The one & only BOTOX® Cosmetic Presents Our 2025 Confidence Project Entrepreneurs

20 Women ∙ $20,000 Each ∙ Skill Building & Mentorship

Empowering 20 women entrepreneurs who are turning vision into action. Each brings a unique story, a bold idea, and the determination to grow. Get to know the founders shaping the future through the Confidence Project.

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Introducing the 2025 Confidence Project Entrepreneurs

These 20 women are turning vision into action. Each brings a unique story, a bold idea, and the determination to grow. Get to know the founders shaping the future through the Confidence Project.

Recipient Spotlight

Natasha Broxton

Select Auto Parts & Sales, Inc

Natasha Broxton is redefining the auto recycling industry with Select Auto Parts & Sales, Inc. Her company offers high-quality recycled auto parts from a 125,000-square-foot indoor facility. Natasha's leadership blends innovation, sustainability, and community empowerment, making Select Auto Parts & Sales, Inc a trusted resource for affordable vehicle solutions.

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Laci Chisholm

Fit4Dance

Laci Chisholm is turning dance into a joyful path to health with Fit4Dance, a Brooklyn-based studio that empowers individuals to move, strengthen, and celebrate their bodies. Drawing inspiration from her own weight loss journey, Laci created a welcoming space where people can enjoy fitness while celebrating culture.

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Gabi Day

Bright Body

Gabi Day is raising the standard for clean beauty with Bright Body, where safe, effective formulas meet eco-friendly design. Every product is made with clean ingredients and offered in refillable packaging, making it a trusted choice for both ingredient-conscious and earth-minded consumers.

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Tashara Earl

Shades of Color

Tashara Earl founded Shades of Color to revolutionize the beauty shopping experience by making it personalized, inclusive, and stress-free. The platform offers a diverse, equitable, and inclusive global marketplace, empowering beauty entrepreneurs and consumers with personalized solutions to buy and sell products tailored to unique needs, cultures, and lifestyles.

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Nma Emeh

E&E Consulting Group

Nma Emeh is a speaker and author helping women rewrite the narrative around beauty, self-image, and power. As the founder of E&E Consulting Group, she coaches women to overcome body image struggles and build self-assurance for career success. Nma’s work is all about supporting women who want to feel good about themselves and show up fully in their lives.

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Samantha Gleisten

AI Educators

Co-Founder and CIO of AI Educators Samantha Gleisten is transforming how schools and teachers use artificial intelligence. AI Educators provides hands-on training, curriculum design, and real-life solutions for those in the education space. Samantha continues to guide schools in shaping the future of learning with confidence and creativity.

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Saria Hawkins-Banda

Manifest Your Purpose

Saria Hawkins-Banda founded Manifest Your Purpose to create tools that help women live with intention and feel represented in what they use every day. What began with a love of journals has grown into a luxury stationery line of planners, pens, and mugs designed to uplift women, especially Black women, with style and purpose.

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Alison Lumbatis

Outfit Formulas

Alison Lumbatis is helping women answer the daily question, "What should I wear?" with confidence and ease through Outfit Formulas, her personal styling program. The brand helps women simplify their wardrobes and eliminate decision fatigue. Her program offers capsule wardrobe plans for women of all sizes, ages, and budgets.

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Emily Mack

Offline Wine

Emily Mack co-founded Offline Wine with her sister Sarah to make enjoying wine approachable, fun, and inclusive. Drawing inspiration from their shared love of European wine culture, they created a brand that offers high-quality, additive-free wines with playful labels, because Sarah and Emily believe you don't have to be an expert to enjoy great wine.

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Beverly Malbranche

Caribbrew

Beverly Malbranche is reviving Haiti’s rich coffee heritage with Caribbrew, a Black-owned social enterprise that ethically sources its coffee and cacao from directly over 3,000 Haitian farmers. Beverly launched Caribbrew in 2018 to close the racial representation gap in the coffee industry and uplift underserved communities.

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Kisha Martin

Sage Studio LA

Kisha Martin founded Sage Studio LA to create a welcoming space where makers can turn ideas into reality. She wanted to build a community-focused studio that offers more than just tools, including a place to learn, collaborate, and grow. Sage Studio LA provides a creative environment where everyone can explore their craft with confidence.

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Sopi Mitil

The Sopi Mitil Company

Sopi Mitil always found it a challenge to shop for new, stylish clothes. That’s why she decided to create The Sopi Mitil Company with her own line of petite fashion with inclusive sizing options. Her designs feature custom silhouettes and adjustable lengths, eliminating the need for tailoring and empowering women to dress how they want.

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Alak Nanda

PODI Life

Alak Nanda is reclaiming health flavor one pantry shortcut at a time. She’s bringing bold flavors of South India to modern kitchens with PODI Life, a pantry brand she co-founded with her mother, Vasavi. Together, they craft small-batch heirloom podis, spiced powders that are pantry staples in South Indian homes, giving everyone a taste of tradition in every sprinkle.

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Courtney Newell

Life Startup Essentials

Courtney Newell saw a gap in the housing process and answered with compassion. She founded Life Startup Essentials in 2015 to provide move-in kits full of bedding, kitchenware, cleaning items, and personal care supplies for people transitioning out of homelessness. Courtney leads the company with care, balancing social impact so more people can thrive.

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Kimberly Petruska

Craft Cocktail Infusions

Entrepreneur and artist Kimberly Petruska is taking bars and gift giving to a whole new level with Craft Cocktail Infusions. Kimberly crafts infusion kits for at-home use that blend creativity, quality ingredients, and visual appeal. Their mission is not only to make delicious drinks, but also to make life’s special moments memorable.

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Vernic Popat

PlantOGram Inc

Vernic (Vicky) Popat co-founded PlantOGram Inc, a luxury plant-gifting company, to transform special occasions into lasting memories. What began in 2007 as a backyard project has grown into a globally recognized brand offering curated plant gifts that symbolize love and celebration. Their mission is to help people give gifts that spark emotion and leave a legacy of stories.

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Kandis Porter

Effective Flow Connections

Kandis Porter is the founder of Effective Flow Connections, a consulting firm that helps organizations improve how they plan, manage, and lead projects. The company provides customized solutions, training, and coaching to make teams more efficient, aligned, and successful. Kandis works closely with clients to streamline processes and achieve their goals.

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India Robinson

Unbridled Spirit

India Robinson is redefining what the whiskey experience means with UNBRIDLED SPIRIT, a luxury brand that honors heritage while embracing a new era of inclusivity and innovation. India blends tradition with modernity to craft a bourbon that speaks to today's discerning drinkers. Each pour celebrates resilience, culture, and unbridled success.

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Tammeca Rochester

Harlem Cycle

Tammeca Rochester built Harlem Cycle, Harlem’s first boutique indoor cycling studio, to bring joy, strength, and wellness to her neighborhood. She launched the studio in 2016 because she believes fitness is essential, creating a space where classes mix fitness and culture. Harlem Cycle emphasizes community without competition, making everyone feel welcome.

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Julia Taylor

GeekPack

Julia Taylor is empowering women to build location-independent careers through coding. As the founder of GeekPack, she teaches digital skills to help women create flexible, fulfilling work lives. Her mission is to help women gain the confidence and skills to thrive in the digital world with a community of over 10,000 learners.

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What They Receive

A $20,000 Grant

Grant recipients have each been awarded a $20,000 grant from BOTOX® Cosmetic to accelerate the growth of their business.

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Skill Building

Grant recipients gained practical, expert-led training through Boostcamp, a hands-on workshop series led by our partner, Hello Alice. Strengthen key business skills in areas like finance, marketing, leadership, and digital strategy, empowering you to make informed, confident decisions for your business.

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Mentorship

Grant recipients have grown their networks with exclusive community events that connect participants with fellow entrepreneurs, mentors, and industry leaders. 20 selected participants will also have the chance to attend a community event, offering a unique opportunity to connect face-to-face and collaborate with like-minded business owners.

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This isn’t just a program—it’s a supportive community of women entrepreneurs working to shape the future of business. Whether you're just starting out or scaling your business, The Confidence Project is here to support your journey.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION & APPROVED USES

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.

Uses, Important Safety Info, and Prescribing Info

BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA)

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, which can be severe and result in loss of life. You are at the highest risk if these problems are preexisting 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, forehead lines, and/or platysma bands.

BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause loss of strength or general muscle weakness, vision problems, or dizziness within hours to weeks of receiving 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, including 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), Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxinA), Jeuveau (prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs), Daxxify (daxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm), or Letybo (letibotulinumtoxinA-wlbg); or have a skin infection at the planned injection site. This list may not include all available botulinum toxin products.

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 standard doses of BOTOX® Cosmetic.

Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including surgery or plans to have surgery on your face, 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), or are breastfeeding 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, Xeomin, Jeuveau, Daxxify, or Letybo 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; or 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, including double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids and eyebrows, swelling of eyelids, and dry eyes.

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, frown lines between the eyebrows, and vertical bands connecting the jaw and neck (platysma bands) in adults.

For more information, refer to the Medication Guide or talk with your doctor.


To report a side effect, please call Allergan Aesthetics at 1-800-678-1605.

Please see BOTOX® Cosmetic full Product Information including Boxed Warning and Medication Guide.