In 2018, Sharon Chuter left her job at a legacy beauty brand to start UOMA Beauty, a cosmetics company that caters to a wide variety of skin tones. She recently launched a social media campaign called Pull Up or Shut Up, which asks beauty brands to publicize statistics on the diversity of their workforce. These conversations are excerpts from our How I Built ... Show More
Sep 2023
41. Power of Why: Cruelty-Free Beauty
Jen welcomes Female Fusion member Mukta, the founder of Miss Palatable, for a deep dive into the beauty industry. Mukta shares her journey from a finance career to the world of cosmetics, highlighting her mission to bring cruelty-free and consciously formulated beauty products to ... Show More
28m 14s
Nov 2022
Building Starface with Julie Schott
Julie Schott, the former beauty director at Elle Magazine and founder of Starface, is sharing how she is not only normalizing acne - but making it a fun experience. She explains how she knew it was time to launch her brand, the meaning behind the stars, and why she took clinical ... Show More
41m 53s
Jul 2025
Burnout, Boundaries, and the Business of Starting Over
This week on The goop Podcast, Gwyneth Paltrow sits down with Gregg Renfrew, founder and former CEO of cult-favorite clean beauty brand Beautycounter. Renfrew shares her story of building—and selling—a billion-dollar business, being unexpectedly sidelined, and ultimately pulled b ... Show More
1h 21m
Nov 2025
From billion-dollar brand to blank slate: Bobbi Brown’s comeback
She built her first company, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, into a billion-dollar brand. But when things soured between her and her parent company, Estée Lauder, she had a choice: retire from the industry, or reinvent herself with a new brand. Brown joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the l ... Show More
35m 30s
Apr 2021
Championing Diversity, Building Resilience and Knowing Your Own Worth as a Small Business Owner - An Interview with Chelsea Bonner of Bella Management
In this interview episode, Fiona talks to Chelsea Bonner of Bella Management about starting a modelling agency that advocates for diversity across different platforms. They talk about everything from how Chelsea got started, what her upbringing was like, and how that influenced w ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2022
Christine Chang on Leaving Your Desk Job
Every weekend growing up, Christine watched her mom and grandma go to the Korean bathhouses, rubbing things like tea and spoiled milk on their skin. And she’s been hooked on skincare ever since. Now, she’s the co-founder and co-CEO of the skincare brand, Glow Recipe. But before l ... Show More
26m 13s
Mar 2023
How to Take Smart Risks When Starting a Company
<p>Founder Nancy Twine left her career on Wall Street to start Briogeo, a clean hair care company. In this episode, Nancy shares how she managed the risk of starting a company, scored a partnership with Sephora, and secured an acquisition of her brand.</p><p>For more on Briogeo a ... Show More
28m 16s