BF 041 – Angel Cornelius – Maison 276
PODCAST
Show Notes
Join Stephanie O’Dell in conversation with Angel Cornelius, Founder & CEO of Maison 276 (www.maison276.com). With over 18K followers on Instagram (IG: maison_276), Angel is showing gray hair as modern and beautiful.
Maison 276 is a collection of premium beauty products created with nutrient-rich botanicals and designed to inspire women to celebrate their own version of beauty, not someone else’s version of who they should be. Maison 276 provides clean, efficacious, and vibrant products with messaging and images that are authentic, diverse and age positive.
Angel’s mission is to fill a void in the beauty industry by supporting women who want to embrace the aging process. The New Orleans native never intended to become an entrepreneur, however in 2012, she decided to ditch chemical relaxers to adopt a cleaner, toxic-free beauty regiment. After becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of clean, effective products, she began formulating her own skin and hair care products. Her body butters quickly went viral, starting in her church and local community and eventually found their way to the beauty editors at ESSENCE.
The company launched in 2016 when the best seller, Pomegranate Kiss Body Butter was introduced to over 14,000 ESSENCE BeautyBox subscribers.
Her follow up launch to the popular body butter was the unique Maison 276 – 3 Step Haircare System that brightens and hydrates silver and blonde hair without the use of harsh purple dyes. As a regular QVC contributor Angel is changing the way women see gray hair.
Podcast Highlights
- Learn what inspired Angel to take on an industry where she had no prior experience.
- The steps that brought Angel to Essence and QVC.
- How Angel kept her clients engaged during the pandemic with an affected supply chain.
- How staying true to yourself gets her through hard times.
- See where Angel looked for inspiration that didn’t just focus on the peaks but also the valleys.
- Not to get discouraged because it takes longer than expected to reach goals.
- Embracing where you are in life.
- Incorporating her family into the business.
- The need to outsource in order to propel your business forward.
- The unique opportunities social media presents small businesses.
