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Insider Summit | Behind The Scenes

Proven Skincare Founder's Immigrant Spirit Of An Entrepreneur

by Lisa Singer

Born in China, Ming Zhao says it was her "immigrant spirit" that helped give her the courage to start her own company, "It's very similar; you don't have resources, you don't know where to begin, you don't know what to do, you don't know the plan, but you know let's do what we can today." And the self-described "beauty outsider" continues to do that as CEO & co-founder of Proven Skincare. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, Ming talks about being advised to delay Proven's launch because she was "visibly pregnant," shares an entrepreneur's must-have mindset, and reveals her true secret weapon. WATCH THE INTERVIEW

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