PRAISE FOR
The Beauty of Success
"The Beauty of Success: Start, Grow, and Accelerate Your Brand is an honest, heartfelt guide for navigating the adversities that are sure to come for any entrepreneur building a formidable business. But Kendra Bracken-Ferguson's wealth of experience and accomplishments in the beauty and wellness arena, her candid self-reflection, and unrelenting determination to carve out spaces where Black women founders are seen, heard, and--more importantly--funded, make this book an undisputed must-read for every woman of color striving for greater."
--SHEENA BUTLER-YOUNG, Award-winning journalist and senior correspondent
"The Beauty of Success is Kendra Bracken-Ferguson distilling her hard earned wisdom, brilliance and insider knowledge and making it available to you. This book saves you time, mistakes and unnecessary restarts--charting you on a path towards real advancement and meaningful growth. With this must-have playbook in your arsenal, you'll soon agree with me that if you're a serious entrepreneur, spending the time to read this book is one of the best investments you can make."
--LA KEISHA LANDRUM PIERRE, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Emmeline Ventures
"Kendra Bracken-Ferguson's perspective and insights are vital reading for aspiring entrepreneurs. She not only has the professional marketing expertise, but she also has walked in the shoes, or high heels, of a founder. You can learn from her lived experience. And we're so grateful to partner with her in developing beauty and wellness founders."
--ASHLI SIMS, Managing Director, Build in Tulsa
"Kendra's commitment to celebrating entrepreneurs, specifically Black founders, and being at the forefront of individuals who want to see us succeed takes an innate passion. Through her work, she has helped marginalized individuals navigate a space where we often go unnoticed, unsupported and unrequited. Her commitment to ensuring that we are represented, and are positioned to receive the same opportunities as our counterparts, has made the beauty industry a bit more colorful, and that in itself is success."
--GABRIELLE UNION, Actor, producer, bestselling author and entrepreneur