G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs wins $100K from Comerica Hatch Detroit contest
Winner Tiffany Cartwright plans to use the $100,000 grant to help open a brick-and-mortar store in Detroit’s Rosedale Park community.
G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs owner Tiffany Cartwright poses with her son and mother after being awarded the $10,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit grand prize on May 9, 2024, in Detroit.
Tiffany Cartwright, the founder of G.L.A.M Body Scrubs, was awarded the $100,000 top prize from TechTown’s 12th annual Comerica Hatch Detroit contest. Thursday’s Hatch Off event hosted at the Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center in Detroit left her in tears.
While most of the finalists were presenting their businesses to guests in the lobby, Cartwright was practicing her pitch on stage in the auditorium. Walking back and forth, whispering her presentation into the microphone — she was determined to have the winning pitch as the first finalist to present to the judges.
G.L.A.M. was founded in 2018 with the firm belief in the power of natural products. The mission was driven by Cartwright’s daughter’s skin condition at birth. She started mixing oils at home and they soothed her daughter’s eczema.
“You can pronounce every ingredient in G.L.A.M’s products. Our products contain no preservatives, no SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate), no mineral oil, no parabens or phthalates, and no animal testing,” said Cartwright.
G.L.A.M Beauty is a certified-woman and minority-owned business, providing employment opportunities, training and mentorship to underserved individuals — primarily women who have been victims of domestic violence.
As everyone gathered to take photos of Cartwright and her $100,000 check, one voice stood out louder than the rest.
“That’s my mom,” Cartwright’s son proudly shouted from the crowd.
Cartwright plans to use the $100,000 grant to help open a G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs storefront in Detroit’s Rosedale Park community. She’ll also receive technical assistance from TechTown and its partners.
“TechTown is incredibly proud of G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs on this remarkable entrepreneurial feat and well-deserved win. We’re thrilled to be part of their continued business journey and have the utmost confidence that each of these top four businesses will add a unique vibrancy to Detroit’s small business landscape,” said Christianne Malone, assistant vice president for economic development at Wayne State University and TechTown Detroit’s chief program officer. “TechTown’s commitment to nurturing entrepreneurship doesn’t end with the Hatch Off; incubating Detroit’s small businesses is a year-round endeavor supported by our entrepreneurial and technical assistance programs that provide ongoing support to our winning alumni and top finalists.”
Cartwright was not the only winner at Hatch Detroit. The other three finalists — Harry Rich Clothier, Khana and Roller Skate Detroit — each received $10,000 and a support package to help open their own brick-and-mortar retail businesses.
Launched in 2011, Hatch Detroit helps existing and new entrepreneurs with their small business initiatives based in Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck.
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