In 2010, while working as a fashion assistant at Vogue, Emily Weiss started a beauty blog called Into The Gloss. She quickly attracted a following of devoted readers hooked on the blog's intimate snapshots of style makers' beauty routines. Within a few years, Emily realized her readers were hungry for a new beauty brand, one that listened to them directly, a ... Show More
Nov 5
Dell Computers: Michael Dell. The College Dropout Who Took on IBM (2018)
Michael Dell was building a tech business in his dorm room long before it became a familiar startup story. In 1983, the UT Austin student began selling PC upgrade kits. Within months, he left college to devote himself to the business. When Dell entered the Fortune 500 in 1992, Mi ... Show More
46m 48s
Dec 2024
How Glossier Maintained Brand Integrity While Scaling
Glossier launched in 2014 as an e-commerce, direct-to-consumer makeup and skincare brand aimed at millennial women. From the start, Glossier’s founder Emily Weiss built a strong digital community around the brand. But after the company received its first major round of funding, G ... Show More
28m 59s
Jan 2024
Money Talks: Glossier’s Glamorous Girl Boss
In our inaugural edition of Money Talks, Felix Salmon sits down with veteran fashion writer Marisa Meltzer, author of Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier. Marisa discusses the real-life woman behind Glossier’s iconic CEO, the feminism of the b ... Show More
36m 2s
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
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
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