Episode #28: Milain Fayulu- Congo Clothing Company

From the Founder

Milain was born in The Democratic Republic of Congo and although he no longer lives there, his life’s mission is to help his country and empower its natives. That’s been the theme across all three companies Milain founded. Milain was driving around Congo one day when he saw a billboard advocating for skin bleaching and it really bothered him, so he created Eben. Eben is a cosmetics brand catering to the specific skincare needs of people of color. He wanted people to embrace their natural skin tone. Eben has been featured in Forbes and Miami Herald, but Milain knew he needed a lot more funding to really scale it. So he started another company in the real estate tech space to pump cash into Eben. This property management and hospitality company, Flashstay, now generates over $1M in annual revenue. But that wasn’t enough. Milain still felt like he could do more to help his country so he partnered with a Nobel Peace Prize recipient to start his third company, called Congo Clothing, to raise awareness for rape and war in Congo. From cosmetics to real estate tech to clothing, this serial entrepreneur has set out to create successful companies that can make a real impact on his country, solving one problem at a time.