Come Join Me + Carol’s Daughter’s Lisa Price Chatting Live From HSN

On Monday, July 21st at 12pm EST on http://www.carolsdaughter.tv,  I will have an opportunity to host a live web chat with Carol’s Daughter founder Lisa Price live from Florida where she is taping HSN. This is my second time hosting a conversation with her, the first was a few weeks ago while she was in New Orleans during Essence. We will talk to fans of the brand, bloggers and maybe even a few suprise “guests” may join us (who knows!) Feel free to call in and ask questions about the brand, the mission and how Lisa maintains her calm demeanor while running a multi-million dollar business.

Her story is an amazing story of a strong grassroots almost “cult-like” following that finally was noticed by the likes of a Steve Stoute led investment group that includes Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Will’s partner James Lassiter, Tommy Mottola and a few others. The success of the business has secured them distribution in Sephora, Macy’s as well as their own Carol’s Daughter flagship stores in the U.S. This week they embark on their second opportunity to sell products in a partnership with HSN.

Carol’s Daughter Online Interview From New Orleans

I had an opportunity to interview Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter today,  the show was syndicated on various blogs, websites and ultimately lives in Carolsdaughter.tv.

Lisa is in New Orleans to run a “pop-up retail store” (it’s hardly that when you see it) that will coincide with the timing of the Essence Festival. The focus of our interview was to highlight the charitable element of the weekend which includes both an online and offline opportunity to fight hunger and help rebuild the region. Starting at midnight tonight Carol’s Daughter will make a $10 donation on behalf of every new membership to the Carol’s Daughter ‘Friend of the Family’ group. In addition to donating $10, Carol’s Daughter will send new members a free gift.

For those not familiar, Carol’s Daughter is a line of beauty products such as fragrances and products for hair, skin, and hands.  The creation of the brand came about as Lisa concocted organic products in her kitchen, including pure oils such as sweet almond, jojoba and soy. Beginning as a mail-order and an online business in 1993, Carol’s Daughter opened its first store in Brooklyn in 1999. Several other stores have opened since then, with more stores opening in the future. In 2005 the company brought in $10m in funding from investors like Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, Jay Z, and Tommy Mottola. The round of financing was orchestrated by Steve Stoute and was the cataylyst for the brand’s national growth and push into stores like Sephora and Macy’s.