Niya experienced eczema early in her life and was always trying different skin care products. She wanted to find a way to help others as well as her family of six, who pitch in when it's time for Niya to make more products to sell at a farmers market or trade show. 

Niya came into the Spark program with a market ready product but was only able to purchase one, 3 ounce package of the expensive base material at a time. This limited her production and growth. With a VentureLab investment, she purchased a 5 gallon bucket of base and dramatically increased her inventory and diversified her product offering. 

Niya worked on embracing failure and budgeting. She worked hard to learn and understand how to set the price points of her different products. She met with entrepreneur mentor Mikaila Ulmer of Me and The Bees who advised her on marketing, scaling production, and believing in herself!