This Black woman entrepreneur built her hairstyle into a million-dollar hair extension business

Updated: May 18th, 2023
Vivian Kaye
Founder, KinkyCurlyYaki
$500K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
2
Employees
KinkyCurlyYaki
from Toronto, ON, Canada
started December 2012
$500,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
2
Employees
392K
alexa rank
77
followers
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  • Vivian Kaye is the creator and CEO of KinkyCurlyYaki, a high-end black women's textured hair extension line that has grown to $6 million in sales without using paid advertising.
  • She made the decision in 2012 to start a business that offered more than just high-quality, kinky, curly, and realistic-looking textured hair extensions.
  • This brand offers a collection of 100% virgin human hair that is available in 6 textures and a wide range of coverage options to help you achieve your goal.
  • The enterprise prospered in 2013 and made around $500,000 in sales in just one year of launching.

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