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26 Mar

Gail Federici on Cold Plunging and Overcoming Business Challenges

Gail Federici on Cold Plunging and Overcoming Business Challenges
Veteran entrepreneur Gail Federici isn't any stranger to the shock to the system. The founder and chief executive officer of Color Wow, who also cofounded John Frieda, knows her way across the every day challenges of scaling businesses. To maintain herself agile, she’s also mastered the art of the cold plunge. “It sets your mind up,” Federici said. “This is tough to do, and we do hard things. It makes you're feeling optimistic, and you're feeling good about what you could have to do.” Federici plunges within the morning before her exercise routine, before exercising and showering. “I do it at home, but we’re going to start out doing it on the beach,” she said, after the remainder of her team at Color...
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22 Dec

LeToya Luckett On Her Divorce And Overcoming A Season

LeToya Luckett On Her Divorce And Overcoming A Season
Cameron Reed for ESSENCE This story appears within the September/October issue of ESSENCE, available on newsstands now. Of all of the ventures and endeavors that LeToya Luckett is working on— including her YouTube series Leave It To LeToya; a recurring role on the second season of Starz hit Power Book III: Raising Kanan; and successful fashion collaborations with stylist J. Bolin—her biggest project is the one closest to her heart. And it has nothing to do with entertainment.   The 41-year-old singer and actress has just finished constructing her first home in her native Texas. It has rooms for each her 3-year-old daughter, Gianna, and 2-year-old son, Tysun—in addition to a play room for them to have their very own space to “run...
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