Sundial founder Richelieu Dennis talks the racial wealth gap, getting turned away from a party at Essence Fest (despite owning the brand), and what he learned from his second near-death experience.
Richelieu Dennis sold Sundial Brands to Unilever in 2017 for $1.6 billion dollars. It was a stunning story and not just because of the price tag; Dennis escaped war-torn Liberia in 1987 and started selling shea butter out of his dorm room at Babson College. He’s now one of the wealthiest Black entrepreneurs in the country. And he’s sending the elevator back down for the next generation. As part of the sale to Unilever (the makers