Kitchener-based online platform connects Black women with hair stylists
Aileen Agada struggled to find a hair stylist throughout her adult life. The Kitchener woman was turned away from 15 salons before she found someone who could work with her Afro-curly hair. That inspired her to create an online platform called BeBlended, which connects Black Canadians with hair stylists. Her idea also just won the Black Pitch Contest by the Black Entrepreneurs & Businesses of Canada Society. She spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about the new online platform.