About the Author

Vontoba Terry

Vontoba Terry is the Co-Founder and COO of UI Global Brands LLC, a personal care company behind the clean beauty brand Urban Hydration. With products sold in retail stores nationwide, the company makes an impact by donating to water charities and providing internships and scholarships to students. Vontoba earned a B.S. in Business Administration in Finance from Bowling Green State University and a Master’s in Economics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Recognized for his leadership and contributions, Vontoba was named a Trailblazer of Business by the Collin County Black Chamber of Commerce in 2016 and served as a Board Member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County from 2016 to 2019. In 2024, he became the Chairman of the Board for the Frisco Family YMCA, where he has long been a board member and volunteer youth sports coach. That same year, Vontoba was inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame at B.G.S.U.

Vontoba also hosts the Go. Give. Grow. podcast, inspired by his personal motto, “Give and Grow.” He resides in Frisco, Texas, with his wife of 21 years, Psyche, and their three children.