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Hillard Roland Phillips, Founder of High Times Beauty Products, Passes Away at 83

Reported by Lafayette Jones of Urban Call

OTC Beauty Magazine is incredibly sad to report that Hillard “Phil” Roland Phillips, founder of High Times Beauty Products, died on August 22. He was 83. The longtime resident of Sparks, Nevada, was born and raised in Joplin, Missouri. He attended Pittsburg State University and began his foundation for numerous academic achievements and extracurricular activities, including finding the Gamma Chi Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at PSU. Phillips continued his education at Roosevelt University in Illinois and San Diego State University in California, earning bachelor’s degrees in pharmacy and chemistry and a master’s degree in analytical chemistry.

He married his first wife

in Chicago and had his first child Kellie. Two

Hillard Roland Phillips years later, his dream Founder of High Times Beauty of moving to California Products became a reality. He moved his young family to San Diego after accepting a position as a nuclear chemist with General Dynamics. A year later, his second child Madeline was born, and his third child Matthew was born seven years later. When he divorced, he continued to live in San Diego briefly. He took a job in Iowa as director of pharmaceutical control, where he met his soul mate and second wife, Ellen. Yet the place he fell in love with when he was 12 years old on a family vacation beckoned him back, and he moved to Orange County, California. There, his fourth child Mike was born. While he was an extremely driven man, he was also a true family man raising three kids with Ellen and encouraging a fourth to move in after high school while attending college. Phillips always knew he wanted to work for himself. He came one step closer to that in 1972 when he solved a problem that had plagued him since he first began shaving as a teen: ingrown hair and razor bumps. He immediately realized millions of people were suffering from this problem that previously had no viable solution. He changed career tracks with his invention.

He became a recognized expert and leader in the ethnic hair care and cosmetics industry. He is credited with creating a whole new section in all shaving sections throughout the world with his invention of High Time Bump Stopper Razor Bump Treatment cream for people with razor bumps and razor rash.

After his youngest son, Mike, joined the University of Nevada (UNR) football program, he and Ellen traveled the nation attending their son’s home and away games. While attending numerous home games in Reno, Nevada and making friends, they decided to relocate their business to Reno and buy a home in beautiful Sparks. Mike would soon join the family business full-time after completing his time at UNR. Phillips and Ellen and their son Mike have run their company in the North Valley for nearly 20 years.

Phillips was a brilliant, generous, gregarious, kind, and loving family man who lit up a room with his deep booming voice and infectious, resonating laugh. It was indeed a blessing for those of us lucky enough to call him son, husband, father, or friend. He is loved beyond measure and will be dearly missed.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Charlotte and Hillard Phillips. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Ellen, and by his four children and three grandchildren; Kellie Phillips and Matthew Phillips of Phoenix, Arizona; Madeline Kimmich and her husband Greg of Orlando, Florida and Mike Phillips and his wife Ashlee and their three children, Kaya, Haegen and Mallory of Reno, Nevada.

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Cream of Nature Announces its First $30,000 Legacy of Leadership Pitch Competition, Designed to Inspire Entrepreneurship in HBCU Students Across the U.S.

Application Process Now Open to HBCU Students Looking to Demonstrate Their Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, For a Chance to Win Valuable Prizes and $30,000 in Scholarship Funding

JACKSONVILLE, FL. (September 21, 2021)-- Creme of Nature today announced that it has teamed up with The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Division to launch its first Legacy of Leadership Case Study looking to demonstrate their innovative thinking and problemsolving skills for a chance to win a full package of prizes and their share of $30,000 in scholarship funding. Once all applications have

been reviewed, only 30 HBCU students will be officially invited to

Pitch Competition. The Pitch Competition will provide HBCU students across the U.S. with a chance to gain hands-on experience, training and mentorship involvement so they can be fully equipped with the business tools needed to become the next generation of black entrepreneurs and business leaders.

“After awarding 20 HBCU join the competition. These participants will then be tasked with solving case studies presented by a number of business leaders and corporate partners. Throughout the contest, students will be competing alongside their fellow peers, while also gaining experience in Venture Ideation, Business Model Canvas, Design Thinking, Pitching, and Entrepreneurship.

students with our Legacy of Leadership scholarships earlier this year, we made a firm commitment that our impact would remain

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and be ongoing for years to come,” said Jolorie Williams, General Manager, Revlon Multicultural and Contract Services and alum of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU). “So here we are again with the second installment of our Legacy of Leadership initiative, which is a pitch competition that will allow us to tap into some of the greatest minds across our communities and prepare them to be forward-thinking entrepreneurs throughout all sorts of industries. We are grateful to The Thurgood Marshall College Fund for partnering with us to make this happen.” Click here to complete the 2021 Legacy of Leadership Pitch

Competition application.

Application Open Date: September 13, 2021

Application Close Date: October 17, 11:59pm ET

Eligibility

Requirements for students interested in applying to this program:

• Enrolled full-time in an accredited HBCU or PBI

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sophomore or junior for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic

year (must not graduate before summer 2022 or after fall

2024)

• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher

• Must be in good academic standing with no disciplinary infractions

• Willing to grow and learn in a collaborative environment

• Demonstrates the ability to work well on a team

Focus Majors:

Marketing, Law, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance & Accounting, Chemistry & Biology, Business Administrations

Benefits

Students participating in this program will benefit from the

following:

• Possible Summer 2022 internship opportunities

• Scholarships, prizes, and awards for winning teams and MVPs

• Engaging business models, design thinking, venture ideation, and pitching sessions

• Opportunity to network and build relationships with corporate partners

• Exclusive swag box for all participants

For more information about Legacy of Leadership visit https:// cremeofnature.com/legacy-of-leadership/. Also, be sure to follow Creme of Nature on social media @CremeOfNature on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

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The Kirschner Group, Inc. Celebrates Awards at CPNA 2021

The Kirschner Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that several awards were received at Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas. The Kirschner Team was out in force for the show and continued to capture new business.

Merrie Tryon received the TKG Rep of the Year award for the U.S. Professional Division and Suzanne LaPierre received the TKG Rep of the Year award for the International Division.

In addition, M&M Products handed out awards for the sales contest which took place during the TKG Professional Division Virtual Show in July. First Place was Jeffrey Kirschner, Second Place was Todd Smith and Third Place was Alan Aronson.

The Kirschner Group, Inc. is a worldwide sales and merchandising organization, representing manufacturers in all channels of the Beauty Industry.

More information on The Kirschner Group can be found at www. kirschnergroup.com or by calling 661-257-6260

Merrie Tryon TKG Rep of the Year 2021

Suzanne LaPierre TKG Intl Rep of the Year 2021

MM Award Jeffrey Kirschner CPNA 2021 MM Award Todd Smith CPNA 2021

MM Award Alan Aronson CPNA 2021