Zandra Cunningham is an 18-year-old female entrepreneur who started her creative business journey at an even younger age. When Zandra was nine years old, she asked her parents to buy her lip gloss but after repeatedly being refused she decided to make her own lip gloss. Although her business idea started from wanting something she couldn’t have, Zandra ended up building a successful beauty products company. Her story shows that there is sometimes value and success hidden in places that were previously off limits, in her case, not being allowed to have lip gloss. After young Zandra figured out how to make lip gloss, she started to take interest in making other beauty products. Zandra now creates fully plant-based makeup and beauty care products that are healthy for the environment and for skin. She also has gained the astonishing title of one of the youngest millionaires in America. Additionally, Zandra is driven by a mission to teach other young girls about her entrepreneur journey and help to show them how to be confident and appreciate their own inner beauty. Zandra is dedicated to creating skin care that is made from natural products and is gentle for skin and does not contain any unwanted chemicals. On her website you can also shop products by scent giving customers the option of buying a collection of products that are all the same scent. Zandra’s website offers a lot of diversity, and you can buy hair, makeup, and skin care products from her. All of her products are designed with fun colors and fonts, and they all have encouraging, or positive messages written on them. Her website also has the option of buying gift bundles or packages that would be perfect for a birthday or Christmas gift for a teenage girl or mom. Zandra’s entrepreneurial story highlights the value in exploring options that others say no to. Her story also displays the importance of starting a business idea from something you are passionate about and being driven by a desire to help or teach other people about the product or service you are passionate about.
I love that she took something she loved and made it her own. The beauty community is a highly competitive business, but she took that challenge and made it unique by making her products plant-based, better for people’s skin and for the environment.