Her Olympic dreams were dashed in a brutal fall. Now, her company is on Oprah s 2020 Favourite Things list
At the age of 14, the 2012 Olympic hopeful Taylor Lindsay-Noel was paralyzed after a gymnastics accident. Now, her organic tea company Cup of Té has made it onto Oprah’s 2020 Favourite Things list.
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Taylor Lindsay-Noel immediately shared the news with her mom the pair used to love The Oprah Winfrey Show
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
Taylor Lindsay-Noel says she remembers the day she sent samples of her loose leaf tea to Oprah Winfrey and her team. I just kissed them, and I m like, please make this happen, she said.(Paul Borkwood/CBC)
Oprah Winfrey surprises Twitter fans with gifts, jobs offers
Winfrey has been very interactive with her fans on social media recently
On Monday, a photographer named
Malcolm Manning, a 23-year-old from Newark, New Jersey, tweeted about his business and asked his timeline to help him find new clients.
“Hello. I am a 23 year old photographer from Newark, New Jersey eager to create. You never know, 1 retweet could help me grow my business or secure my next client. much love,” wrote Manning.
Winfrey replied and offered him a job.
I’m relaunching @oprahmagazine’s website in 2021. How about you come shoot one of our stories? https://t.co/bmkDVtlbeK Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) December 15, 2020
How this Black femtech founder bootstrapped her business to $10M
Crystal Etienne founded Ruby Love and never again will you need to throw out your sheets or underwear because of your menstrual cycle
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Crystal Etienne is the founder of Ruby Love, a Black-owned business created to help those who suffer from menstruation mishaps and incontinence due to age, birth, or a medical condition. Founded in 2016, Etienne started the company to advance the archaic practice of using pads and tampons.
Etienne founded the company after her personal experiences left her frustrated. Once Etienne gave birth to her daughter, she discovered one of the many aspects of motherhood that is rarely discussed. “I noticed I would laugh or cough and had no control over life’s pesky leaks.”