In this episode, Gauri talks to Nicole Rose, the owner and founder of Ella Dean. Nicole discusses honoring her family with her brand, the unique way she formulates her all-natural products with organic ingredients, numerous tips and tricks for young entrepreneurs, and much more! Make sure to follow Ella Dean on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/elladeanhair, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/ella-dean/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elladeanhair/, and visit their website at https://elladean.com/! 

Ella Dean products are also sold in Drink Mamey (website at https://www.drinkyajuice.com/ and Instagram at http://instagram.com/drinkmamey), Mid-K Beauty Supply (located at 5408 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97212), Coral Story Beauty (website at https://www.coralstorybeauty.com/ and Instagram at https://instagram.com/coralstorybeauty), SymbiOp Garden Shop (website at https://gardenshop.symbiop.com/ and Instagram at https://instagram.com/symbiopgardenshop), Hair Goals By JD (website at https://www.hairgoalsbyjd.com/ and Instagram at https://instagram.com/hairgoalsby_jd), VIBY (website at https://vibyy.com and Instagram at https://instagram.com/vibyhouse), and Thirteen Lune (website at https://thirteenlune.com/ and Instagram at https://instagram.com/thirteenlune). Thirteen Lune is Ella Dean's newest retailer, and by 2023 they will roll out Nicole's brand to more than 600 JCPenney stores! 

And don't forget to join Nicole Rose and her mother, Kelly Johnson, on Saturday, March 26th from 1 to 2 on Zoom, where they will discuss their family's business, Dean's Beauty Salon and Barbershop, and their grandmothers, Mary Rose Dean and Gloria Ella Dean, and how they made history as entrepreneurs and how they served their community. You can RSVP and join the virtual event by going to https://multcolib.org/deans and you can check out Kelly Johnson's photography business at https://photographykellyjohnson.com/!