TED Ideas Speaker | Founder of Mane Hook-Up | Digitising the $275 BILLION Black Hair Industry | Uncovering how Hair Can Create Generational Wealth | Visionary Leadership Award Winner 🏆 | Keynote Speaker & Panelist ✨

Hey there 👋🏾 

I'm Jade - Founder of Mane Hook-Up.

→ You'll usually find me hitting the track for a run.
→ Or lending a hand to friends starting their businesses. 

But no matter what I'm up to... 
My passion lies in serving and uplifting underserved communities

That's why I created Mane Hook-Up 💇🏾‍♀️👩🏽

(a beauty tech platform connecting people with afro hairdressers for appointments.)

Think of Google Maps, 
↳ But for people who need an afro hair specialist. 

We launched in NYC this summer 🥳
Now you can find talented stylists in London & NYC
 
OUR GOAL? 🥅
→ To make the beauty industry more inclusive, especially for Black women. 

Connect with me to follow our journey.

LinkedIn, I need your help 🆘

Curls, Coils & Care is happening in 8 weeks.

We're offering Black & mixed-race children in foster care hair appointments, products & education for FREE.

We have: 
→ 100 children registered (we opened registration weeks ago!) 
→ 20+ pro stylists & barbers volunteering 
→ Product donations from amazing brands like Avlon, Dosso Beauty & more 
→ Major UK charities and local councils on board

But we need your help to raise £17,000.

Last year, we supported 45 children in one day.

This year, we're going BIGGER - 100 children over 2 days at STĀ Studios.

We're in conversations with a few brands for sponsorship, but like last year, we're hoping to rely on our community.

Here's what your donation covers:
→ £50 = Full hair care kit for one child
→ £160 = Complete experience for one child (appointment + products + carer education)
→ £480 = Support for 3 children
→ £800 = Support for 5 children
→ £2,500 = Sponsor all stylists & barbers for one full day

Without this funding...

We'll have to scale back the number of children we can support 😢

So, if you want to help us get these 100 children the support they need...

To give them a day where they feel seen, valued and celebrated.

Head to the link in the comments to donate today.

Every pound makes a difference.

Let's show these kids they matter!

♻️ Repost to help us reach more people and hit our £17k goal.

Jade Buffong-Phillips

We just hit a major milestone for Curls, Coils & Care.

We officially have our first sponsor. 🥂

I’ve been working on this for weeks.

This isn't just about a logo on a flyer.

It’s about a brand putting their money where their mouth is.

They believe in textured hair equity as much as we do.

We're keeping the name under wraps for just a little while longer... 🤫

But trust me when I say they align perfectly with our mission.

This sponsorship validates everything we’re building through Curls, Coils and CIC.

We aren't just building an event.

We’re building a system.

Building this hasn't been easy.

But seeing big brands step up makes every late night worth it.

We'll let you know who it is soon!🙋🏾‍♀️

P.S. We're also crowdfunding - please show your support by making a contribution. Link is in the comments!

#ManeHookUp #CurlsCoilsCare #Founders #BlackTech #BeautyEquity

My mission → I'm digitising the $275bn black hair industry 📱💇🏾‍♂️ by helping afro & curly hair stylists find clients online ✊🏾 | I share lessons from my pre-seed fundraising journey weekly (follow me for tips) 💥

We've locked in some amazing partners for Curls, Coils and Care 🥰 

Six incredible brands have agreed to make product donations for the event. 

avlon (As I Am) 
Flora & Curl 
amika
Black Girl Sunscreen 
Black Girl Vitamins 
Tangle Teezer Ltd  

These brands are providing: 
✂️ Professional products for our 20+ stylists to use on the day 
📦 Products for 100 children's take-home boxes (now worth over £200 worth per child!)

This is HUGE.

For context... we're providing free hair care to 100 Black and mixed-race children in foster care over 2 days at Sta Studios in London.

Many of these children have rarely had their hair properly cared for. Their foster parents want to help, but often just don't know how.

These product donations mean every child leaves with: 
→ A professional styling experience 
→ Months of quality hair care products 
→ Education for the children and foster parents

But here's what we still need:

We're raising £17,000 to cover venue hire, catering, equipment, DBS checks, photography, and event logistics.

So far, we've raised 10% in just a few days through community donations (which is amazing). But we need your help to get the rest of the way.

How you can help:
💜 Donate - Link in the comments (£50 = hair care kit for 1 child)
🔄 Repost - Help us reach more people who want to support
🏷️ Tag brands or people we should connect with - know journalists, radio stations, or other brands who'd want to support? Tag them in the comments.

To these six brands: THANK YOU for seeing these children and choosing to show up. You're making April 2026 possible.

To everyone else: Let's get this across the finish line. 

100 children are counting on us.

Who's in? 🙋🏾‍♀️

#CurlsCoilsAndCare #ProductSponsorship #FosterCare #ChildrenInCare #CommunitySupport #TexturedHair #BlackHair #SocialImpact #Gratitude #MakeADifference

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