In this episode of Shopify Masters, Janell Stephens of Camille Rose shares with us the hurdles of finding the ideal production partner, grassroots marketing, and how COVID-19 affected her business.
Sep 22
Designing Past Her Persona: Inside Desi Perkins’s $2.5 Million Eyewear Empire
Self-funded by beauty creator Desi Perkins, eyewear label DEZI launched with a $2.5 million sell-out day, transforming years of saved brand-deal income into an independent luxury brand. After overcoming early inventory bottlenecks and product setbacks, the company scaled beyond i ... Show More
34m 59s
Sep 15
Bootstrap, Scale, Repeat: Inside Cozy Earth’s Patient Path to Scale
Discover how Cozy Earth built a $100M bedding empire through organic channels, Oprah’s endorsement, and a bootstrapped growth model. For more on Cozy Earth, in show notes, click here. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE Shopify Trial here.
29m 45s
Sep 8
Why I Left My Hollywood Dream Job To Become an Entrepreneur
Maradith Frenkel left her dream job as a film studio executive when her son's eczema sent her searching for a better baby sleeper. She couldn't find one, so she built Little Sleepies instead—bootstrapped, ad-free for over a year, and now beloved by a community of more than 2 mill ... Show More
27m 13s
Jan 2022
How to Decipher Marketing Claims on a Product with Jane Wurwand of Dermalogica
Jane Wurwand is an icon in the skincare industry. Founder of Dermalogica, she joins us to share her experience of building a brand that spans three decades, the best business advice she's ever received, the difference between launching a brand in the '80s vs. now, and what is sim ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2023
41. Power of Why: Cruelty-Free Beauty
Jen welcomes Female Fusion member Mukta, the founder of Miss Palatable, for a deep dive into the beauty industry. Mukta shares her journey from a finance career to the world of cosmetics, highlighting her mission to bring cruelty-free and consciously formulated beauty products to ... Show More
28m 14s
Jul 2025
From Bank Job to Beauty Mogul: How Mona Kattan Built a Fragrance Empire
Mona Kattan - entrepreneur, fragrance fanatic, and founder of Kayali - joins us for an unfiltered conversation on building a beauty business with soul. In this episode, Mona shares how she went from working in finance to launching one of the fastest-growing perfume brands in the ... Show More
53m 51s
Apr 2021
008: From Side-Hustle To 6-Figures In 4 Weeks: How Sam B Launched Naked Sundays Skincare
Sam has always been passionate about skincare and beauty products, and while working full-time as a journalist, she decided to launch a product to change the conversation around sunscreen. In this episode of From Zero To Foundr, Sam discusses her astonishing journey working weeke ... Show More
53m 29s
May 2019
13. Building a Skincare Business, Hiring The Best Team and Using Vision Boards to Manifest Your Goals
In this week’s episode, co-founders of BossBabe Natalie and Danielle are together in LA chatting with the queen of content, Allison Mcnamara. They dive right into her entrepreneurial journey from creating digital content for Who What Wear, Pop Sugar and Refinery 29 before creatin ... Show More
52m 24s
Apr 2021
007: From 100 Units to British Vogue: How Erin Schmidt Launched Her Own Luxury Skincare Range
As someone who had dabbled in the entrepreneurial space before, Erin knew she wanted to launch an ecommerce business but needed help. Based in California, Erin decided to launch her own clean skincare range named Bella Vida Santa Barbara. In this episode of From Zero To Foundr, M ... Show More
42m 5s