December 10, 2024

S3. EP.50 - The Secret to Success with 'Donna's Recipe' Co-founders Tabitha Brown & Gina Woods

1 hour 5 minutes

Join us in this episode of It Takes A Village as Delina sits with Tabitha Brown and Gina Woods, co-founders of Donna’s Recipe. Tabitha, known as “America’s Mom”, is an Emmy award winning actress, NYT bestselling author, and executive producer and host of Food Network’s “It’s CompliPlated.” Gina is a serial social entrepreneur, investor, and business mentor, leading a business mastermind program empowering women to kickstart and expand their ventures and has advised multiple businesses to multi-million dollar companies. Together they make up Donna’s Recipe, which consists of nutrient-rich, clean, vegan ingredients that will keep you coming back and staying consistent on your hair care journey.

Tabitha and Gina take us with them to the beginning of their friendship, Tabitha naming her hair Donna, developing their partnership, and the exciting story of creating Donna’s Recipe together. We get to learn about their journey together in creating content, community building, decision making in their business, making Sweet Potato Pie, challenges of going direct to consumer sales, making products affordable, being self-funded, and their roles and responsibilities as co-founders.

Whether you are one of Donna’s Cousins or eager to learn more about direct to consumer strategies, this episode is for you. Tabitha and Gina will inspire you and give you the push you need to start that business you’ve always wanted to.

Learn more about Tabitha:

Tabitha Brown satisfies the hunger of millions with her unique approach to veganism and her wholesome, comedic personality. From teaching people new recipes, giving a word of wisdom or enjoying a good laugh, she has become “America’s Mom” to her 13 million plus followers.

The North Carolina born, Emmy award winning actress, vegan food personality, mother and wife is a three-time, New York Times bestselling author, multi-NAACP Image Award Winner. She has acted in notable theatrical features on major networks such as Showtime’s, “The Chi", Executive produced and hosted Food Network’s first-ever, vegan cooking competition show, “It’s CompliPlated” and co-created and hosts her own children’s show, Tab Time.

Learn more about Gina:

Gina Woods is a social entrepreneur, investor, and business advisor with a 15-year track record of creating and developing successful beauty brands that prioritize community reinvestment. As a business mentor, Woods leads a business mastermind program empowering women to kickstart and expand their ventures. She has advised multiple businesses to multi-million dollar companies. Additionally, Woods established the LA Kids Entrepreneur Camp, an in-person hands-on educational program for young minds to engage with accomplished entrepreneurs and delve into the essentials of entrepreneurship.

Connect with Tabitha and Gina:

@iamtabithabrown

@ginalosangeles

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