Mona Kattan has been obsessed with fragrance her whole life. So after building Huda Beauty with her sister, Huda, following its launch in 2013, she decided to build her own brand, Kayali, starting in 2018. Now, Huda Beauty, Kayali and Wishful (which makes skin care) form the Kattan sisters' beauty empire.
Kattan's passion for scent is evident when she speaks ... Show More
Oct 15
Why Ritual is launching its first new category in 6 years, with CEO Kat Schneider
Ritual founder and CEO Kat Schneider knows that winning the female supplement consumer requires taking big bets and big swings. “When I started the company and I was fundraising. … I was told pregnancy was ‘niche’, postpartum was ‘niche’, perimenopause was ‘niche,’” Schneider tol ... Show More
37m 24s
Oct 8
Why does this Estée Lauder-owned brand keep reformulating its hero products?
What if new product development didn’t have to be so complicated and expensive? NIOD, the second brand from Estée Lauder-owned Deciem, entered Sephora in August with an NPD tactic borrowed from tech companies like Apple. “NIOD is all about high science and high tech, and then bri ... Show More
27m 11s
Oct 1
Veteran exec Jaimee Holmes unpacks ‘eye patch gate’ and why innovation spurred Fel Beauty’s quick Sephora sell out
Over the past week, the internet has been ablaze discussing the beauty industry’s biggest controversy of the year. From social media to global news outlets, everyone is talking about something that’s been dubbed "eye patch gate." Around September 17, several beauty brands, includ ... Show More
34m 46s
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
Oct 2023
Huda Kattan on Turning Virality into a Business: Social Media, Her Daily Routines, and Her Advice on Creating a Personal Brand
Huda Kattan, makeup artist and founder of Huda Beauty, shares her journey to becoming an entrepreneur and how she built her confidence as a brand founder. Discover the secrets of how Huda transformed her followers into a thriving enterprise and why, in her view, the quality of tr ... Show More
43m 34s
May 2023
Mounaz and Aya Abdel Raouf
Mounaz and Aya Abdel Raouf are the sisters behind the global luxury brand, Okhtein. They have always had a love for fashion and accessories, and day-dreamed about working in the industry from when they were children. In 2014, they turned their fantasy into a reality, launching Ok ... Show More
40m 5s
Apr 2023
Mona Mirza | Inspiring Growth, with du | Ramadan Miniseries
Joining me today is Mona Mirza, Founder CEO of Biolite Aesthetic Clinic. Having worked in the beauty industry since the age of 18 in London UK, Mona’s experience spans over 30 years. She began her career as a cosmetologist & at the start of the beauty laser revolution in the 90’s ... Show More
15m 37s