One of my favorite parts about blogging is getting the chance to meet extraordinary females. It's inspiring to see fellow young women chase and achieve their dreams...and I won't lie, it really helps to be able to ask for advice from someone else who's experienced the ups and downs of starting your own brand, since it can be slow-going on the road to success.
For this reason, I've committed myself to doing occasional "Spotlight segments", to not only showcase talented women that I feel deserve some recognition but to also lend inspiration to anyone else who's considered starting up their own company and wants to learn more about what it takes to make the leap.
Today I've sat down with founder and CEO of Seven Seven Cosmetics, Emily Jimison, who has graciously agreed to answer all of my annoying questions about what took her from being a successful Los Angeles makeup artist to deciding to launch her own line of beauty products. Here's what she had to share: