Jasmine Lawrence – Young and Doing It!
Posted on January 26, 2009
Filed Under Career Path, Movers & Shakers
"Black Enterprise" Teenpreneur of the Year Recipient Continues Growth and Expansion of All Natural Hair Care Line
Roswell, GA (BlackNews.com) – While the average teenager is earning money babysitting, this young CEO is establishing distribution channels and negotiating prices with suppliers. Starting at only 13 years of age, Jasmine Lawrence, President and CEO of EDEN BodyWorks is on the road to success. With the drive and determination of a seasoned CEO she is strategically making her mark, a mark which has garnered this young dynamo appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Montel Williams Show, ABC’s Nightline, and NBC’s Today Show.
EDEN BodyWorks was driven from Jasmine’s own need for a natural hair care solution. Devastated by the harsh chemical products, Jasmine sought to develop unique products that were all natural and really worked. Unlike most products that are cosmetic in nature, her mission was to develop hair care products that actually deliver their promises.
Jasmine founded EDEN BodyWorks after being selected to attend a Business Camp sponsored by National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). "They empowered me," says Jasmine. She was taught essential business skills and was provided access to resources to help develop and grow her business, including a host of advisors and mentors.
Jasmine is currently 17 years old and a senior in High School. She continues to excel academically while being a member of the National Honor Society. She is a proud NFTE alumni and a member of the National Society of Black Engineers. As a pastime, Jasmine plays the harmonica, is an avid sports fan who loves to play basketball, writes poetry, delivers outstanding motivational speeches, and tutors and mentors elementary school students. Jasmine receives moral support from her parents, Clive and April, sisters Tigena, Crystal, Honesti, and Alexis, and brother Justin.
Under the leadership of this dynamic and driven young person, EDEN BodyWorks has experienced tremendous growth with a rapidly expanding product and customer base. Her company, a certified woman-owned business, manufactures and distributes all-natural hair and skin care products to retailers nationwide including major retailers Wal-Mart and Whole Foods. Jasmine is currently working on expanding her all natural hair and skin care product lines to meet the needs of her diverse multicultural customer base.
Jasmine’s most recent endeavor is to participate with Mark Victor Hansen and Art Linkletter in the production of Richest Kids Say the Darndest Things. For details on this and Jasmine’s other media appearances, visit EDEN Body Works online at www.edenbodyworks.com/Page.bok?template=press
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I heard you and your mom speak at a business camp in Frankfort, KY where you were a judge.
I would like to purchase your alternative perm product. Please, adivse were to purchase.
I would like to know where I can purchase your hair product; Particularly the relaxer without chemicals.
Thank You!
L’Tanya Davis
im doing ah report on you! i jus gotta ask where are you from.
Sorry for the duplication. My email address was incorrect in the original
Good luck finding MS Lawrence OR her products.
LAst contact I had with her she indicated the company was talking with Walmart about putting in her products. Now, Walmart seems to be the only place you find LIMITED products, and even in more limited areas.
Apparently she has sold the company or become overwhelmed with the production levels Walmart requires.
I would hope that by now she would have incorporated and sold stock to the public, but maybe that is a little too much for a 17 year old (although the guys at Yahoo and google seemed to do pretty well).
Anybody find out more, please let us know at frazierslist.com
Loved the “oil” but tried pulling up her website for two days and either my server or she’s just not around. She’s very young to have such wonderfu success with great mentors being there for her. Makes a great difference and glad it happened for her.
She’s not there. Period. I have been trying to get permission to resell her products on my website for more than a year, and after an initial contact, she has disappeared.
Walmart sells some of her products in a very few selected locations.
I would be glad that she has had so much success, except there is no way to tell if it’s true.
Thanks Stephen. I went to Walmart to see if I could find the hair milk (which I loved), and nothing. I’d like to see a follow-up with one of our media outlets – somebody tell me something!!