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Halle Berry Business Partner Kendra Bracken-Ferguson Launches Platform for Black Beauty, Wellness Founders

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson, a three-time founder and yearslong business partner of Halle Berry, has launched the Founders Studio to help Black beauty and wellness founders. Courtesy.

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Sheena Butler-Young

20 October 2021

The ‘Founders Studio’, the latest launch for Bracken-Ferguson’s BrainTrust company, promises to help improve long-term business viability and revenue growth for Black entrepreneurs by giving them free access to resources like funding and mentorship from major companies including Shopify, JPMorgan Chase, Salesforce, AfterPay and BeautyUnited.

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Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.

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