The Hair Lab Winnie Awa

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Dr Amy McMichael, Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina.  Dr Amy McMichale is a bonafide medical leader, having held significant roles such as the President of Skin of Color Society, Vice President of the Women's Dermatology Society and Treasurer of the North American Alopecia Research Society. 
In this episode, they explore Dr Amy's her clinical and research interest areas, de-mystifying hair and scalp disorders as related to the textured hair consumer.
For more information:
W: carra.co & carra.co/labs 
IG: @heycarra
http://thetexturegap.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-mcmichael-365b1036

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Karlee Oz, co-founder of Hello Klean, a line of multi-functional shower essentials offering innovative solutions to combat hard water. Karlee is a self-professed shower addict and frequent traveller, having worked all over the world from China to UAE to NYC.  

In this episode, they dive into why hard water is wreaking hard water on our skin and hair and how Karlee's travel experiences led her to creating Hello Klean, a first-of-its-kind shower care brand. 
For more information:
W: carra.co & carra.co/labs 
IG: @heycarra

W: helloklean.com
IG: @helloklean

This week takes a slightly different format - Winnie Awa is joined by Soraya Hausl, her Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist at Carra.  Soraya has over 10 years experience of building machine learning, data and personalisation platforms, focusing on ranking and recommender systems. 

In this episode, they dive into the world of AI, machine learning, natural language processing and most importantly what these technologies have got to do with the Textured Hair category.
For more information:
W: carra.co & carra.co/labs 
IG: @heycarra

http://thetexturegap.com/
LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorayahausl?originalSubdomain=nl

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Joëlle Andely, co-founder of Telika Beauty.  Having held several brand management roles at Proctor & Gamble, Coty, L'Occitane and L'Oreal, Joëlle is a beauty junkie, obsessed with building beauty brands and translating consumer insight  into new concepts, especially in the emerging markets and multicultural beauty space. 

In this episode, they explore Joëlle's ambitions of building the Sephora of Africa, starting with her Beauty Concept Store in Brazzaville, Congo.
For more information:
W: carra.co & carra.co/labs 
IG: @heycarra
http://thetexturegap.com/

LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo%C3%ABlle-andely-a8363551/

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Dr Crystal Porter, Ph.D, a hair scientist and founder of Mane Insights, a company that studies the hair and scalp of people of African descent. As a former cosmetic scientist at Unilever and L'Oreal, Dr Porter was known for her research into the biophysical characteristics of air in pigmented populations. She has also contributed deeply to the scientific community, authoring scientific papers, book chapters and delivering presentations on textured hair. 

In this episode, they discuss the limitations around hair testing as part of the new product development process and how it impacts people with textured hair. 
For more information:
W: carra.co & carra.co/labs 
IG: @heycarra

W - https://www.maneinsights.com/home/
LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hairscientistdrcrystal

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Iain Sallis, a renowned UK Trichologist and Founder of Hair Medic UK specialising in personalised hair and scalp solutions. Iain is the co-founder of The International Trichology Congress, director of the College of
Trichological Science and current chair of the Trichology Professional
Development programme.

In this episode, they discuss the state of trichology today and how it must evolve to better meet the needs of all consumers. 

For more information:
TheTextureGap.com
W: carra.co & carra.co/labs 
IG: @heycarra

W - https://hairmedic.co.uk/
IG: @hairmedic_uk