Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, Itionia Scott.  She was only 14 years old when she lost her mother to cardiovascular disease–a disease that kills around 695,000 people in the United States every year and one that disproportionally affects African American women and other People of Color. The culprit? Bad eating habits, overly processed foods, and a lack of information on eating right and correctly reading the ingredients on the back of the product label. Using that loss as a catalyst, Itionia launched a line of heart-healthy salad dressings and marinades and aimed to fix the American diet one sale at a time.

Essie Marie was created to impact the heart health epidemic within the women and minority communities. Founder, Itiona Scott shares how her mother's death became the motivation for her company.

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