In this episode, Jeff Cherry interviews Dawn Myers, CEO of Richualist.They discuss her transition from law to politics and business development, highlighting her experiences on Capitol Hill and in international business. She identifies a common problem faced by Black women—managing curly hair after workouts—and develops a unique beauty tech solution. Dawn emphasizes the importance of passion, emotional intelligence, and community support in entrepreneurship. She also reflects on her Shark Tank experience and the challenges of fundraising, underscoring the need for localized support in the startup ecosystem.
About Dawn
Dawn brings nearly two decades of business development and marketing experience, having managed multi-million-dollar practices at the nation's top law and financial services firms. A lawyer by training, Dawn endeavors to meet the nuanced needs of women of color and has acquired the engineering and manufacturing chops to design and manufacture new tech enabled hardware at Richualist. Dawn earned her JD from Howard University and is an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship at Georgetown University's Pivot Program. She is deeply passionate about creating quality programming and content for founders striving to innovate for their communities. And check her out on season 15, episode 19 of Shark Tank where she wowed Mark Cuban!
About Richualist
Strives to meet the nuanced needs of women of color through physical product innovation, but engineering and manufacturing tech-enabled hardware takes an incredible amount of capital and training.
Check Dawn out on Shark tank
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Learn more about Richaulist https://richualist.com/
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