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In this episode of Shelf Talks, host Roberta Townes sits down with Carrie Sporer, co-founder of SWAIR Hair to talk about building an innovative beauty brand that is disrupting the haircare category with showerless shampoo solutions designed for real life routines.
Carrie shares the founder journey behind creating a product that solved a personal pain point, how she identified a white space opportunity in the beauty and haircare market, and what it really takes to launch, grow, and scale a product-based business in retail. From product development and customer education to retail expansion, brand storytelling, and building consumer trust, this episode is packed with actionable insights for emerging founders looking to get their products into retail stores.
If you are a founder trying to grow a CPG brand, beauty brand, or product-based business, this conversation covers key topics including:
- How to create a retail-ready beauty product
- Building a disruptive haircare brand from scratch
- Scaling an emerging consumer packaged goods brand
- Founder lessons on innovation and product positioning
- How to stand out in competitive retail categories
- Marketing strategies for beauty and wellness brands
- What founders need to know before expanding retail distribution
- The realities of entrepreneurship behind fast-growing brands
Whether you are preparing to pitch retail buyers, grow brand awareness, improve your product positioning, or drive sales once on shelf, this episode delivers honest founder insights and practical retail growth strategies you can apply to your own business.
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