NiKENNY is a startup brand that creates ergonomically designed makeup tools to make makeup more straightforward to use.

The name, NiKENNY, was created in memory of and to honor Ni’Cole’s cousin Kenneth (Kenny) Caldwell, who passed away during the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Ni’Cole and Kenny shared an unbreakable bond, primarily through art, spending hours together when he and his older brother, Leon, visited her West Philadelphia home. While he was alive, Kenny was one of Ni’Cole’s biggest cheerleaders, a career coach, and an inspiration, perpetually reminding her that she could do…anything.