As a girl in 1970s London, Jo Malone learned how to make face creams by going to work with her mom at a private skin care clinic. By the time she was in her 20's, Jo was running her own skin care and cosmetics business, which eventually grew to include bath oils, scented candles, and fragrances under the brand Jo Malone London. Jo sold the brand to Estée Lau ... Show More
Mar 16
Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge
Aaron Krause did not set out to reinvent the kitchen sponge. He was a car detailer, building buffing pads and the machines that made them. To clean his greasy hands, he made a makeshift hand scrubber out of extra-rough foam, and it worked so well he decided to sell it. But nobody ... Show More
1h 29m
Oct 2023
Jo Malone on her second act, Jo Loves: 'I wanted to sit at the banquet of opportunity.’
Jo Malone, CBE, was born special.
She was born with synesthesia, a perceptual phenomenon wherein one sensory stimulation can create involuntary experiences for another. For Malone, this means she can experience smells visually. Malone parlayed this uniqueness into creating Jo Mal ... Show More
33m 41s
Dec 2022
S1 E8: Jo Malone: From a London council estate to fragrance pioneer
Jo Malone’s name is synonymous with luxury, but Jo didn’t grow up with wealth. She was raised on a council estate in South East London and left school without any qualifications. Jo built the luxury fragrance brand Jo Malone London with her husband, Gary, and sold the company in ... Show More
40m 21s
Feb 2021
Estée Lauder vs L'Oréal | Do or Dye | 2
<p>It's 1904, and ambitious French chemist Eugène Schueller quits his job as a researcher to focus on formulating the first synthetic hair dye. Teaming up with Parisian hairdressers to spread the word about his product, he soon expands into hair care and sunscreen, relying on his ... Show More
23m 55s
Jul 2021
Ep.7 Running a Business, Being a Mother, Making it work with NEOM Founder, Nicola Elliott
<p>My guest today is Nicola Elliot, Founder and Creative Director of NEOM Organics - one of the first, and fastest growing wellbeing brands in the UK, which specialises in 100% natural fragrances. Nicola’s inspiration for NEOM came whilst working as a magazine editor, when she re ... Show More
48m 3s
May 2021
Sponsored: Small Business Stories | Columbia Sportswear | 2
<p>This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small businesses, we're featuring inspiring stories of successful companies that started out small.</p><p>It’s 1970 and Gert Boyle’s life is in ruins. Her husband’s just died, and now, ... Show More
31m 23s
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