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SMALL TALK, BIG LEAGUE

THE MIDDLETONS can be found on nice nights down in Charleston, SC, walking in the full force of their family. Brittney is only able to make it a few steps before her younger brother Khris points to a restaurant that he’s invested in. Back home, with the cobblestone streets under his Nike-clad feet, he’s not just an NBA champion. He’s also a devoted supporter of and investor in small businesses.

But it’s Brittney, whose last name is now Ogike, who has helped to provide him with a personal connection in his decision to consume more consciously. Her small business, BEAUTYBEEZ, has been a resource for him to learn more and more about what it takes to run an independent company and how it’s truly anything but small to go from surviving to thriving.

“Her idea was great,” Khris tells SLAM. “From the start, she laid me [out] her business plan, what she wanted to

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