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Lakisha Jackson

Lakisha Jackson

Growth & Partnerships Director at Firstline Brands, a Black-owned haircare tools company, based in Houston and a University of Houston graduate.

Sep 25, 2026

16:32
Um, you know, I, I think with it celebrating its 40th anniversary this year as well and being so mainstream, uh, what has been something that, you know, that you've been able to really carry with the company, um, from a, a legacy perspective into this, this next chapter, uh, with, with the company itself?
16:59
Yeah.
16:59
There's a couple of things that come to mind when you ask that.
17:02
Um, so first, I had the opportunity to work with our late founder, um, for...
17:09
I started in 2015.
17:11
He passed away in 2020, unfortunately, before, um, his daughter, Joni Odom, took over the company as president and CEO.
17:20
So when you speak about legacy, just the sheer opportunity to work with such a pioneer.

10 MINS LATER

27:09
Sure.

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