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Jun 2025
1h 17m

Tatcha: Vicky Tsai (July 2020)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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In 2008, Vicky Tsai walked away from a startup job and set out to rediscover herself on a trip to Japan. In Kyoto, she had an unforgettable meeting with a geisha, and learned about the face creams and blotting papers that the traditional Japanese hostesses had used for centuries. But as she contemplated selling those products in the U.S., experts on both sid ... Show More
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