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Zhonnae Marie is an entrepreneur and the founder of Zhonnae Cosmetics. She strives to expand her beauty brand globally in ways that will add value and confidence to the lives of many. She has always found the fashion and beauty industry fascinating and is excited to be more involved. Zhonnae is passionate about being an inspiring and empowering influence.
If you want to hear from a young, female entrepreneur that is just getting her start as an entrepreneur, but her background and family background puts her on a path that will ultimately lead to her turning this company into a huge success, listen in. She also has a great message for women and young women in general.
Zhonnae Cosmetics is a new beauty brand commenced in Denver Colorado, owned and founded by Zhonnae Marie. All Zhonnae Cosmetics products are cruelty free, paraben free, non-comedogenic, and hypoallergenic.
Zhonnae Cosmetics values equality and appreciates diversity. Everyone is beautiful in their own, unique way. Being your authentic self is essential to feeling comfortable, accepted and becoming who you need to be.
Zhonnae cosmetics initially launched with a lip gloss collection and is expanding with a complete range of color cosmetics, specializing with neutral shades.
Zhonnae Marie is an entrepreneur and the founder of Zhonnae Cosmetics. She strives to expand her beauty brand globally in ways that will add value and confidence to the lives of many. She has always found the fashion and beauty industry fascinating and is excited to be more involved.
Zhonnae is passionate about being an inspiring and empowering influence.
Connect with Zhonnae on LinkedIn and follow Zhonnae Cosmetics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Your Hosts
Austin Peterson is a Comprehensive Financial Planner and owner of Backbone Financial in Scottsdale, AZ. Austin is a registered rep and investment advisor representative with Lincoln Financial Advisors. Prior to joining Lincoln Financial Advisors, Austin worked in a variety of roles in the financial services industry.
He began his career in financial services in the year 2000 as a personal financial advisor with Independent Capital Management in Santa Ana, CA. Austin then joined Pacific Life Insurance Company as an internal wholesaler for their variable annuity and mutual fund products.
After Pacific Life, Austin formed his own financial planning company in Southern California that he built and ran for 6 years and eventually sold when he moved his family to Salt Lake City to pursue his MBA.
After he completed his MBA, Austin joined Crump Life Insurance where he filled a couple of different sales roles and eventually a management role throughout the five years he was with Crump. Most recently before joining Lincoln Financial Advisors in February 2015, Austin spent 2 years as a life insurance field wholesaler with Symetra Life Insurance Company. Austin is a Certified Financial Planner Professional and Chartered Life Underwriter.
Austin and his wife of 21 years, Robin, have two children, AJ (19) and Ella (16) and they reside in Gilbert, Arizona. He is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in French and of Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management with a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in sales and entrepreneurship.
Connect with Austin on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Landon Mance is a Financial Planner and founder of YourFuture Planning Partners out of Las Vegas, Nevada. His firm came to life in 2020 after operating as Mance Wealth Management since 2015 when Landon broke off from a major bank and started his own “shop.”
Landon comes from a family of successful entrepreneurs and has a passion and excitement for serving the business community. This passion is what brought about the growth of YourFuture Planning Partners to help business owners and their families. At YourFuture, we believe small business owners’ personal and business goals are intertwined, so we work with our clients to design a financial plan to support all aspects of their lives.
In 2019, Landon obtained the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation through the Exit Planning Institute. With this certification, YourFuture Planning Partners assists business owners through an ownership transition while focusing on a positive outcome for their employees and meeting the business owner’s goals. Landon is also a member of the Business Intelligence Institute (BII) which is a collaborative group that shares tools, resources and personnel, and offers advanced level training and technical support to specifically serve business owners. 
Landon enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, stepson, and new baby twins. He grew up in sunny San Diego and loves visiting his family, playing a round of golf with friends, and many other outdoor activities. Landon tries make a difference in the lives of children in Las Vegas as a part of the leadership team for a local non-profit. He regularly visits the children that we work with to remind himself of why it’s so important to, “be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
Landon received his B.S. from California State University Long Beach in business marketing and gets the rest of his education through the school of hard knocks via his business owner clients.
Connect with Landon on LinkedIn.
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