If Precious Drew’s name is familiar, it may be because she was recently named a FINNOVATION Fellow, Precious is a co-founder of PERK: The Natural Beauty Lab. PERK is committed to sustainability by upcycling fair-trade coffee grounds from local coffee shops to create natural skincare products. Ultimately, PERK aims to be the leading provider of sustainable upcycled-based skincare products.

Precious is a recent graduate from the College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Global Business with a focus in entrepreneurship. Precious co-launched PERK: The Natural Beauty Lab, under the guidance of the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneur Scholars program.