Jonathan Burstein was most recently a principal engineer at Remitly. (Photo courtesy of Burstein family) Jonathan Burstein, who co-founded voice technology startup Jargon and made a lasting impact at Seattle-area tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Zillow and Remitly, was an intuitive and empathetic engineer, angel investor and entrepreneur with a […]
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Chicago entrepreneur, Thank God It’s Natural founder Chris-Tia Donaldson dies at 42
The company, started in 2009 with $40,000 in savings, focuses on minority women as customers with natural applications like sulfate-free shampoos and moisturizing hair butters in lieu of relaxers and other artificial products. Annual sales now top $5 million, according to industry consultant Romina Brown. “She was a pioneer in this […]
Beauty Entrepreneur Chris-Tia Donaldson, Founder of Thank God It’s Natural, Has Died
Chris-Tia Donaldson “Heaven gained its sweetest angel back,” read an online tribute to Chris-Tia Donaldson, founder and CEO of Thank God It’s Natural—also known as TGIN. Donaldson, a pioneer in the natural haircare industry and a self-described “Breast Cancer Thriver,” died on Saturday, November 13, as confirmed in a social […]