We are excited to have Tameka Jones on our podcast!
Saint Paul native Tameka Jones, Founder and CEO of Lip Esteem, a plant-based lipstick store in the heart of Rondo. Tameka is also a featured small business owner in Season 6 of the Emmy-nominated television series The Small Business Revolution. 
Tameka graduated from St. Paul Central High School in 1993, has her certification in Aesthetics (St. Paul College ’02), an Associates Degree (St. Paul College ’12), and her bachelor’s degree in Youth Development and Business Management (Metro State University ’14.)
After honing her skills for twenty years as a makeup artist, Saint Paul native Tameka took control of her destiny, launching Lip Esteem in July 2020, right in the midst of Covid and civil unrest in the Twin Cities.
Starting out as a vendor at a local farmer’s market along Lake Street, Tameka was amazed at the interest and support of the community, steadily growing her customer base. Since March 2020, Tameka also participated in and completed three startup cohorts - Neighborhood Development Center, Lunar Startup, and Fearless Commerce.
Tameka is the recipient of the City of Saint Paul’s “New Kid on the Block” Business Award (Jan.’22), National Association of Woman Business Owners- “New Emerging Woman Business Owner of the Year Award (June ’22), The Spirit of Rondo Award (June ’22) and the Black Business Enterprise- “Startup of the Year Award” (Oct.’22)
Website: https://lipesteem.com/
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