 Welcome to the TREP, the black marketplace. You know, black people are just coming over here and they're just expressing themselves, you know. Being black entrepreneurs and stuff like that. You already saying we had a little black genius in here earlier, you know? Yes. So we just... Keep going with it. Just gonna keep it going. Leave that alone. He got the OCD shit. Shit be bothering him. I like it. He don't even have one of these. Welcome back to the black marketplace. And today, I'm really upset. I'm not even gonna flex because I didn't know nothing about this right here. You have been holding out this whole time. Ms. Dori and Toku, welcome to the TREP. Thank you. I came to have an amazing product that is flying off the shelves and my man say he been trying to order one for months and you just, what's, what me up all game? Okay. I've been doing this ever since you handed me this. You know this. And you're gonna be doing it every day once you get it in your shower. Okay, bet. This is my exfoliating body sponge line. Came originally from Africa, West Africa, Ghana, which is where my family and I are from. Shout out to Ghana. Shout out to Ghana. It's made up 100% nylon. There's nothing to it. It is a great exfoliator. It extends to reach your back, which I know a lot of the body sponges out there do not do that. A lot of the products right now on shelves breed bacteria. So you should be throwing them away every 30 days because this is made up of nylon. It does not breed bacteria. So it can last for a couple of years. Come on. Mm-hmm, yes. What made you get, how did you start this? Well, I didn't start it. It was actually, it wasn't my idea. It's a concept that we've been used in Ghana for centuries, right? So when we were younger, we could not sleep over anybody's house. Well, African parents, they don't play that. My parents must be African. They are. So at 16, I had a birthday party and I forgot my sponge. So I'm like, my home girl, I was like, oh, you guys got one of them? She was like, oh, we got a washcloth. I said, washcloth. Okay, let me get it. So I'm like, yo, what is this gonna, this doesn't do any, doesn't get any dirt off. And so I wasn't used to it. So I was shocked that nobody used something that got dead skin cells off. We shed it every single day. So that was the beginning of it. That was the first thought at 16. And then as I grew up, people were always complimenting me on my skin and asked me what I use. I'm like, you have great skin. This is it. So I was like, hmm, we'll put this in a box and bring it to America. And that's what I did. Because Americans will buy anything. But you do have great skin. Thank you. And this feels amazing. And now that you didn't put me up on game, you say this lasts a couple of years, I can't wait to use this. Carlos Miller here, are you having trouble managing your finances? 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Visit current.com market for full terms and conditions. What's the best way to use it? Should you like ball it up or like? No, not like that. So you take it. That might work though. Yeah, cause people, but damn people ears stink. It's nasty. It's stank back there. So you ball it up like this. You kind of use your fingers to grip it all, right? And then you just get your body. And then when you're ready to get your back, you just extend it out. And you get your neck. Very simple. Bottom, all right, what up? All of that, all of that. Everything in between. So like two months ago, I think Ash and Kutcher and his wife did an interview. They don't even wash their legs. So they will say they didn't shower. So this is how my, this is why I can't keep Sapo off on my shelves because- White people start buying them? That too. Oh, I thought, I can't keep it off my shelf, man. White people have changed the game. So that's really what happened. The afternoon, did you blow up after that? Yes. Literally. Stankin' leg havin' ass people. Yes. Yes. A lot of white people been comin' out talkin' about how much they don't shower. They say you gotta wait till you see the dirt on you. A couple days after that show aired, like two days after my sales, I sold one year worth of inventory in four hours. Whoa. There was a social influencer. She's also an author, and she commented on my sponge and what it does because she's also African. And after that, just went a little viral. How you pronounce the name? Sapo. I got mad. You know what's the act behind your ear stand? This here stretchin' everything. This is dope. Where can they find the product? So, I do have a small business partnership with Walmart. So I'm on Walmart.com. Don't try to act like you got a small- With anything, you know, Walmart does it big. Yeah. So, by me, I'm not in stores yet, so maybe they can call me and get me into stores, but I am on Walmart.com. And I'm on SapoBodiespunge.com as well. Okay, babe. Because we wanna support my own website. Hey, man, you out here breakin' ground, doin' your thing, and I hope Walmart realizes what you have right here. Yes, I hope they do, too. Because I feel like this probably had a whole little pandemic got started. Most of it's just jumpin' in the water. No town, no nothin'. Just body wash. Invite us. Isn't that just vibin'? Got a whole playlist. Nothin' to wash up. So what has it been like, you know, as a black woman entrepreneur, gettin' your word out? You know, like gettin' your product out, like, building this business. What's been your journey? It's been tough, really. It's been tough, but I think the most important part was the fact that I was ready for it. Yeah. You know, because you could say you wanna be in business, but if you're not really ready for the velocity or the volume, you know, that's it. So it turned for me overnight. Right. But I was ready for the business. So now I opened my website on Sundays. I know Ryan was like, I've been tryin' for two months. We're open on Sundays only, online. That mean he been stankin' for two months. That's what it was. Well, really long ago. Yeah, he was stankin' before he found the bathroom. Just joking, Ryan. He can't have this one, though. We gon' keep all of these. Like, can we buy these? Yes, you can, definitely. Sell me all these. J-O-N want that pink one. He loves pink. You really? Yeah. That's the same color, really. Nah, but it was real shit, though, man. I feel like you can really change the world with this. Especially when them people start washin' their legs. Yeah. I mean, the comments that I'm gettin' in my inbox is too like, I never felt this clean in my life. Like, sometimes I take a shower more than once a day. And but it's like, it's shocking to them how clean they are. We got years of skin, dead skin just piled up. Just dead skin just built up. Sure they feel filthy. Nasty. What type of advice are you giving to young, up-and-coming entrepreneurs? It's when they ask you, like, how you do it? What kind of advice are you giving? The advice that I'm giving them is to follow through. Because it's- That's the most important thing. Yeah. Like, we don't hit laughing and juggling, but my dog, he got the most critical follow-through game. Yeah. That's important because everything is an idea, right? But if you don't follow through, it's just that. It's just an idea. And keep working on it, no matter. I mean, there's days when I'm like, I'm over it. But you just got to keep going. Right. And then, once you go take a shower, you back in business. Back in business. Right. And you're like, how you feel? And you're like, hey man, we forgot to wash up every day. Facts. You're definitely in the right industry. Thank you. Are you expanding to more products too? Yes, I'm going to be going into the shade butters, you know, especially being from Ghana. I want you to come out with some do-rags. Some do-rags? Yeah. Because I just feel like, if you could do this with a spoon, I know you could take the wave game to a whole other level. You're ready here first? You need some pillows. I want this shit on everything. How about a bikini? Or like some swimwear? That might be uncomfortable. You're saying, you fucking Jersey. You could be sweating and getting the shit off you. What's on that? What do you have a good top line? Anti-microbial or something. Yeah. Have you taken this to Ghana or this already there? No, this is in Ghana. This is from Ghana. Oh, for real? How big should these be? Like, could they be bigger? They can be bigger. Like a whole body? You got a body length one? No. Because that would be too big. Oh, no. Because I could do this shit for a minute. I probably put the whole shit on. Wash up through it. Never mind. I don't know how y'all's shower sit up. We're not sure how yours is. My shit is like a corner. We got like a whole corner of the shower. And then there's another shower right there. So I can have like two strings on my body. But I'm balling though. Yeah, facts. I'm balling real hard. I splurged on the shower. Got the shit with the little minerals in the head. Yeah. And the shit like, you could just change in anybody. So one shower is shower. The other shower is massaging the neck area. Damn, you are balling. And the water crisscross. I stand in the middle. So I can be the cleanest. Now that I have this. Now that you have that. I'm probably going to be the cleanest in America. In America. OK. Yes. Yeah. 100%. Well, look, I wish you much success in all your business. Anything you want to leave them with? Check out the website. SopoBodySplunge.com. That's S-A-P-O-B-O-D-Y-S-P-O-N-G-E. We have some great things coming out for the holiday season, including SopoKids, which is cute. SopoKids? Yeah, a little softer version. We use these, what, at two years? These kids be mustard for real. They don't need no salted version. They need the raw ones for real. They need the raw ones for real. They don't salt nothing up. They must it, and we are. OK. All right, that's who they are. They stink. We'll get them straight by the holiday season. Yeah, most definitely we will. How can we help? Is there anything you need us to do? Spread the words. I did. I've told all these people. Continue to spread the word. Most definitely. Keep spreading the word. That's it. You have social media? Yes, social media, Instagram, SopoBodySplunge. Everything is SopoBodySplunge. S-A-P-O-BodySplunge, you'll find me everywhere. I need you to plug me in with the West Africa. I got you. I love this. You're going to go to Ghana this year. You going to take the whole crew? Yes, everybody come. You said it's all natural? 100% nylon. Nylon. So it's made up of nothing else but nylon. I love it. Kat, you got to get one of these. You know, she's just my biggest fan right there. Her? Yeah. Oh, and we got you. Pastation is the ambassador? Yes. And they got you this, the gift? This is for you. No! All right. But since you have that one on your neck, you can have it between you. Oh, it's another one? This is the same one. Another one. Oh, that's the little virtual. Get some socks in there. No, it's not a sock. That's not a sock? No. What is this? Just a t-shirt. Oh, a t-shirt. Oh, really? Well, I really appreciate it. Hell yeah. I got one for travel, too. Is this the little box we use? It is, yeah. You just dry it out and throw it back in there? Look, I'm emotional. I don't know how to. I'm not used to getting nice gifts and things of that nature. And now that I know that Ryan has been trying to get one and doesn't have one and not have two, I'm definitely flexing. Because you've been trying to get one. I don't even know about it. My sponge game is better. I'm plugged in with the owner. You on the website as a customer. You say you grew up in Rhode Island. There's a lot of black people there. Oh, yes, there are. There's enough. Yes, there's enough to influence our culture. Shout out to all the black people that live in Rhode Island. One of y'all. Oh, 67 of y'all. 66, because she left. I did. You living in Atlanta? I did. It's great, ain't it? It's so black. It is. It is, yeah. See, you don't have to look for us. 15 years. You been here for 15 years? I've been here for 16 years. Yeah. It's a dope city. It's real dope. In the world? Especially for us. It's for us? Hell, yeah. I like seeing all this shit. The fire truck passed by. There's seven black firemen on there. Police chief black. He's still there. The mayor black. You get off the plane and get on the escalator to go upstairs. You don't see nothing but black people. They got killer mic and shit all up there. The mayor named Keisha. What more could you ask for? The next mayor got to be named Keke. Like if Keisha let us call her Keke, the next mayor got to have a nickname. I think Cassimere going to win again. He a real chick. But you know what? He doesn't have one of these. And I feel like the most important people should have these. I agree. Well, Miss Lady, I appreciate you stopping through here. Thank you for having me. And bringing me this much needed body sponge. And this is just what you touch me. When you experience it in the shower, you're like, whoa. He's going to help me sing it like Maxwell. Oh, my God.