TalkingWithTami:    Hello Ms. Sheree can you please tell us about your product called Whoop Ash? Also, how did you come up with the catchy name?

Whoop Ash, a dry skin-relieving body butter made with tough love. Currently, there are few alternatives for people of color to combat dry skin.  Sure, there are products that can give you the quick fix.  However, dry skin typically can and will return throughout the day. What Whoop Ash brings to the market is a longer lasting, heavily concentrated daily moisturizer for the body.  With the introduction of Whoop Ash, we are offering a powerful body product created specifically with people of color in mind. It’s a tough solution to a tough problem.

The catchy name unfortunately, I can’t take credit for. I actually already named the product (not Whoop Ash) and wasn’t even thinking of changing it or re-naming it…I had crossed that bridge. One day, I was driving and “Whoop Ash” literally dropped into my spirit — it was God-given.

 
TalkingwithTami:    You are a very attractive woman. In the business world, do you find it hard to conduct business being beautiful? How do you deal with that?

First off, thank you! And, I can imagine that it can be hard to conduct business and not be taken seriously (the stereotype of beauty and no brains) and hidden agendas and motives (people doing things for you because they want “more” than business). As a married woman, I always put that out there immediately – my energy is not flirty, my cleavage is not in your face — I think I make it very clear that “it ain’t happening!” LOL! Men don’t even go there. So, my answer would be no.

 
TalkingwithTami:   You have a son Trey, who I can tell really supports you100 percent. How has family helped you along the way with your new career path?

Yes, my baby (Trey) is so supportive! He was my assistant for about an hour — when he refused to wake up at 8am during his summer vacation and go to Starbuck’s I had to let him go! He loves seeing his mother in business — he has been asking me for the last six years “when is Whoop Ash going to be out?” So, he was just as excited as I was when we launched.

My family in general has been incredibly supportive! They have been a shoulder to lean on and a listening ear. Many have also been key in helping me get to this point, offering their know how – or putting me in touch with those who could help. They keep me lifted up in prayer — especially my husband who is a praying, God-fearing man.

 
TalkingWithTami:  Where else do you plan on marketing your product or do you plan on just selling online?

We plan to have Whoop Ash in retail outlets across the country — that is our objective. Our website is the starting point.

     
   TalkingWithTami:   Come on tell us one guilty pleasure that you have?

    Ooh, the Bravo “Housewives”…I don’t discriminate, they can come from Orange County, New Jersey, or Atlanta. I am trying to quit though

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