Goddess:
Courtney Richardson
Get to know her:
Courtney Richardson is a two-time Shorty award-winning creative visionary who has recently been named one of the ‘Top 150 Dope Women, Doing Dope Things’ by The Well. She currently serves as Senior Creative Strategist for PAPER Magazine, where she leads original ideas and disruptive thinking on behalf of numerous brands within pop culture, entertainment, beauty & fashion spaces.
Throughout her decade-long career, Courtney has had the fortune of working with top personalities and brands, including NYFW, Duckie Confetti, HBO, HBO Max, Nike, Fendi, Lush Cosmetics, Shea Moisture, AMC Networks, FUSE, NBA, Teyana Taylor, Dascha Polanco, Jennifer Hudson, Winnie Harlow, Lena Waithe and more. Courtney’s proven strengths in producing effective brand campaigns, media engaged events and thoughtful strategies have not only outshined competition but have also allowed the Black culture to have a platform. Her passion for Black entertainment, beauty, fashion, and philanthropy is evident throughout the work she produces and reflects who she is.
Courtney is also the Founder of DO IT FOR THE BRAND, a social collective whose mission is to ensure the cultural currency of Black and brown female voices across creative industries is uplifted, empowered, and activated. In her spare time, she serves as Executive Producer of HOUSE PARTY, considered ‘the best New York political podcast’ by City & State Magazine.
She has been featured by outlets, including PopSugar, Bustle, Refinery29, She Spends, Four Shades of Color, and more. Driven and focused, Courtney’s life goal is to uplift humanity, particularly Black women.
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We are back with the second episode of our “Goddess Talk” series and this time we‘re highlighting The Life of Entrepreneurship with fashion boutique owner, Michelle Akers (@liveinfashion)!
This talk is all about being a business owner - revealing the good, the WTF’s and all the grey in between. Owning a business is tough yet at the same time is extremely rewarding. Join our Founder, LaShawn Kenley and Michelle Akers as they dive into what it’s really like to be a Boss Goddess! Who’s tuning In?
{Goddess Talk}
Thursday, October 22nd
12PM -1PM
IG LIVE
@sungodsofficial
Featuring Michelle Akers Live In Fashion
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Here is where our Founder, LaShawn Kenley, will interview/highlight various Goddesses within our community on both a national and international effort to connect the African diaspora of powerhouse women. These women are founders, business owners as well as inspirational queens we think you all should know!
Dive deep and catch gems of their stories as well as learn helpful tips that can assist you with self-care, self-love, career guidance, empowerment and so much more.
Tune in to our very first “Goddess Talk” with the gorgeous soul Ayesha Ophelia from The Girlfriend Manifesto! Here we will wander through her beautiful mindset in what The Girlfriend Manifesto is, why she started it, women having agency over our own bodies, removing traditional stereotypes for women and setting our own paths, the Black women and her body in America, our fashion choices when it comes to our bodies and so much more!
Due to your responses, we have incorporated more complimentary Goddess Fit sessions with Shaundel which will be every other Saturday starting May 23rd at 10AM! Join us for a 45 minute workout with the best motivational and inspiring coach on our IG LIVE. We can't wait to get another great sweat in as we reach our individual wellness goals!
Let's Get it Ladies!!! See you next Saturday!
Sun Gods
]]>Come visit Sun Gods as we showcase our NEW Nigerian dusters and Classic Goods at the Raw Artist Fashion Showcase! Enjoy seeing over 100 local designers and artists show off our latest and greatest!
*Must purchase a ticket {$22} for event access.
]]>Come visit Sun Gods as we showcase our NEW Nigerian dusters and Classic Goods at the Raw Artist Fashion Showcase! Enjoy seeing over 100 local designers and artists show off our latest and greatest!
*Must purchase a ticket {$22} for event access.
Click Here To Purchase Tickets:
Sip & Henna Event Tickets
Ticket price {$10}.
Mark your calendars!
It's breathtakingly gorgeous with beautiful fresh flowers, exotic plants and more! Save the date for Sun Gods will be their featured small business on Friday, February 2nd from 3PM - 7PM. Come shop all accessories and Sun Gods collections as you take photos in our gold goddess and floral crowns.
Don't forget to pick up some flowers of your own for it's Happy Hour prices while we're there!
We're too excited to see you beauties soon! Mark your calendars!
Sun Gods
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When: Wednesday, December 20th
Where: Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center
Time: 7PM - 9PM
{Free parking on the side and back of the Arts Center/Metro Accessible}
Come Enjoy:
{RSVP} - $20 per person - First 5 attendees receive a complimentary gift! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
See you beauties soon!
Sun Gods
]]>We can't wait to see what all our Bohemian Beauties are going to wear! You know we're wearing something from the Sun Gods collection. Which piece do you think we will be in?
{RSVP}
Reserve your seat by purchasing a ticket at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-fgidc-holiday-party-note-new-location-tickets-39664013131
]]>We are bringing all of our Goddess jewelry which includes our gold and copper wired arm bangles, gold accessories, curated handbag and international goods. Of course we will have our {Sun Gods} and {Sun People} Collections in tow!
Come Visit Us:
The Spice Suite
6902 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
Sunday, November 19th
1PM - 4PM
Our Founder, LaShawn Kenley, was invited to be a speaker at a Bonnti - Stylist Social event which was hosted at the beautiful Bespoke hair salon in Washington DC a few weeks ago. Here she gave her insight on the business of salon ownership and our community as a whole as entrepreneurs. She also spoke about branding, imaging and more. The room was filled with great energy as everyone shared their ideas and experiences of entrepreneurship success and woes.
{Maude, Bonnti Co-Founder, showing LaShawn how to navigate through the app}
Once downloading the Bonnti app you gain access to a secured network of hairstylist and makeup artists in the area. Here you will receive the best in stylist for locs, curly hair, braids/twists and more. You also will see reviews and the stylist ratings to better make an informed decision on who to hire.
Are you a stylist/make-up artist? This app is for you too for it offers a portal to share your services to potential clients. This allows you access to more individuals who will need your services! Apply for onboarding today or learn more about the BONNTI app by visiting: www.bonnti.com.
On social media? Check out their instragram page {@BonntiApp}.
Let us know if you download their app and/or found a stylist/artist using their services ladies. We want to hear feedback on how it worked for you and spread the word to others!
Much Love,
Sun Gods
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Check them out! They provide a reasonable day pass at $25 where you can have the shared space for the day. Coffee, tea and a cool view included... SOLD!
]]>Owner, Elaine Mensah has been an absolute dream in guiding Sun Gods through the entire production process. With this being our first time creating and building a collection, Brand Meets Creative walked us through bringing our creative ideas to reality by providing sketch/rendering services, scheduling and attending fabric sourcing appointments, traveling internationally for overseas fit sample production until we received our very final sample ready for mass production. We couldn't have asked for a better company to execute our designs than BMC.
Learn more about Brand Meets Creative by visiting their website {https://brandmeetscreative.com} or Instagram/Facebook {@Brand Meets Creative}. We highly recommend using them for your branding, production, photography and videography needs!
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Vogue, a graphic designer powerhouse, was our lead designer when creating the look of our brand. If you've taken a liking to our logo then you have them to thank for we provided the idea of what we wanted and they executed everything perfectly. We gave her the layout of what we wanted and she presented us a masterpiece. The entire team is incredible and we are thrilled to have worked with such a great company. We highly recommend them for all your graphic design needs. Learn more about Project Illyx below!
Project Illyx aims to encourage other creatives to break the shackles of a traditional job
framework by providing the full range of support, collaboration and exposure that creators need to become a powerful part of the community. They want to shift the culture of "competition" into one of "connection". They provide this support by partnering with creatives to build and organize their work/businesses, collaborating on projects, the provision of freelance design services and their soon to be released
bi-annual magazine.
Contact Project Illyx
Website: projectillyx.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectillyx
Twiiter/Instagram: @project_illyx
]]>Check out their upcoming event below and visit their Instagram page @FGIDC. If you are involved in the fashion industry, this is a great networking opportunity for you. Make sure to RSVP and connect with our founder, LaShawn Kenley, who is an active board member and will be in attendance this night.
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Pictured above is one of our favorite products, the Goddess Glow! It literally saved our skin during this harsh winter, having us radiating from within. No one will ever turn down dewy skin. We also used it on our hands and hair when needing a quick moisture boost.
Visit their site at: https://cocoabuttermothers.com and tell her Sun Gods sent you!