Lani Lazzari

Lani Lazzari is an American entrepreneur and businessperson,[1] who is best known for founding the cosmetics company Simple Sugars, which she did when she was 11 years of age.[2][3]

Lani Lazzari
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EducationThe Ellis School
OccupationOwner/founder of simple sugars
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.simplesugars.net

Life and career

Early life

Lani Lazzari was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Gina Lazzari.[4] She completed her high school education at The Ellis School and was accepted at George Washington University, but dropped out before attending.[5] She stated that she suffered from eczema when she was a child.[3]

Simple Sugars
Main article: Simple Sugars

Lazzari had stated that she had strived to try to create a skin-care product to help cure her eczema after being unsatisfied with what the market had to offer.[3] After finding her products worked, she then proceeded to start a small-business which she named "Simple Sugars[2] in 2005.

In 2013, Lazzari went on the American reality show Shark Tank in which she attempted to get an investor for Simple Sugars.[6] She had Lori Greiner demo the product during her presentation.[7] One of the sharks, Mark Cuban, made an offer at $100,000 for a 33 percent equity stake.[6] Lazzari accepted the offer with Cuban.

A year later, Lazzari appeared on Shark Tank once again for a business update.[8] According to a report made by CNBC, as of 2018, Simple Sugars has grossed over $30,000,000.[9]

Lazzari was accepted into the Thiel Fellowship in 2017.

References
  1. "Simple Sugars CEO and Founder Lani Lazzari". The Everygirl. October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. Paulinska, Lidia. "Teenage Entrepreneur Lani Lazzari | Bright Blue Innovation Intl". Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. "Our Story". Simple Sugars. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. Blakeley, Kiri. "Simple Sugars' Teenage CEO". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  5. Lazzari, Lani. "Profile". LinkedIn.
  6. Levitt, Shelley (January 7, 2016). "How Simple Sugars Survived the 'Shark Tank'". SUCCESS. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  7. Russell, Ben (June 8, 2016). "Simple Sugars After Shark Tank – Recent Update". Gazette Review. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. "Stylebook Snapshot: Simple Sugars still finds business sweet a year after 'Shark Tank' deal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. Rodgers, Sophia Fraioli, Claire (October 9, 2018). "Mark Cuban checks in on Simple Sugars on 'Beyond the Tank'". CNBC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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