| Lani Lazzari | |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Education: | The Ellis School |
| Occupation: | Entrepreneur, businesswoman |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
Lani Lazzari is an American entrepreneur and businessperson,[1] who is best known for founding the cosmetics company Simple Sugars, which she did when she was 11 years of age.[2] [3]
Lani Lazzari was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Gina Lazzari.[4] and Donald Lazzari.[5] She stated that she suffered from eczema when she was a child. Lazzari completed her high school education at The Ellis School and was accepted at George Washington University, but dropped out before attending.[6] She was accepted into the Thiel Fellowship in 2017.[7]
Lazzari had stated that she had strived to try to create a skin-care product to help cure her eczema after being unsatisfied with what the market had to offer. After finding her products worked, she then proceeded to start a small-business which she named "Simple Sugars" in 2005.
In 2013, Lazzari appeared on the American reality show Shark Tank where she sought an investor for Simple Sugars, a cosmetics company.[8] She had Lori Greiner demo the product during her presentation.[9] One of the sharks, Mark Cuban, made an offer at $100,000 for a 33 percent equity stake. Lazzari accepted the offer with Cuban. A year later, Lazzari appeared on Shark Tank once again for a business update.[10] According to a report made by CNBC, as of 2018, Simple Sugars has grossed over $30,000,000.[11]