Podcast Episodes

How to turn a no from Ulta into a yes, even if it takes 7 years

On this week’s episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, co-host Sara Spruch-Feiner sits down with Kim van Haaster, founder of Bloomeffects, to discuss t…

2 months, 1 week ago

Oura Ring’s Dr. Tanvi Jayaraman on serving women in the AI era with its first female-focused LLM, chatbot

Oura Health, the Finnish wearables company that has sold more than 5 million health tracker rings, is betting on women’s health with the launch of it…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Evereden is giving equity to teenagers

As influencer marketing evolves beyond one-off paid posts, brands are finding new ways to build relationships that last and go deeper than a hashtag-…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

How brands are responding to Trump’s tariff reversal, plus the latest on tariff refunds

There’s a new chapter in President Donald Trump's ongoing tariff rollercoaster.  

In April of 2025, President Trump unveiled his reciprocal tariff pl…

3 months ago

The Olympics' beauty moments, plus CEO Catherine D'Aragon on First Aid Beauty's role as Team USA's skin-care partner

On this episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, Pop editor Sara Spruch-Feiner is joined by Catherine D’Aragon, CEO of First Aid Beauty, to discuss the …

3 months, 1 week ago

Peptides 101: How BPC-157 & "peptide stacks" are driving wellness culture with NYT's David Dodge and McGill's Jonathan Jarry

Injectable peptide therapy, a controversial wellness trend that caught fire online in 2025, shows no signs of slowing down in 2026 despite an overwhe…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why creators are building systems — not chasing virality — on TikTok Shop

With the new year, changes are afoot at TikTok. On January 22, the U.S. version of the app sold for approximately $14 billion to an investor group th…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

AS Beauty CEO Joey Shamah on shuttering CoverFX and Mally Beauty (for now), plus warning signs a brand is going under

Over the last week, the beauty industry has seen the closure of three major makeup brands: CoverFX and Mally Beauty are shuttering, while Pat McGrath…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ulta Beauty’s Laura Beres talks the company’s new wellness boutique pilot

Ulta Beauty is doubling down on the wellness category.

“We’ve been on the journey with wellness since 2021 when we launched the wellness shop at Ult…

4 months ago

2026 beauty M&A predictions with industry vet Kimber Maderazzo

After a few sleepy years, beauty M&A had a gangbuster 2025, including three deals worth more than a billion each, leading many insiders to speculate …

4 months, 1 week ago