Former Celebrity Blogger and Media Mogul, Necole Kane, is stepping down from the helm of her highly successful xoNecole brand to focus on her new wellness brand, My Happy Flo.
Kane founded xoNecole.com in 2015 – quickly finding success as a platform rooted in empowerment and lifestyle content for women of color. Through the site, the serial entrepreneur built a community that reached over 4 million women worldwide with daily editorial content and offline experiences with events – ElevateHer, Pajamas & Lipstick, and the xo Happy Hour podcast.
Recognizing the value and impact of xoNecole, Hollywood Producer, Will Packer, and Will Packer Media acquired the brand in 2017. Since then, Kane has been working with his company to grow the brand to be sustainable until her eventual departure.
Now, she is turning her full attention to My Happy Flo – a plant-based period relief supplement that works to balance hormones…
and alleviate heavy bleeding, intense cramping, and other PMS symptoms for a happier, healthier period. When asked to comment on the transition from a media brand to a wellness brand, she explained: “I’m still serving the same audience that I have for years but in a new way.
Our community has a unique set of needs that include Vitamin D3 and Iron deficiency but are often underserved and overlooked in the vitamin and supplement space. I am passionate about helping women of color who are struggling with heavy periods and fibroid symptoms and missing out on life because of it.
The statistics regarding black women and fibroids are alarming and we wanted to help do something about this silent epidemic.” Leveraging her personal experience and that of the millions of African American women in her xoNecole community, Kane discovered various studies which reveal that 80% of African American women will be diagnosed with fibroids by the age of 50.
Additionally, Black women are also 4 times more likely to get a hysterectomy than other races and they are also 2 to 3 times more likely to suffer from period trauma. Due to the lack of education around what a normal period looks like, it can…
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