Today we’d like to introduce you to Ethan Harlan.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
A few years ago, I was diagnosed with Lupus. On my journey to figure it out, I lost 40 pound and all my hair. I was told that the disease had ruined my liver. I was almost 40 years old with stage four liver disease, if I didn’t get a transplant, I would die in 18 months. The doctor gave his diagnosis without flinching. Regardless after encouragement from my wife and confirmation from GOD. I made it my mission to heal my liver with natural holistic treatments. As I begin to heal on the inside, I wanted use natural products on my skin and hair. To my surprise, it was very hard to find products for men, more specifically black men. I realized that I can’t be the only man that is struggling finding quality products, so I started researching ingredients to develop my own line of products made with superior products. I needed something to make me feel like me again, I felt like I lost my swag to Lupus. After researching natural ingredients for over a year, I created samples for Hesazi-Men and sent them to all my friends and family. The feedback was amazing and June 30, 2021, Hesazi-Men was born.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
After overwhelming response to my sample campaign, I launched the website and to my surprise, I didn’t receive the support, I assumed I would. It felt like my young business was moving in slow motion. I couldn’t just throw away all the money I invested. I struggled with getting some of the same people who said they loved my samples but refused to support me by purchasing products from my company.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Hesazi-Men Grooming Co.?
Our Company’s name is Hesaz-Men. “Hesazi” means He-thinks. We are the creators of an all-natural male grooming line. Our mission is to change the way men view themselves and society by providing personal care products that give them the confidence to show up every day as their most authentic selves. “Confidence is Currency.
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Growing up, I was always attracted to business. In Junior high school, a friend and I started a lawn care business that we used to buy our school clothes. Without any formal training, I purchased some clippers and started cutting hair on my front porch. I love to see a 5-dollar haircut transform a man. I decided early that I would spend my life empowering people to be more than they could imagine.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.hesazi-men.com
- Instagram: @hesazi.men
- Facebook: hesazi-men
