Tracee Ellis Ross remembers powerful advice from mom Diana Ross who inspired her hair care brand

Traceee Ellis Ross remembers a few words of wisdom that her legendary mother, Diana Ross, gave her when she was only 12 years old.

“She entered my room and said,” Listen here, a little girl. You will either get a very good job or a really rich husband because hair products alone will break “, said Tracee, 52, during an interview on stage Voyage + Leisure The best annual world summit on July 15.

The advice clearly had a big impact on trace at the time, because it noted: “So, I built a hair business.”

In 2019, the Blackish The alum has launched Pattern Beauty – a hair care company which is aimed at curly, colials and tight texture. The company was inspired by its inability to find products that supported its own tight and growing hair, she explained during the summit.

“I thought it was necessary a paradigm change around marketing, in particular with regard to blacks and black hair,” added the actress and entrepreneur. “We are focused on the celebration of black beauty.”

The company initially started with a retail partner and seven storage units (SKUS) and has since extended to 11 retail locations and more than 50 SKU in the product range, according to the founder.

The high note Star attended the best summit in the world, a two -day event from July 15 to July 16, in New York. The event celebrates the main trends that influence the travel industry, including sustainable, accessible and luxury trips.

After the summit, the new trace travel show, Solo trip with trace Ellis Ross (that it is both hosts and executive products), should be presented on Roku on July 25.

From the new series, she wrote on Instagram: “I am a wide solo trip and I want you to come with me while I explore! And when I say to explore, I mean my pretty clothes, eat delicious food, dive into art and culture, and enter the hotel pools. I hope this show reminds us all that we can live in the world.”

The actress previously honored the cover of Voyage + Leisure The best class problem in 2023, where she told the importance of spending time with herself while traveling solo.

“Start by dinner by yourself on a Friday evening. See if you can do it. And you might not be a person who can do it.” Ross said T + L. “You could say,” I never do that again. “Then you are not someone who can go on vacation by yourself.”