Cashmere Nicole Carillo known professionally as Cashmere Nicole, is an American entrepreneur and founder of the beauty brand, Beauty Bakerie. She focuses on making a vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand catering to women of color.[1]

Cashmere Nicole
Born
Cashmere Nicole Carillo
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and nurse
OrganizationBeauty Bakerie

Career

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In 2011, Carillo officially launched her company Beauty Bakerie. She is also a certified nurse.[1][2]

Personal life

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Carillo was raised in South Bend, Indiana. She became pregnant with her daughter, Jasmyn, at the age of 16, and became a nurse after graduating from college.[3][2] In 2012, Nicole was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, she states that this influenced her decision to focus on creating cruelty-free, nontoxic beauty products.[3] She underwent a double mastectomy in 2014.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Feldman, Amy. "How A Single Mom Battling Breast Cancer Built Beauty Bakerie To A $5M Brand, Got Unilever To Invest". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c Cacciatore, Bella (August 13, 2019). "Cashmere Nicole Is What a 2019 CEO Looks Like". glamour.com. Glamour.
  3. ^ a b Pelletiere, Nicole (8 October 2018). "How a single mom and cancer survivor launched a multi-million dollar beauty business". goodmorningamerica.com. Good Morning America. Retrieved 2021-04-07.