Episode 18 | Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator

It’s all in the family with Shea by Dolce. Carla Lawless’s daughter was inspired to create beauty products to assist with her own eczema struggles while leveraging her engineering knowledge. Now, Carla and her three daughters have leveraged their own unique skills and experiences to create a whole different kind of beauty company. Carla shares with co-hosts Don Sherman and Ebony Clemons-Ajibolade, how this endeavor continues to inspire and ground her family. Shea by Dolce is a family owned company that takes pride in providing quality products to enhance your health and beauty. The business was created to address the concerns of dry skin by restoring moisture and balance. They use natural ingredients to provide sweet nourishment for your skin and hair and their products are handmade to ensure quality. You can purchase their products online via their website. They also have a blog to help you learn more about why having healthy skin is important and the steps to take to achieve healthy results by using their products.

Shea by Dolce
P.O. Box 781157
Wichita, KS 67278
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Number of employees: 4
Chamber member since 2020

On this episode we discuss:

• Looking for something new through research and experimentation
• The problem that shea butter solves
• Leveraging all the online tools that are available to help small businesses
• How growth has happened on a local and national scale
• The focus on providing quality natural ingredients
• Why the preparation is so key for manufacturing their products
• Growing into new avenues through subscription boxes
• Anticipating how much product will be needed
• The value of staying connected to customers over time
• Different backgrounds coming together to make something great

Learn more about Shea by Dolce on their website and like them on Facebook and follow them on Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator is a weekly podcast devoted to supporting and learning from area business owners. Released every Wednesday, it's produced by Forge Podcast Co, managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Evergy.

Learn more about this podcast series by visiting our January 7 blog post.