Building Mielle: Purpose Before Profit with Monique Rodriguez

Building Mielle: Purpose Before Profit with Monique Rodriguez

August 4, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 865

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Monique Rodriguez shares her journey from nurse to CEO of Mielle Organics, discussing challenges and innovations in textured hair care.

Send us Fan Mail Monique Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Mielle Organics, joins Skin Anarchy to trace her path from labor and delivery nurse to textured hair care leader: bootstrapping through millions in debt, protecting the brand's DNA through the P&G acquisition, surviving a viral moment, and where textured hair innovation goes next. Who is Monique Rodriguez? A former labor and delivery nurse who bet on herself. "I literally built mine from the ground up by bootstrapping." How did ...

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Host: Ekta

Guest: Monique Rodriguez

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Organizations: Mielle Organics, P&G

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