Applications for the 6th cohort of the TL Effect will open in 2024. The TL Effect is an in-house mentorship program geared towards women-of-color entrepreneurs looking to take their consumer-focused early-stage start-up* to the next level. We want to cast a wide net and welcome applicants from all 50 states. ThirdLove created this 6-month…
Congratulations, Orion Brown, founder/CEO of BlackTravelBox®, a first-of-its-kind brand focused solely on hair and skin care products for the Black travel market. Selected from a highly competitive pool of candidates for our fourth cohort of the TL Effect, Brown is a true standout. As the winner of our in-house mentorship program for women of color,…
Congratulations, Dorian Morris, founder/CEO of Undefined, a clean, conscious, and inclusive lifestyle brand at the intersection of beauty and wellness. Even though we received more than 100 impressive applications for our TL Effect incubator program geared toward supporting female entrepreneurs of color, Morris and Undefined were absolute standouts. The mission of the three-year-old…
We ventured on a scent odyssey with the second recipient of the TL Effect. Back in March, Tiffany M. Griffin, CO-Founder of Bright Black, was announced as the second recipient of the TL Effect, a program created to help foster the success of early-stage, consumer-focused companies led by women of color. Bright Black is a…
Music to our ears. “Just knowing that these things have been happening to me, it’s been great validation and encouragement for me to continue.” As her TL Effect journey comes to a close, Arah Sims looks back on her “Aha!” moments and her future plans for Kyütee — think new collabs, influencer partnerships, and lots…
With her TL Effect journey officially underway, Arah Sims took a moment to share her initial feelings of excitement, anticipation and overall enthusiasm for the road ahead. After her first mentor meeting with CEO and Founder Heidi, Arah is starting to formulate her strategy for building out the Kyütee team and the company…
“Women of color are prolific entrepreneurs, but there’s a huge gap between that participation in entrepreneurship and the access to the capital that’s needed to scale and grow those businesses.” Said beautifully by our very own Veronique Powell, we started the TL Effect to solve for the imbalance amongst business leaders and the lack of…
