folks. Let me tell you something this is if this is the first time you hear about my guests I can guarantee you it will not be the last She's amazing. She's a turp for those of you that are not from Maryland that means she's from Baltimore Maryland. She is a graduate of the university in mi who am I talking about I am talking about Brianna Massey the founder and Ceo of slah naturals whether that is some moisture focused skin care brand that changes lives by shortening the skin care routine for the average person.

01:37.10
wearabletakeover
And let me tell you I'm really excited about her products, especially someone with combination skin and with the changing of seasons. This is our Google so she is the founder of slave naturals and folks I had the honor and the privilege and I really mean that. And the honor of privilege of being with Brianna in the beginning of her journey and so she's a baltimore native. She's an entrepreneur enthusiast um and she loves all things beauty and she's incredibly passionate about what she does she models her skin care brand. Beauty and self-love has been at the forefront of everything that she does so she studied government and politics at the University Of Maryland College park and she founded her company in her dorm room so move over geeks. She did it too and she's been successful and let me tell you what else. Not only has she been a founder. She became a venture for America fellow in 182 and then she spent her fellowship in Baltimore City so she loves cooking hiking making you beautiful and all that other good stuff. So let's give it up for Rinna bring on how are you girl.

02:45.78
Breonna Massey
I I'm doing Well that was an amazing introduction I was not prepared for that.

02:51.97
wearabletakeover
I I am so proud of you and so Brianna I promise you this is not the last time. Okay, so you know in the future as I go on the road i'm'm gonna be tagging like gar like I let me because I really am so proud of you. so so brinna tell our audience. How do you slay.

02:58.61
Breonna Massey
Um, Swi lily.

03:10.81
Breonna Massey
Um, so that's a that's a little question right? because I'm a I'm a complex person I think that entrepreneurship is 1 aspect of my life right? outside of that I am a a friend a daughter I am.

03:14.18
wearabletakeover
What.

03:27.37
Breonna Massey
Everything and 1 person and trying to figure out those different identities or like sometimes they clash sometimes they overlap but I think the biggest thing is I'm always focused right? So I'm stay focused and I give my all to things that I want to achieve and want to accomplish I think is I like to go back to when you and I first met right? like. I was taking a risk a huge risk and joining a um, a startup accelerator and a university of Maryland right? and so I was kind of baby steps in idea phase was not sure what I wanted to accomplish what I was even doing right. Um, and I think the thing about stay in focus is that you don't know where you will go and so I think it was the idea of just like not giving up that kind of just opened up different opportunities. It brought a whole 3 60 with you and I like.

04:14.40
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

04:20.72
wearabletakeover
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04:22.87
Breonna Massey
You got to see me in action and see what my career looks like um and so yeah I think that the way I've lived. My life is I stay focused on things and the goals that I want to achieve and um I am I show up for myself sometimes right I show for everyone else just show up.

04:37.49
wearabletakeover
Now I.

04:40.82
Breonna Massey
Is like your authentic self and that's how you slay.

04:44.90
wearabletakeover
No way I love that Brianna because you are so relatable right? And you you dropped some huge gems just within that intro. 1 thing you said is that you show up as your authentic self. Another thing you said is that you show up for yourself. And I think that that's important with being a complex person which we all are um and but owning that complexity loving that complexity. So how are you able to? How are you able to do that and then how does that tie into the message in the overall. Brand messaging of slave naturals.

05:22.82
Breonna Massey
Yeah, so um, I'm a very very very very rare. Very busy person. Ah, and so I'm always juggling multiple things at a time right? and I think the thing that helps me the most is being organized and staying on top of things and so like.

05:28.45
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

05:39.53
Breonna Massey
Always have this I have this running joke that if it's not on my calendar. It doesn't exist and probably if it if it's not on my calendar if I cannot pull up my calendar and say that this is when this happens then it's not happening. It got to It's to a point now where my family.

05:43.96
wearabletakeover
Um, ah you was never made. Um.

05:59.18
Breonna Massey
Understand say like hey I needed to be on my calendar or I will completely forget what's going on and I may have overbooked myself or double book myself. Um, and so this ties directly into my brand right? because like we all want to look nice. We all want to feel good, but sometimes it's like.

06:04.17
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah, yeah, yeah.

06:16.45
wearabletakeover
Um, now.

06:17.59
Breonna Massey
Time is a luxury and if you have ah an hour to dedicate to your skincare routine hey then you have an hour to dedicate your skincare routine I envy you I wish I could be you unfortunately I don't have that type of time race. Oh. I have to get it one and done if it's not done within a 5 minutes that I have dedicated specifically to skin care in the shower then it's so it's over with right? So like um I'm not the one to sit and do a like 30 minute mask that have to sit on your face.

06:45.67
wearabletakeover
Um, my was.

06:50.83
wearabletakeover
Are.

06:52.91
Breonna Massey
I'm like hey if black soap sugar scrub and body butter does not cure or fix whatever issue I got going on then it's time for me to go see a dermatologist. It's time for me to do something else, but other than that is a simple skin care. It has to be simple because if your life as a um.

07:05.60
wearabletakeover
Um, schools are.

07:12.21
Breonna Massey
I Call myself like juggling a lot of things right after to show up to be a person um a family member a church member I got to be an employee not for too much longer. But I got to be an employee I got to be a friend I got to be.

07:21.15
wearabletakeover
Yeah.

07:27.30
Breonna Massey
Everything and above and some people have children right? and they have um they have spouses. So then they have to be a a husband or a wife and they got to be a mother or a father on top of trying to take care of themselves. So it's like you know the average person doesn't have time and.

07:40.70
wearabletakeover
Um, yes, yes, has you know I love that and so I definitely want to get into the products and in the categories that because I know that um, you've adapted your menu if I could call it that ah of product offerings. But I love that it's.

07:43.79
Breonna Massey
And self-care should not be a luxury.

07:59.23
wearabletakeover
Easy to implement right? You're so you're telling us that we could slay still be complex and then not have to spend a whole lot of time but you know before we get into that brinna you mentioned something you said you're an employee but not for too much longer. So for our audiences listening and those that will be watching later does that mean. You have been building your business. At one point was a student and possibly working at the same time. Ah yeah.

08:24.76
Breonna Massey
Yes, That's exactly what that means I Ah I have never done slay by itself I've always worked or was in school and um, recently I was accepted into an accelerator that required me to be full time. My business and so I stepped down for my job into a part time role. Um, then I gave myself a hard exit like hey you got to get yourself together by this specific date because you no longer be an employee by this date right? Um and I did that to really push myself.

08:47.55
wearabletakeover
This. Ah.

08:57.10
wearabletakeover
Um, lost.

09:01.31
Breonna Massey
And take that leap of faith and step out on it's it really kind of like bet on myself at that point right? So like Beforehand I've always worked in entrepreneurship I Currently my ah full time job was in entrepreneurship teaching startups how to become how to get themselves started and how to get themselves moving and I'm like well. I am an entrepreneur and I teach entrepreneurship on a daily basis. Why don't I have the same encouragement and faith in myself to keep going. Go forward so I was like listen this is it try it. You're 26 You have no Children. You're not married. Go ahead and jump and do it because.

09:32.55
wearabletakeover
Um.

09:40.75
Breonna Massey
And life will hit you faster so you know you don't have any I don't have any like major obligations right? now where it's like hey if I go homeless if I go without food. It's easier for just me to deal with that versus if I had a child where I had um.

09:48.91
wearabletakeover
Um.

09:58.85
Breonna Massey
Any other type of responsibility and so ah, that's like this is the best time for me to do it and I decided to just do it all in give it all my all.

10:06.10
wearabletakeover
You you know Brianna I think I'm coming up with like 1 of your next campaigns like so slay the myth that you can't do it. You know and I think I think it's so beautiful that.

10:16.17
Breonna Massey
Ah.

10:22.40
wearabletakeover
You share something and again being transparent and as you say you show up as your authentic self and that's why you're slaying all day long. Um, but but you said you know I encourage everybody else and I need to show up for myself. You know what? I mean the same way that I'm showing up and giving them this advice. Let me tell you something that I did recently. So.

10:40.71
wearabletakeover
Um, and this is a ah visual you know to kind of help you as you continue to go through difficult journey and folks buy or don't get to her distribution because we got to support her well okay, we got to help her with these sales, especially with the holiday. So if you thinking about buy anything else new nope stop First you know we select naturals. But.

10:42.40
Breonna Massey
A.

10:49.59
Breonna Massey
Um, um.

10:58.58
wearabletakeover
Yeah, 1 thing that I learned and again this is kind of going into that thing of you know, encouraging everybody else and and then you forget about yourself. So I like to sew into a lot of people that you get served money or whatnot and so then I created a new rule I believe was source into the pandemic where I said it if I sow something into somebody else.

11:05.59
Breonna Massey
And.

11:16.49
wearabletakeover
I Need to get that exact same thing or something similar for myself and put it up somewhere So I could see it and after a while I started to see it I was like Wow make our movie making an impact right? and so I Love how you came to that realization of saying you know what I got It's great to pour out but I got of makes sure I'm po into myself. You know what I mean so I'm.

11:34.30
Breonna Massey
Yeah.

11:36.30
wearabletakeover
Are proud of you for watering and nurturing your own soil and look at what's happening you know now you got this this new opportunity this acceleration where you could totally focus focus but I'm so excited because not only are you doing this. We have some other um startups within our portfolio that recently got some funding so you know so tell us. 1 what are some of the products you know that that we might want to look at not just look at no what are the products that we want to purchase honey so we can support will how can we help you build out the brand support the brand like do you need to influencers. What do we have to do.

12:13.46
Breonna Massey
Yeah, um, so if youre ready for my pitch I'll give it. But so I think I was start to just the basic product line I have a basic skin carere line. Um that will always be a state poolol for slay.

12:17.65
wearabletakeover
Um, you know, um.

12:28.10
Breonna Massey
I'm looking to and we'll soon release other products but the basic line is black soap and so for people who don't know black soap is literally like the Holy Grail for skin. It's been used for thousands of years and particularly in West Africa and all throughout the world.

12:30.83
wearabletakeover
Um, okay, are.

12:40.48
wearabletakeover
Um, no.

12:47.97
Breonna Massey
For clearing skin and just healing skin right? Um, and before we had all chemicals. We had all these things we had things that were around us and so everything that you would possibly need is inside of black soap and so that's amazing cleanser and so the next thing would be to.

13:07.11
wearabletakeover
Are.

13:07.24
Breonna Massey
You do need to exfoate so a lot of problems that people have is because we have an extra layer of skin that is not that that's that's there that's dead um and needs to be removed right? and so you need to exfoliate and so what I've done with the sugar scrubs is that the sugar scraps exfoliate they hydrate and they moisturize at the same time.

13:26.93
wearabletakeover
Um.

13:27.90
Breonna Massey
So 3 steps that's already knocked out in 1 thing before you've ever even left the shower and so you've cleaned so when you're in a shower you've cleansed your skin with the black soap. You've exfoliated you hydrated and you moisturize with the sugar scrub and then when you if.

13:31.92
wearabletakeover
What is step and okay inside.

13:43.15
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

13:46.19
Breonna Massey
In the winter months and I know it's getting cooler outside you might need to apply an extra layer of moisture which is the body butter and so it kind of seals in that moisture and I like to say it lasts for about 24 hours um and so far, no one has complained that they have that doesn't.

13:51.29
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

14:01.00
wearabletakeover
Um, who.

14:05.43
Breonna Massey
Ah, stay alone long enough. That's what those are my basic. That's the basic line and the basics skin care cup ah skin care routine and the average price of it is like 1350 and so like the black soaps are at this point. Um.

14:07.39
wearabletakeover
Um, Regan are.

14:22.29
Breonna Massey
Lord Hopefully inflation doesn't I have to redo the numbers seen too for inflation but the black soaps. Yeah, exactly so prices are going to be increased unfortunately but I like to say the average is really I kept the average really low.

14:27.63
wearabletakeover
Um, but if you do will still support because everybody else and their mama is raising their prices by you know, know.

14:38.82
wearabletakeover
Um, yes, um.

14:41.98
Breonna Massey
Because I feel like skin care should for skin care and self-care should not be a luxury right? It should not be something that is reserved only for the upper Bourgeoisie and it should not take it should not put a dit in your purse like it really should not. It's basic self care.

14:49.60
wearabletakeover
Um.

14:57.14
wearabletakeover
Um, now.

14:59.69
Breonna Massey
Get care is self carere is basic health and so since skin care is self-care. It is basic health and so it's your basic needs right? like you shower.

15:03.79
wearabletakeover
Um, wait repeat that say that one more to ah yeah.

15:14.51
Breonna Massey
And you need to cleanse your skin. These are basic things and keeping your skin moisturized is very important. Um, and that should not be something that costs people an arm and a leg and it also should not take up the entirety of your day. Um, so the as I'm growing the brand.

15:20.79
wearabletakeover
Um.

15:25.73
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah, yeah.

15:33.20
Breonna Massey
Um, I had to think about like how do I ensure that there that I make sure that stays a part of my branding and that is considered the basic line and so the basic line will be those products and as as we continue to scale there and grow there will be other lines um release.

15:41.81
wearabletakeover
Um, the um.

15:51.49
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah, um.

15:51.64
Breonna Massey
That may not necessarily be at the basic level but the basics skin care part your basic skin care routine should not cost you an arm and a leg and take up 5 hours of your day.

16:01.59
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah, oh I Love it. So I'm already thinking about people I can get this know as gifts for. So if I place the order or when I place an order. Um, do you have like gift packaging or gift cards so that so that that could be sent out or is that something you know that's coming. Being down and I.

16:18.68
Breonna Massey
Yeah, you can currently purchase um gift cards with us. Yeah, you can purchase gift cards. We typically do around the holiday season. So they'll be released around the end of October early November um, we release gift baskets and we just do a sleigh box.

16:31.96
wearabletakeover
Where's.

16:36.56
Breonna Massey
So that comes with um, ah sugar scrub a body butter a lip bomb and a soap um in a hand moisturizer like a pocket style moisturizer and so that's our typical sleigh box and that's what that runs through the holiday season. We keep it from. Um. We've run it through the holiday season through February the end of february.

16:58.41
wearabletakeover
oh oh I love it okay so I guess um, my advisors should know you're getting a slaigh box for curten this like for real because we're all gonna Sla going into. Um I love this and so all right? so.

17:05.46
Breonna Massey
Absolutely.

17:13.30
wearabletakeover
Brihanna. What what do we have to do? do you want to have distribution like it. You know? are you want on top.

17:15.97
Breonna Massey
Ah, absolutely I'm looking for influencers I'm looking for distribution I'm looking for contractors to help build out the manufacturing space. Um, as I'm looking for.

17:28.10
wearabletakeover
Um.

17:32.90
Breonna Massey
Investors I am looking for it all at this point. Um I If want to support you can support by the purchasing or we can sit down have a meeting to determine like what a real like real investment will look like I do want to increase my distribution. Um and really put a.

17:35.22
wearabletakeover
Um, okay, um.

17:51.76
Breonna Massey
But or get into the market market here in Maryland ah in the Maryland and d and b area and so I am always willing to sit down and talk to people and especially since I've like this will be something I'm doing full time.

17:56.70
wearabletakeover
Um, yes.

18:09.66
wearabletakeover
Um, yes, hot.

18:09.73
Breonna Massey
Ah, support is more important now than it has ever been before.

18:13.63
wearabletakeover
You know what? I'm glad you said that Brianna and and one of the things I have been over the past maybe 2 years or so been talking to folks that wanted to make investments in other areas but they didn't necessarily understand the startup market or or how to do that and um. And want to I want to talk to my folks here so listen to me people you want to talk to my folks especially mindrepresented folks right? that may have seen all these other people making um, amazing investments. It's important that we invest in our own, especially everybody. That's on this platform. They've embedded by me. Okay. That means they got lakeishia seal of approval out here. So when we hear a startup founder that has made successful strides that has been doing the work. Okay, even when it's uncomfortable and juggling. she's proven that she's worthy of this investment. Okay, she is worthy and so I want to encourage you that if at any point her story resonated with you. You need to contact Brianna and ask her about the process of becoming an angel investor with her get started and help somebody build their brand. Help them or if you want to be their influencer as you're going around to all these fancy events. You know what's what's best. It's not to be fashionable and wearing all these other you know designers or european products or brands is when you know that that money is going into a startup and a founder who has a story that resonates with you.

19:49.70
wearabletakeover
So I'm challenging you listeners right now. Okay, we know that the beauty market is phenomenal and why not let Brianna be our own rihanna. Okay, you know that next blackfeed billionaire I'm with it because Brianna. No problem passing my crown on you to say the next 5 to no billion I totally believe in you. Okay, so you say you need investors and so you know we got to be careful because scc rules out right? Okay, so then um, so you are all right? I'm not trying to get you in trouble.

20:09.28
Breonna Massey
Um, oh.

20:23.72
wearabletakeover
So then you're looking for some folks to help you put out your space. Your manufacturing space is that what you said all right? So people listen it's around a holiday season or if you know you got some good skill sets or you want to do something pro Bono Okay, or you know help us sister out here.

20:24.33
Breonna Massey
Um.

20:26.90
Breonna Massey
Yes.

20:40.71
wearabletakeover
You know, maybe talk to her about maybe even doing some bartering. Whatever it's going to take but we have to help her. We have to help her build out this space. Okay, she is worth it. So you know what come to the table or if you put it in your heart and say I really want to help I Want to give her something do that.

20:57.37
Breonna Massey
Um.

20:59.38
wearabletakeover
And and Brianna I know this stuff happens because when I first watched the first wearable tech expo in Baltimore um I had a mentor some other friends they were reaching out to their friends and there was this one videographer he was so sweet and he said you know what you remind me of my daughter he said I believe in what you're doing I'm not even in charge of for a price. He worked all day all night for peanuts.

21:04.61
Breonna Massey
And.

21:18.29
wearabletakeover
But more so it was an investment. He wanted me to sell something in him. You know the show that he was doing it. But ultimately it was nothing close to what he would't normally charge folks so folks when you see some an opportunity like this with Brianna you need to jump on it. You need to jump with it because you're not just impacting 1 person you're impacting the business and how.

21:23.77
Breonna Massey
Can't. And.

21:37.60
wearabletakeover
Proud will we be was she gets on the shelves you want to go to shelves at Alta and Target or is that your desire.

21:41.82
Breonna Massey
I Will if I would love to be on the shelving of al and target the amount of money that alter and Target gets out of me I would love for them to put some of that money back into my pocket.

21:55.20
wearabletakeover
All right? We gotta make this happen. We got to make this happen. We got to make this happen and then brion I'm just going to drop this on here too. Maybe some additional distribution with the Amazon Black Business Accelerator let's look into that for you as well. So we get get get some additional distribution and support throughout the holiday season. Oh yeah, yeah girl I'll get entering I get it to so we got some points there. So for the Amazon like elator who Knowes um, yes, I'm talking Amazon and then that will win your products.

22:12.67
Breonna Massey
Absolutely I didn't I didn't know there was a do you have a connection there. Oh on this? yeah.

22:28.45
wearabletakeover
There so I have an Amazon influencer account that I'll be tagging your stuff and I'll be 1 of your influencers when we get your stuff you know up there with your storefront with Amazon so have I but you know you know I'm down for you. Be honest, how to get those going so folks we need your investment. Um.

22:35.69
Breonna Massey
Oh don't want to cry I'm not gonna cover I'm not go cry.

22:47.34
wearabletakeover
Needs are investment. We want to help our being success story. The beautiful thing is that in Baltimore we've got some other success stories and then brianna you have an amazing story. You're also targeting another demographic right? and I love that you're keeping it simple so Brianna I'm me give you another test. So I'm actually going.

23:00.29
Breonna Massey
Are.

23:06.81
wearabletakeover
Out of town and people might seem her lengthy endors or something of the country. So I'm gonna see if I could get some stuff to take with me and distribute um on your behalf but you know in the meantime Brianna. Um, so okay, let's let's get folks a deadline. Let's get. Let's give folks a deadline um, as to when they need to contact you. So.

23:07.56
Breonna Massey
Color.

23:25.92
wearabletakeover
You know we're going into the holiday season get get folks a deadline and tell them where tell them how to do this. Do they do to email you get on the website. What.

23:29.72
Breonna Massey
Ah.

23:37.90
Breonna Massey
Yes, if they are looking to do distribution during the holiday season. Um I would prefer to have all bulk orders bulk orders meaning 20 items or more in 1 order.

23:50.44
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

23:53.88
Breonna Massey
Completed or in by the first week of November to guarantee that it would get to you during the Christmas season and so I think that um, especially if you're looking for ah products for your shelves or products in your stores. I would say no later than November First to start a conversation with me and then we can start talking more about like um delivery dates when it should be over I think that the holiday season is an amazing season. Um, it's also one of the busiest seasons for.

24:24.94
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

24:28.91
Breonna Massey
Ah, for entrepreneurs and it's also one of the times in which we're um, the least staffed. Um, and so I think that there is a moment of like you know, let's get it all done first if you are looking to just invest time invest money. And thus's resources you can reach out to me at any given point that you want to just send me an email. Um, my email address is Brianna Atla naturals or you can also email info at slate naturals um, and we're there. We're always there to answer the phone. Always there to respond to emails. We typically respond within 24 hours um and so yeah, if you are looking to get involved just feel free to send an email out to me or um, you can always place an order on the website.

25:10.22
wearabletakeover
Um, well.

25:21.22
Breonna Massey
As far as wholesale orders you will have to actually submit a form and it will contact you so that we can work those things out we work with nonprofits. We also do gift baskets for people. So if you're looking um for anything that you're looking for. We can provide for you.

25:38.39
wearabletakeover
Um I love it and then for wholesale orders. What's the minimum quantity that folks might need for.

25:43.66
Breonna Massey
Um, so that is very that depends if it's ah it depends on the size of the company so we are Also we understand that small businesses cannot can sometimes not handle larger or larger quantities.

25:55.39
wearabletakeover
You know.

25:58.37
Breonna Massey
So I can't require a small business to have a thousand unit minimum or even a hundred unit minimum can really take be a little overwhelming and so I would say like it really depends on one with dip with these or 4 are you reselling them or are you purchasing them.

26:07.87
wearabletakeover
Um, yes, put.

26:17.80
Breonna Massey
For gift baskets. It really is something that we can negotiate and Rick out.

26:20.78
wearabletakeover
Wait so you're telling me brehan that with this household people kicking all your goodness and that they can rere it for their own business. But then they're still slain it. Yes I love this? Okay, so folks First of all, we want to support her.

26:30.99
Breonna Massey
Yes, yes.

26:38.10
wearabletakeover
So I challenge you when you hear this before the episode is even over I want you to go to slavenaturals.com and place an order because what we know is that you all can use. It is universal right? Um, um, you know all all genders can apply this particular product and have glowing skin and.

26:52.38
Breonna Massey
And.

26:57.91
wearabletakeover
Gonna help me because when the howlet when the when the season start to chillny Jee's do right now like in a fall like my skin is like who did it who like I was like where dude she go so when you see me glowing just know i'm.

27:04.93
Breonna Massey
I Tell you I feel. Yeah.

27:15.32
wearabletakeover
Lay in with slave naturals going into the newstiess and I'm I'm just so excited. Do you have merch as well where we can support you with slave Naturals Merch or is that something that you go put together.

27:25.69
Breonna Massey
Oh That's something we put together especially for the holidays because I Know't for the holidays people like to put it. Um I've actually considered I've thought about in our our boxes I haven't maybe this official maybe be including like a mug instead of Um. Instead of the Handhel the hint the travel container. Um, so we're Rare. We're working on things.

27:47.22
wearabletakeover
Um, okay, okay, you know what I want to see Brihanna I Want to see like um like the head wrap that I could put on or like the slate natural turbine that I could put on as I'm doing my skin cur even though it's kind of you know what? I'm here.

28:01.58
Breonna Massey
Um, and.

28:01.70
wearabletakeover
Yeah, folks see your're inside a little ah because we got relationship here. You know that oh I gonna make sure see successful. So we got some additional merch. We're gonna make available right? So you know what the product so because why if we want to increase her sales. We want to increase our sales we want to increase the brand and we want you all to love it. So brihanna.

28:08.40
Breonna Massey
Um, I Absolutely yeah.

28:21.21
wearabletakeover
I know you got a hard stop. This was a busy woman so Brianna we for some additional audio that we could put on this episode. You know to make your own little commercial but in the interim will um before we close out formally again. This is not the last time you're going to see her when you see me in the future. You know she might be tagging along with me. Because we have to help one another and I'm all about making sure all of these starters and all these founders under my wing are growing and thriving and for all of you that host retreats reach out to brihanna not for free product.

28:43.66
Breonna Massey
Um.

28:55.28
wearabletakeover
But you know to see if you could make ah the do what you need to do for a hostale order to make sure that your retreats and your retreat bags and all that halfs or products send them. Okay, so you know with that Brianna. What do you want to tell the folks before we say ah not goodbye, but we don't see you soon.

29:00.61
Breonna Massey
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

29:11.77
Breonna Massey
Yeah I would say you know come check us out at slatenaturals.com subscribe to our emailing list. So way you can stay in contact with us and you can find us on social media. We are all on everything at slate naturals. Um, except Twitter we're now on Twitter for some reason. Um. But Instagram Tiktok Facebook you can find us at slate naturals.

29:30.39
wearabletakeover
Um I love it and Brianna what do you think about this? what? Ah what if we come back with a second part episode. Um and we highlight some of your investors those that responded to this call and maybe we do that in early Twenty Twenty three so we could show people the impact. What it means to respond to the call and the impact they had on your business. What you think about that.

29:51.15
Breonna Massey
Yes, I would love that I would truly love that. Um I would love that that would be amazing way to kick off the year Twenty Twenty Three also um I wanted to touch back when the the when you have retreats we were talking about the retreats.

29:56.43
wearabletakeover
Um, yes.

30:03.41
wearabletakeover
Um, yeah.

30:08.10
Breonna Massey
I was going to mention like that's one of the cool things about being a small business or being in the earlier stages of a company. Um, we do get to personalize your order and so I've had moments of like um, it's a little bit of a it's a little different. It takes a lot of time. But. We get to personalize like your your body butters or sugar scrubs for your event for your specific event in a basket and so you can get a personalized one I know that we have an organization now that we're working with that needs to order in November they want their logo on that and they want 3 they want the threes.

30:37.61
wearabletakeover
Um, yes, um.

30:44.80
Breonna Massey
Care the 3 steps the body butter the sugar scrub and the travel size pack and um, but in a soap in there and we'll wrap it nice and pretty um and so yeah, we're always open to different things like that. But yes.

30:58.28
wearabletakeover
I love this so I got to get me a filter and I gotta get some soccer posts on social media until this episode comes out so we can just be promoteing brianna throughout the holiday season Brianna. Thank you so much for being amazing I'm super proud of you. Whatever I could do I'm going to do i' make sure to follow up with the Amazon Accelerator information

31:04.48
Breonna Massey
Yes.

31:17.53
wearabletakeover
Um, in a rentum in the interim we're gonna look at some accompanying being mered. Um, you know for all of us to stay previous days. We kiss throughout this season and folks she committed. We're coming back in 2023 so we want to come back with us. You need to commit. She committed you need to commit with all that folks make sure you check the show notes and.

31:22.90
Breonna Massey
Absolutely.

31:29.62
Breonna Massey
Yeah.

31:37.53
wearabletakeover
Let's go.