Kim and Tim’s journey into entrepreneurship began after Tim’s amazing “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” win, where he put his knowledge of random facts to good use by winning $100,000.

After their first failed startup of a niche social network, Kim and Tim launched CurlMix in 2015, which started as a Do-It-Yourself box for curly hair. 

After two years of stagnation, Kim sought advisors and pivoted CurlMix in January 2018. They turned their best-selling boxes into a complete hair-care line. 

During an appearance on Shark Tank in 2019, Kim & Tim declined a $400,000 deal. The following year, CurlMix's sales catapulted to $6 million in annual revenue, and they have earned over $22 million in lifetime sales - all online. 

In 2020, the Lewises landed on the Forbes’ “30 under 30” list, and Kim was included in Crain’s Chicago

Business’ “20 in their 20s” list. After landing on Oprah’s Favorite Things, CurlMix was listed at #93 on the

Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America. 

CurlMix continued to make headlines by offering its customers an opportunity to invest via equity

crowdfunding. After kicking off their crowdfunding campaign in April 2021, CurlMix raised a total of $4.5

million from nearly 7,000 investors. 

CurlMix is only one of the several brands in the Listener Brands portfolio, and they plan to continue to make stellar brands that listen.