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Abena Antwi grew up in Ghana, where she played by creating makeup with clay and the rich natural materials around her. She moved to the US and went to college determined to be a pharmacist, but discovered that she could use her passion and talent in chemistry to create cosmetics as well. After an internship at L'Oreal, she decided to pursue cosmetic chemistry, and eventually found a job at Burt's Bees, where she uses many of the same natural ingredients she grew up using to create internationally distributed and respected products.
In this episode, you'll learn about Abena's path from childhood all the way to the decision that defined her career, her challenges of balancing being a single mother as well as an innovative chemist, the importance of women in STEM fields, and her entrepreneurial spirit that led her to launch an award winning food brand.
You can find her on Instagram at both her personal account @abena77 and her jolloff sauce account @queensjollofsauce
