Nathaniel Bronner of Bronner Brothers Cosmetics at his Auburn Avenue store in Atlanta, Georgia
The Bronner Bros. Enterprise is one of the largest private African American hair and skin care producers in the United States. Founded in 1947[2] by brothers Dr. Nathaniel H. Bronner, Sr. and Arthur E. Bronner, Sr., Bronner Bros. has over 300 full-time and part-time staff members. The company headquarters is located in Marietta, Georgia. Behind the scenes at one of the Bronner Bros. trade shows Nathaniel and Arthur Bronner, with the help of their sister, Emma Bronner, started Bronner Bros. in 1947 as a way to teach cosmetology at the local YMCA. About 300 people attended the first show but as the attendance grew, it was moved to the Royal Peacock Social Club and then to the Auburn Avenue Casino.[3] In 1967, Bronner Bros. signed a contract with the new Hyatt Regency Hotel and the show was held there annually for the next 20 years. During this time, the Bronners secured a number of popular guest speakers, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Dick Gregory and Dr. Benjamin Mays.[4] With Nathaniel Bronner, Sr's death in 1993, Bernard Bronner took over the company as president and CEO and the trade show has continued to grow by leaps and bounds. In 1996, all Bronner Bros. delegates traveled to Orlando, Florida for a large conference. The annual trade show is now held in the prestigious Georgia World Congress Center. As of 2015, the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show was the largest gathering of multicultural beauty professionals in the , pulling in 22,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors.[5] More and more Bronner family members are getting involved in the company. There were two brothers in the first generation of the business,[4] six brothers in the second generation, the third generation now has 30 members.[6] Bernard Bronner was also a partner in Rainforest Films, which produced f
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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