Meet The Founder
“I wanted to build a business that solved a real problem for people who looked like me. Everything else followed from that.”
Tristan Walker
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Founded Walker & Company Brands to serve people of color who were underserved by the personal care industry. Built Bevel - the first shaving system designed for Black men - and sold it to Procter & Gamble in 2018, one of the most significant exits by a Black founder in beauty.
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