Pamela J. Booker, founder and CEO of Koils by Nature, is a passionate advocate for healthy living and a respected leader in the natural hair industry. Hailing from Beaufort, South Carolina, she built an affordable, vegan, cruelty-free line of natural hair products, now sold in Target, Rite Aid, and beauty supply stores nationwide. Named one of Upscale Magazine’s “Women to Watch” in 2016, Pamela is also a community-driven leader, co-creating the Black Biz Scope platform to encourage economic empowerment within the Black community. A U.S. Army veteran with a Bachelor of Science degree from Strayer University, she previously worked as a network engineer for the U.S. government before venturing into entrepreneurship.