We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Taylor Westbrooks. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Taylor below.
Taylor, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What was it like going from idea to execution? Can you share some of the backstory and some of the major steps or milestones?
Starting a business is never an easy walk in the park , but you will never know if you never start. I decided to come up with the idea to create my business friend with a lifelong friend whom had a passion in main interest as i was which was creative design and passion for beauty. We would come up with all sorts of ideas but one day we decided to create our own businesses. The thought of the business plans was honestly a joke , i didnt think i could actually start my own business but thats where my research came in. I started to get more ecstatic about the idea of becoming my own boss and that was exactly what i did. I used $100 from my first paycheck from my highschool job and invested that into all of inventory and everything i needed to produce my own beauty products. The main reason for all if my madness was because honestly admired the beauty industry , but being a candidate of sensitve prone skin, i had to create something of my own , and not that would work for just me , but for people all over the world , all different skin to live in glam !
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
One thing that i am proud of is believing in myself. As i stated before, I never imagined my dreams to become a reality. Glamcosmetics is simply quality over quantity. Offering you a delicate variety of all natural products. All of our cosmetics have 100% naturally derived ingredients, including a variation of oils, specifically specialized for those dealing with hyperpigmentation and also dermatitis (sensitive skin). Skin care is very important but lipcare is important as well ! Each quality product we provide is to help you feel Glam in your skin ! One thing that i want all of the women to know out there , START THAT BUSINESS ! There will never be a right time , that right time will be when you start.
Can you talk to us about manufacturing? How’d you figure it all out? We’d love to hear the story.
Creating cosmetics is not easy at all ! It took a lot of research for me to start manufacturing my own products. We are a sensitive prone brand , so one of my biggest endeavors was finding an alternative base for my lipgloss instead of using BHA , petroleum, and coconut oil as my incentive in my base. I made all of my products out my parents kitchen for my first year of my business and sold every product i made! I realized that this was really my reality so I decided to dig even deeper and i found my private wholesale vendor to recreate all of my products exactly . This has not been a smooth road , but nothing is easy in life and im honestly happy to have experienced all of the trials and error ive had within the years of being an entrepreneur.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
Being from Detroit , having a hustle or side hustle as some would say was never not normal growing up in my childhood. Everyone did something ; sold cds, t-shirts , did hair, and even sold plates ! Although i did alot of reading and research, During the start of my business i took a huge interest in one woman : Destinee Patton , now founder of beyond the chair , used to be a business coach when I first started my business and everything that she let out i soaked in ! Her creativity and marketing was like no other ! She always remained her true self and most of all was willing to help those turn their side hustles into businesses.
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