From Liberia to America: Richelieu Dennis, Founder of Sundial Creations

by beninmw | April 28, 2008 at 09:13 pm
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Just when it seemed that the Chris Gardner story was the most inspirational story I'd come across, here's an entrepreneur's story that may even be more inspiring.  I came across this interesting blog post while surfing the blogosphere today.  It is about an entrepreneur who, as a young man, fled his native homeland of Liberia during the height of the civil war and found a new home in Harlem, NY.  He arrived in Harlem, New York with almost literally just a dollar and a dream.
 
But Richelieu W. Dennis did not travel through so much hardship and turmoil just to be stopped by a new setback.  Instead, he drew upon something much deeper and in the process created a movement turned brand.  The movement being original upscale beauty products and apparel that catered to an African American audience; the brand being Sundial Creations.

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