CULTURETECHLENSAris Singleton
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Combined Graph record U-07494 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6308.
Aris Singleton is CEO of Thank God It's Natural (tgin), the Black-owned textured hair and skincare brand founded in 2009 by her aunt, Chris-Tia Donaldson, and sold at Target, Walmart, Ulta Beauty, Sally Beauty, Walgreens and CVS. Singleton, who holds a BA in Finance from Texas Southern University, returned to the company in 2017 and became CEO following Donaldson's death in November 2021. She was named to WVON's 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026.
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Aris Singleton is CEO of Thank God It's Natural (tgin), the Black-owned textured hair and skincare brand founded in 2009 by her aunt, Chris-Tia Donaldson, and sold at Target, Walmart, Ulta Beauty, Sally Beauty, Walgreens and CVS. Singleton, who holds a BA in Finance from Texas Southern University, returned to the company in 2017 and became CEO following Donaldson's death in November 2021. She was named to WVON's 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026.
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Organization edge: Thank God It's Natural (tgin) is not homed; an affiliated_with edge is BLOCKED until homed. Photo HELD: no Commons/LOC file located 2026-10-21.
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- WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers — related to
Named to the WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026 as CEO, Thank God It's Natural.
Sources
- WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers, 'The Class of 2026,' 40gamechangers.com/gamechangers (accessed 2026-10-21): lists Aris Singleton as CEO, Thank God It's Natural, among the 43 honorees named and pictured under the Class of 2026 heading. (primary source · build store)
- TheIndustry.beauty, 'The Interview: tgin CEO Aris Singleton on legacy leadership…' (accessed 2026-10-21): Singleton on leading tgin, founded 2009 by Chris-Tia Donaldson, and succeeding her after her November 2021 death. (build store)
- Aris Singleton, official site (accessed 2026-10-21): states her tgin CEO role, the brand's national retail distribution, and her 2017 return to the company. (primary source · build store)
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