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Coils to Locs
Dianne was introduced to Pacific Community Ventures through our partnership with ICIC, and was looking to get connected to a strategic thinker who could help her with product development.
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Dianne Austin is the CEO and co-founder of Coils to Locs, a Boston-based business borne of her own experience as a cancer patient — and survivor! Coils to Locs is a supplier of afro-textured synthetic wig styles for black women, or any woman with textured hair, experiencing hair loss due to cancer treatment, addressing a healthcare disparity for cancer patients of color.
Dianne was introduced to Pacific Community Ventures through our partnership with ICIC, and was looking to get connected to a strategic thinker who could help her with product development. We connected her with Aude, a product manager at a technology company, who fit the exact profile Dianne sought us out for. Since getting connected to Aude at the start of the year, Dianne has found such great value in having an advisor with an outside and new perspective, who offers a listening ear and unbiased suggestions. As their conversations expanded beyond just product development, Aude does her own research and taps into her own network to get Dianne the support she needs. Most notably, Aude consulted with an SEO expert and was able to pass along advice on how to make Dianne’s website more SEO friendly. Dianne is certain this will drive more traffic to the website!
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