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Episode: Patrick Ta Is Leading the Way for Inclusive Beauty
Description: For Patrick Ta, a makeup artist and founder of Patrick Ta beauty, diversity and inclusion is central. Ta says it is “really important for me to make sure everyone is accounted for in campaigns or the product we make.” This direction comes from personal experience; growing up gay and Asian American, Ta says he rarely saw himself on billboards. “I wanted to make products that would empower people to feel comfortable in their own skin.” And he’s seeing that, particularly in younger fans. “I feel like kids these days are so lucky. I look at [them] and I’m like, God, y...