Cooking Up A Beautiful Success Story: Detroit Mother Creates Hair Care Products For Women

E JURY., KAREN BACK TO YOU. > >. Thank YOU, DEVIN. >, >, > TIME NOW TO SHIFT GEARS WITH A SUCCESS STORY INVOLVING A SINGLE MOTHER IN DETROIT.. She STARTED COOKING UP HAIR CARE PRODUCTS IN HER OWN KITCHEN. Now THEY CAN BE FOUND ON SHELVES INSIDE SOME MAJOR RETAILERS.. She SPOKE WITH OUR PAULA TUTMAN ABOUT FUTURE PLANS AND HOPING TO INSPIRE OTHERS. GOT TO LOVE A STORY LIKE THIS PAULA, >, > Reporter. You KNOW WHAT WINTER IS N'T COMING WINTER IS HERE, BUT I WANT YOU TO LOOK IIDE A WHE. You MIGHT SEE. I DO N'T KNOW SOME BEAUTY PRODUCTS, HAIR CARE. What'S REALLY INSIDE THIS BAG IS A BLUEPRINT FOR WOMEN TO SUCCEED., > > Reporter. The PROOF IS IN THE MIX ON A MANUFACTURING FLOOR IN LIVONIA.. The RECIPE FOR SUCCESS IS COURAGE AND CREATIVITY., AS THE TEAM IS COOKING UP ALL NATURAL BEAUTY, PRODUCTS FOR HAIR, SKIN AND NUTRITION., WHILE THE WORLD DOES NEED MORE WOMEN BUILDING WEALTH EQUITY. Eight YEARS AGO, GWYN WAS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE. > >. I WAS A SINGLE MOM WITH $ 32 IN THEANK. He RECENTLY LEFT MY ABUSIVE HUSBAND THRUST INTO SINGLE MOTHERHOOD UNEXPECTEDLY.. I HAD RECENTLY ALSO GOTTEN LAID OFF FROM MY JOB.. She STARTED COOKING UP HER OWN HAIR CARE, PRODUCTS. > >. I BECAME INCREDIBLY TRIGUED BY THE FACT THAT THE RELAX HER THE ABILITY TO STRAIGHT AN ALUMINUM CAN IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES, BUT I KNEW I COULD NO LONGER PUT THAT ON BODY BECAUSE I KNEW EVERHING. U PU ONTO YOUR BODY HAS THE ABILITY TO GO INTO YOUR BODY. > > Reporter SHE BRANDED HER PRODUCTS, NATURAL-ICIOUS. > > PEOPLE LOVE BABIES. I WOULD USE HIM TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO MY TABLE. > > Reporter WHEN WHOLE FOODS CAME TO DETROIT. She WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN LINE TO PITCH HER PRODUCT AND THE REST IS A DREAM. Come TRUE. AS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. She EXPANDS HER NATURAL ICIOUS LINE FROM OUTER BEAUTY TO INCLUDE INNER BEAUTY AS WELL. > >. We ARE LAUNCHING SKIN CARE. We ARE LAUNCHING BODY CARE AND WE ARE LAUNCHING. We HAVE HAIR GUMMIES., WE HAVE BIOTIN, WE OUR GLOW AND GROW BEAUTY, GREENS AND OUR FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, COLLAGEN. > > DO NOT ALLOW GEAR TO DEBILITATE. You. FEAR CAN PROPEL YOU FORWARD OR IT CAN HOLD YOU BACK.. You HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION UPON WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT FEAR TO DO FOR YOU. > > Reporter TODAY. Her GROSS SALES ARE $ 1.2 MILLION WITH 18 EMPLOYEES. Shipping 3,000 UNITS PER MONTH FROM HER WEBSITE IS IN SALLY AND ULTA AND WHOLE FOODS, MARKEAND SHE'S DROPPING KNOWLEDGE AS BREAD, CRUMB TRAILS FOR OTHER WOMEN TO FOLLOW. > >. If YOUR DREAMS - DON'T SCARE YOU YOU'RE, NOT BIG ENOUGH., I'M PRETTY TERRIFIED RIGHT, NOW., [, LAUGHTER ] IN A GOOD WAY, THOUGH, I'M REALLY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE GOING. On., > >. You KNOW WHAT ANY TIME YOU START A BUSINESS. It IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. Even THE THOUGHT IS TERRIFYING., BUT SHE'S ALSO SELLING CONFIDENCE.. Her NEW LINE STARTS DROPPING IN DECEMBER JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS., BUT THIS IS ADVICE THAT LAS FOVE REPORTING LIVE IN WASHINGTON. No, I THINK I'M IN SHELBY TOWNSHIP REPORTING LIVE IN SHELBY, TOWNSHIP, PAULA, TUTMAN, LOCAL 4., > >, IT'S COLD OUT THERE. Sometimes IT GETS CONFUSING. GREAT STORY.