When Vanessa Neyman first stumbled upon a sweet, non-toxic makeup brand for children, she never envisioned she’d wind up buying the business.
But, what started as a love for the brand at home – Vanessa’s then five-year-old daughter Amelia loved playing with make-up and, like most parents, she wanted to nurture that creativity – wound up becoming an opportunity to pivot away from her corporate marketing career.
In 2021, Vanessa recalls being “heartbroken” after learning that Oh Flossy, an Australian-based, family-run business that creates natural, safe play make-up for kids, had gone into liquidation.
So, she decided to take a leap. Vanessa quit her job and she and her husband Jeremy poured their entire savings of $100,000…