Listen "Keenan Beasley, Chairman at Venture Noire | The State of Black Entrepreneurship"
Episode Synopsis
Keenan currently serves as the CEO of Supply Factory Brands, a venture studio that invents and invests in brands in the health and beauty sectors. Keenan’s non-profit arm, Venture Noire, mentors and develops underprivileged diverse entrepreneurs and provides them with access to capital. Keenan also founded and is CEO of Kukua Corp, a global cannabis business, and Infinite Looks, a textured hair care company. In 2014 Keenan started BLKBOX, a creative agency in New York City with a wide range of multinational clients, including Samsung and Diageo.
Before launching his entrepreneurial ventures, Keenan managed and led several multibillion brands, including Tide, Gillette and Garnier beauty products. He served as Vice President of Marketing at L’Oreal, Associate Director at Reckitt Benckiser and Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble.
Keenan is a contributor to Forbes and CNBC, an advisor to numerous start-up companies and a regular lecturer at the USC Marshall School of Business.
Keenan Beasley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Law and Systems Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles.
Show Links
https://www.instagram.com/keenanbeasley/
https://www.keenanbeasley.com/
https://venturenoire.org/
More episodes of the podcast Success Story with Scott D. Clary
Maria Wendt - Business Coach to 100,000 Women | How to Make $650K/Month Working Less Than 2 Days
11/11/2025
Lessons - The Hiring Process That Got SpaceX’s Attention | Harpaul Sambhi - Careerify Founder
10/11/2025
Lessons - Chauffeur Knowledge (Scott)
07/11/2025
Lessons - The Brutal Truth About Fundraising | Russ Heddleston - Built & Sold DocSend for $165M
06/11/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.