Yelitsa Jean Charles has gone from not knowing how to do her own hair at the age 21 to teaching young girls all about their own.&nbsp;While in her Junior year studying Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, Yelitsa redesigned the fairy tale Character Rapunzel as a brown girl with beautiful kinky hair. After speaking with classmates and friends. she saw the opportunity to address the demonstrated need for more diverse toys and representation in children’s publishing.With a grant from of the  Brown University Social Innovation Fellowship, support from the RISD E’Ship Program, Masschallenge Accelerator program and  674 dedicated Kickstarter backers, Healthy Roots was born.She was most recently recognized on Essence’s 2017 50 Founders to watch list and won the Startup Stampede as well as the New Voices Fund Pitch competition. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  Healthy Roots Dolls  Build-A-Bear Founder Venture for America  Build, Brand + Launch Facebook Group INC Conference Blavity Afrotech Conference Blavity Summit 21 Conference The Bear Necessities Book Gimlet StartUp Podcast  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Healthy Roots Dolls - @HealthyRootsDolls Yelitsa Jean-Charles - @blackgirlvstheworld Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Ep 106: The Founder of Healthy Roots Dolls on Empowering Black Girls To Embrace Their Natural Hair

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