Mar 16
From the Conair Legacy to arachne: The Next Generation of Beauty Innovation With Founder Sophia Wojczak
Arachne, founded by Sophia Wojczak, granddaughter of Leandro P. Rizzuto, the visionary behind Conair, carries forward a legacy of innovation while redefining beauty for a new era. Their mission is to empower beauty with integrity and innovation, creating products that go beyond t ... Show More
44m 27s
Mar 2
Inside the Fastest-Growing Brand in Modern Aesthetics With Founder Michele Henry, Face Foundrie
FACE FOUNDRIÉ was born from a deeply personal need and built with a sharp entrepreneurial lens. After founding and scaling PRIMP to eight locations and styling nearly a million women, Michele Henry saw firsthand how underserved women felt when it came to accessible, effective ski ... Show More
44m 12s
Jun 2021
Skincare Advice with LA's Favorite Esthetician, Shani Darden
Shani Darden has become a household name to celebrities in Los Angeles as a celebrity esthetician and founder of her namesake brand. In this episode, Shani and I discuss how she first started her career in skincare, her thoughts on social media skincare and misinformation, and sh ... Show More
36m 10s
Dec 2020
Camila Coelho On Her Struggle With Epilepsy, Entrepreneurship, & How She Went From Working At A Department Store To Building A Global Brand
#315: On this episode we are joined by Camila Coehlo. Camila is a celebrity influencer, entrepreneur, and founder of Elaluz. On this episode we discuss how Camila got her start as an influencer who eventually turned into an entrepreneur and brand founder. We discuss the struggles ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2021
EP79. The indie beauty challenge of sourcing natural ingredients
<p>Finding cosmetic ingredients is one of the first challenges every indie formulator faces. After all, we want our ingredients to be natural, sustainable, efficacious and, ideally, available in small Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs).</p> <p>However, the big wide world of cosmetic ... Show More
19m 20s
Sep 2021
Bread Beauty Supply’s Maeva Heim on Launching a Brand at Sephora
Maeva Heim is the founder and CEO of Bread Beauty Supply, a hair-care brand for curly and textured hair. Maeva talks about her experience in the beauty industry prior to launching her own brand, how she launched in retail as part of the Sephora Accelerate Program, and how to find ... Show More
40m 29s
May 2022
Kathleen Jennings On What Actually Works In The Beauty, Skin, & Products Industry
#459: Today we are joined by Kathleen Jennings. Kathleen is a former attorney, mother of three, self prcolaimed makeup nerd and skincare fanatic. Kahtleen founded the BeautyNow app with certain assets that were acquired by Groupon, Inc. in 2016. Today she joins the show to discus ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2021
Building a Beauty Brand with Longevity - Jane Hertzmark Hudis
Jane Hertzmark Hudis is first female Executive Group President at The Estée Lauder Companies. She is a powerhouse brand-building expert – particularly in skin care. Her portfolio includes iconic brands such as Estée Lauder, La Mer, Origins, Bobbi Brown, Dr. Jart+, as well as AVED ... Show More
46m 59s
Apr 2024
509: Shark Tank Winner Reveals How to Create a Million-Dollar Beauty Brand | Alicia Scott
A year after filming, Alicia Scott anxiously watched her appearance on Shark Tank surrounded by friends and family. Her pitch was first on the episode, and she nailed it by securing a deal from Emma Grede, the business mind behind Kardashian brands like SKIMS and Good American. S ... Show More
49m 4s
From being a nutritionist to lawyer to now the founder of her very own brand, Kat Burki has had a very interesting journey to get here. Kat Burki is a luxury skincare brand designed to reimagine skincare that uses natural and organic ingredients to create high-performance products. Their philosophy centers around using ingredients that work in harmony with t ... Show More
<p><em>BoF’s Imran Amed sits down with Priya Rao, executive editor of The Business of Beauty, to go inside the findings of our new report ‘The State of Fashion: Beauty.’</em></p><br><p><strong>Background</strong>:</p><br><p>The global beauty industry is booming. </p><br><p>“ ... Show More
