We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Antoinette Turner. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Antoinette below.
Antoinette, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. How do you feel about asking friends and family to support your business? What’s appropriate, what’s not? Where do you draw the line?
You’d be surprised to know that asking friends and family for support, could prove to be challenging
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
Hello, my name is Antoinette Turner and I am the Founder and CEO of Queen By All Means Creations,(Q.B.A.M). Fresh Lil Pitz All Natural Deodorant is made right in my kitchen with all-natural products, safe and gentle enough for the entire family from young to old!. No more smelly armpits from kids that spend time at the playground, playing sports, or any physical activity that can make your kid a little smelly. Fresh Lil Pitz is made with love and understanding from my family to yours.
We have created a product that is safe and effective for kids as young as two years old. The product contains all natural ingredients safe for tender and sensitive skin. It does not contain harmful or toxic ingredients found in most deodorant like: aluminum, alcohol, baking soda or parabens. It stops the smelly armpit issues.
The motivation behind Fresh Lil Pitz was inspired by my youngest and bossiest child, four-year-old Kolby Turner. I picked Kolby up from daycare one day in midsummer, and as he ran into my arms, I noticed he was a little “musty’. I was shocked and could not believe that my two-year-old baby smelled like onions under his arms and he had not missed a bath a day his entire life!
I had to do something about this. I searched online and could not find a product safe or gentle enough for my little one, so I made my own. We have since launched our adult version called Fresh Pitz: Legacy for Men and Dignity for Women. All of our products can be purchased at Walmart Marketplace (online); Amazon, Etsy, theblackmarkettx.com or our company website freshlilpitz.org. FYI we are also launching a new product to add to our Queen By All Means Creations collection so be on the lookout!
Do you sell on your site, or do you use a platform like Amazon, Etsy, Cratejoy, etc?
We sell our products online on our company website, Walmart Marketplace, Amazon, Etsy and theblackmarkettx.com. We wanted to have multiple options for our customers to buy our products, because we are a newly launched business, this poses a trust factor with our consumer. Purchasing products online after the pandemic has reached a new high but you still have those shady online stores who either mislead or flat out steal from consumers. Having widely known companies such as Walmart, Amazon and Etsy as selling platform puts our customers more at ease when purchasing our products. The pros: Walmart and Amazon also offer fulfillment centers that allow you to ship you products in bulk to their warehouse and ship your products to customers for you, while handling returns and customer issue concerns on your behalf . This allows you more freedom to promote, brand and upscale your business. Amazon gives prime members free shipping, if you as a seller utilize the Amazon fulfillment center, your products are shipped for free! Creating a great customer experience for those who are interested in buying your products on Amazon. The cons: as in any store online or in retail stores on the shelves, you will have competitors. Don’t be discouraged if there are 10 different sellers that sell the same product as you! Set yourself a part from your competition! Raise the bar and find something special that you do that they don’t and let it be known!
How did you build your audience on social media?
I built my social media presence by using my husbands music to create ads. My husband Carl Turner aka “M3rk Made It” is an Audio Engineer originally from Detroit, MI. Along with his many talents of mixing, mastering and recording music, he also makes music. Social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook use music and dancing to gain audience and followers. Using my husbands beats and my products, I have created content that appeals to most social media platforms. The videos are fun, easy on ears and raises awareness to the attributes of using our natural products.
Contact Info:
- Website: freshlilpitz.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fresh.lil.pitz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRESHLILPITZ/
- Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/freshlilpitz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/fresh_lil_Pitz_
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcEpnej5rHvkL23uMfUtsZQ
- Other: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fresh-Lil-Pitz-Vanilla-All-Natural-Deodorant-for-Kids-of-all-ages/681402779 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC9WCX3C?ref=myi_title_dp
Image Credits
Puffs Photography RAllenGFX