- For The Second Year, 20 Women Entrepreneurs Will Each
Receive $25,000 In Funding, Plus
Access to Mentorship and Community—Helping to Close the Confidence
Gap
IRVINE,
Calif., June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE: ABBV) revealed this
year's 20 BOTOX® Cosmetic grant recipients. Each
inspiring woman entrepreneur will receive a $25,000 grant, mentorship, and access to
community through the BOTOX® Cosmetic grant program in
partnership with IFundWomen. The winners were hand-selected by a
dedicated panel of experts with support from IFundWomen, aesthetic
provider entrepreneurs, and Allergan Aesthetics executive
leadership.
"We were overwhelmed with the response to this year's program,
receiving nearly 11,000 applications, which is almost double what
we received in 2023," said Carrie
Strom, President, Allergan Aesthetics and Senior Vice
President, AbbVie. "This influx of applications further reinforces
the need for this program, and we are thrilled to support
extraordinary women entrepreneurs. Last year's recipients inspired
us to continue to empower confidence among women entrepreneurs.
Based on their feedback, we are offering enhanced coaching and
greater opportunities for networking."
While the number of women-owned businesses in the country
continues to grow, less than three percent of venture capital (VC)
funding goes to these businesses, with less than one percent of VC
funding going to Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) women
entrepreneurs1,2. Additionally, women entrepreneurs
report higher levels of burnout due to various reasons including
feelings of isolation, reinforcing the need for community among
these women. These disparities create ample opportunity for the
BOTOX® Cosmetic grant program to further help bridge the
Confidence Gap in the workplace.
Support for the 2024 grant recipient class kicked off on
June 6 in New York City with an entrepreneur bootcamp
hosted by BOTOX® Cosmetic featuring entrepreneur,
founder and CEO of Live Tinted, Deepica Mutyala. The event featured
additional executive-level coaches, including 2023
BOTOX® Cosmetic grant recipients: Talia Boone, CEO, and founder of Postal
Petals®; Erica Cole,
founder of No Limbits; Chrishon
Lampley, CEO and founder of Love Cork Screw; and
Maria Palacio co-founder and CEO of
Progeny Coffee.
The 2024 grant winners and their businesses are:
- Bo & Mei – Mai Truong
(New York, N.Y.) – @boandmei
- Ellavate Wagon – Megan Lancaster
(Newport Beach, Calif.) –
@ellavate_wagon
- EQWAL Footing – Natasha Standard
(New York, N.Y.) –
@eqwalfooting
- Esōes Cosmetics – Joy Hoover
(Las Vegas, Nev.) –
@esoescosmetics
- Floof Cotton Candy – Hannah
Perry (Auburn, Calif.) –
@floof.cottoncandy
- Girlie Garage – Talena Handley
(San Diego, Calif.) –
@girliegarage
- GOALS Sports LLC – Caroline
Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh,
Pa.) – @goals_sports_
- Guardian Lane – Kristina Jones
(Los Angeles, Calif.) –
@guardianlane
- Iwi Nails – Līhau Willing (Kaunakakai, Hawaii) – @iwi.nails.hi
- Le Village Cowork – Daniella
Cornue (Chicago, Ill.) –
@levillagecowork
- OCOA Beauty – Cory & Nicol
Varona (Reading, Pa.) –
@ocoabeauty
- Ourside – Keta Burke-Williams (New
York, N.Y.) – @ourside.nyc
- Pippy Sips – Amberlee Venti
(Philadelphia, Pa.) –
@pippysips
- PuffCuff LLC – Ceata E. Lash
(Marietta, Ga.) –
@thepuffcuff
- Rose Cat Coffee Company LLC – Brenda
Kasaty (Lincoln, Neb.) –
@rosecatcoffee
- SALUBATA – Yewande Akinse (Los
Angeles, Calif.) – @salubata
- ShampooTime® – Kia-Shun
Voltz (Red Oak, Texas) –
@loveshampootime
- SPRHRA – Marina Paul
(Aliso Viejo, Calif.) –
@shopsuperhera
- Vontélle LLC – Nancey Harris
(New York, N.Y.) –
@vontelleeyewear
- Wukkout!® LLC – Krista
Martins (New York, N.Y.) –
@wukkout
"Watching the 2023 recipients receive so much more than just
funding inspired me to apply for the 2024 BOTOX®
Cosmetic grant program. As a BIPOC woman entrepreneur, I face
systemic barriers that impact access to capital, networking
opportunities, representation, and more," said Natasha Standard, founder of EQWAL Footing.
"Seeing the platform and resources BOTOX® Cosmetic
provided to the 2023 grant recipients inspired me to trust them
with my story and my business and apply for the 2024 grant. I want
to thank the selection panel for choosing me as one of the 20 women
offered this amazing opportunity."
The entrepreneur healthcare professionals who aided in the grant
recipient selection included Amy
Shecter, CEO of Cast Jewelry and former CEO of Ever/Body;
Carmen Kavali, MD, Board-Certified
Plastic Surgeon and Owner at Monarch Plastic Surgery and Skin
Renewal Center; Caroline Robinson,
MD, FAAD, Board-Certified Dermatologist and Founder of Tone
Dermatology; Kavita Mariwalla, MD,
FAAD, Double Board-Certified Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon and
Founder of Mariwalla Dermatology; Nicci
Levy, Entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder at ALCHEMY 43;
Sarmela Sunder, MD, Double Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
and Founder of Sunder Plastic Surgery; Shawna Chrisman, Board-Certified Nurse
Practitioner and Founder of Destination Aesthetics Medical Spa™;
Young Cho, MD, PhD, Board-Certified
Plastic Surgeon and Co-Founder at Integrated Aesthetics.
In the coming months, BOTOX® Cosmetic and IFundWomen
will host an immersive ten-week Crowdfunding Coaching Accelerator
program for the 20 grant recipients. The program will offer them
educational courses led by experts across various industries, while
helping them build a network among their fellow women
entrepreneurs. Recipients will have access to these experts as they
launch their crowdfunding campaigns and will be provided with a
range of educational and networking opportunities.
Visit BotoxCosmetic.com/RealImpact learn more about the
partnership, the grant recipients, and to explore how you can lend
your support when crowdfunding initiatives launch. Follow along on
the @botoxcosmetic Instagram and YouTube channels, where each of
the 20 founders and their businesses will be spotlighted throughout
the year.
About Allergan Aesthetics
At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture,
and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products.
Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body
contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to
consistently provide our customers with innovation, education,
exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a
personal touch. For more information, visit
www.allerganaesthetics.com.
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines
and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address
the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable
impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas –
immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and
services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information
about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on
LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and
YouTube.
About IFundWomen
IFundWomen is the go-to funding marketplace for
entrepreneurs, with a mission to close the money gap for
women-owned businesses through its proprietary mix of capital,
coaching, and connections. Since its founding, IFundWomen has
empowered its members to raise $278M
in early-stage capital and to create 55,000 new jobs, helping fuel
the small businesses economy. IFundWomen's marketplace offers its
members multiple access points to capital, including crowdfunding,
enterprise-brokered grants, collateral-free loans, and the best
funding of all – revenue, through its newest product, IFundWomen
ServicesX, a marketplace connecting independent business services
experts to customers. To learn more about IFundWomen, please visit
www.ifundwomen.com. Follow @ifundwomen on LinkedIn, Instagram,
Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok.
BOTOX® COSMETIC IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION AND
APPROVED USES
Approved Uses
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is
injected into muscles and used to temporarily improve the look of
moderate to severe forehead lines, crow's feet lines, and frown
lines between the eyebrows in adults.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause serious side effects
that can be life threatening. Get medical help right away if you
have any of these problems any time (hours to weeks) after
injection of BOTOX® Cosmetic:
- Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing, due to
weakening of associated muscles, can be severe and result in loss
of life. You are at the highest risk if these problems are
pre-existing before injection. Swallowing problems may last for
several months.
- Spread of toxin effects. The effect of botulinum toxin
may affect areas away from the injection site and cause serious
symptoms including: loss of strength and all-over muscle weakness,
double vision, blurred vision and drooping eyelids, hoarseness or
change or loss of voice, trouble saying words clearly, loss of
bladder control, trouble breathing, and trouble swallowing.
BOTOX® Cosmetic dosing units are not the same as,
or comparable to, any other botulinum toxin product.
There has not been a confirmed serious case of spread of toxin
effect when BOTOX® Cosmetic has been used at the
recommended dose to treat frown lines, crow's feet lines, and/or
forehead lines.
BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause loss of strength or general
muscle weakness, vision problems, or dizziness within hours to
weeks of taking BOTOX® Cosmetic. If this happens, do
not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous
activities.
Serious and/or immediate allergic reactions have been
reported. They include: itching, rash, red itchy welts,
wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Get
medical help right away if you are wheezing or have asthma
symptoms, or if you become dizzy or faint.
Do not receive BOTOX® Cosmetic if you: are
allergic to any of the ingredients in BOTOX® Cosmetic
(see Medication Guide for ingredients); had an allergic reaction to
any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc®
(rimabotulinumtoxinB), Dysport® (abobotulinumtoxinA), or
Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA); have a skin infection at
the planned injection site.
Tell your doctor about all your muscle or nerve
conditions, such as ALS or Lou
Gehrig's disease, myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome, as you may be at increased
risk of serious side effects including difficulty swallowing and
difficulty breathing from typical doses of BOTOX®
Cosmetic.
Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions,
including: plans to have surgery; had surgery on your face; have
trouble raising your eyebrows; drooping eyelids; any other abnormal
facial change; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant (it is not
known if BOTOX® Cosmetic can harm your unborn baby); are
breast-feeding or plan to (it is not known if BOTOX®
Cosmetic passes into breast milk).
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements. Using BOTOX® Cosmetic with
certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not
start any new medicines until you have told your doctor that you
have received BOTOX® Cosmetic in the past.
Tell your doctor if you have received any other botulinum toxin
product in the last 4 months; have received injections of botulinum
toxin such as Myobloc®, Dysport®, or
Xeomin® in the past (tell your doctor exactly which
product you received); have recently received an antibiotic by
injection; take muscle relaxants; take an allergy or cold medicine;
take a sleep medicine; take aspirin-like products or blood
thinners.
Other side effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic include:
dry mouth; discomfort or pain at the injection site; tiredness;
headache; neck pain; and eye problems: double vision, blurred
vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids and eyebrows, swelling
of your eyelids and dry eyes.
For more information refer to the Medication Guide or talk with
your doctor.
To report a side effect, please call Allergan at
1-800-678-1605.
Please see BOTOX® Cosmetic full
Product Information including Boxed Warning and
Medication Guide.
References:
- PitchBook. US VC Female Founders Dashboard. 2024.
- Biz2Credit. Annual Women-Owned Business Study.
2022.
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