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Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker (2019)

Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker (2019)

FromHow I Built This with Guy Raz


Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker (2019)

FromHow I Built This with Guy Raz

ratings:
Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The very first time Tristan Walker shaved, he woke up the next morning with razor bumps all over his face. "I was like, what is this?" he remembers saying. "I am never shaving again—ever." He soon discovered that like him, many men of color were frustrated by the lack of shaving products for coarse or curly hair. Fifteen years after that first disastrous shave, and after countless meetings with doubtful investors, Tristan launched Bevel, a subscription shaving system built around a single-blade razor. Eventually his brand Walker & Company grew to include 36 hair and beauty products, used by millions of men and women across the U.S. In 2018, Walker & Company was sold to Proctor & Gamble, and Tristan became P&G's first black CEO. This show was recorded live at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C in September 2019.

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Released:
Feb 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.