After spending eight weeks in a wheelchair, Chloe Weinthal found her purpose.
During the ages of 15-17, the former State netballer had experienced more challenges than some will ever go through, when the idea for a potential multi-million dollar business came to mind.
Weinthal lost her grandmother to suicide, her parents separated and she went through 11 operations including three on her hip. Rather than succumb to defeat, she created tanning foam solution Sahara Soul.
“I just feel a lot more comfortable being tanned and I get a bit more confidence when I am super tanned,” the 18-year-old said.
“I was huge into sport and athletics and I was a bit lost not being able to have that drive. For eight weeks, I was in a wheelchair and I didn’t leave the house because the risk of going out and slipping just wasn’t worth it, so I stayed at home.
“I needed to find something that I was passionate about that drives me ... that was the final push.”
Weinthal developed the all-natural solution with the support of her parents and her partner Dylan Yem.
“We did a lot of testing ... I got a heap of friends over and I’m like ‘OK go home try it, come back and tell me what you think’ until I was super happy,” she said.
I just feel a lot more comfortable being tanned and I get a bit more confidence when I am super tanned.
Weinthal recruited Sports Illustrated model Kate Wasley for her campaign images, along with the support of Hit 92.9 broadcaster Heidi Anderson.
The product is stocked online and with Amazon Australia, soon to be available on Amazon in the US.
“I’m at the stage now where I’ve got the product ready, I’ve got the clearance to get it over there, I’m working to find the right courier to take it over,” she said.
“The thing I said to myself when I started was that I could pay $80,000 for uni for three years, finish, have this knowledge but still not have this business or I could just jump in head first.”
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