Greenville brand partners with billionaire entrepreneur.

• Position: Dionne Sandiford of Cozy Covers, Jamie Kern Lima

IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima sold her business to L'Oral for $1.2 billion before offering her support to Greenville's Dionne Sandiford, the woman behind BMW and Michelin vendor Corporate Stich, as she launched a new brand on April 2.

Sandiford founded Cozy Covers, a manufacturer of portable sleep coverings for mats, beds and seats, during the COVID-19 pandemic to address sanitation needs at daycare centers and homeless shelters. Overhearing Sandiford pitch the brand at a conference a few months ago, Kern Lima provided seed money for the first major order of Cozy Covers and donated the product to several Upstate day cares and foster care agencies.

Kern Lima, as well as Forbes-touted author and motivational speaker Rachel Luna, have promoted Sandiford up until the official launch of the brand logo and website, designed pro-bono by Bright & Co. Marketing CEO Jennifer Sutton.

"Although I have enjoyed great success, I remember vividly what it was like to be a struggling entrepreneur with vision, so I see so much of my own story in Dionne's," Kern Lima said in a news release. "As I listened to her share her dreams, doubts and fears, I recognized how relatable and how inspiring she is to so many. Because she makes other people believe in themselves and truly wants to help...