Podcast Episodes

LYS Beauty founder and CEO Tisha Thompson: 'My mission was to diversify clean'

When Tisha Thompson was choosing her major in college, she listened to her parents’ advice to go with a “safe” career path and choose accounting. But…

4 years, 8 months ago

The Honest Co. CEO Nick Vlahos on building a business 'that can stand the test of time'

While COO at The Clorox Company and, prior, vp and gm of Burt’s Bees, Nick Vlahos knew the better-for-you categorywas a key driver of consumer-packag…

4 years, 8 months ago

Freck Beauty founder Remi: Everyone thought the brand concept was 'crazy'

When Freck Beauty's founder, who goes by Remi, first launched her brand on Kickstarter, her idea was a novel one: a makeup product that could recreat…

4 years, 8 months ago

Pai Skincare founder and CEO Sarah Brown: 'Clean is not a term I like'

When U.K.-based brand Pai Skincare first launched 14 years ago as an organic beauty brand, the clean category was barely in its infancy.

Since then, S…

4 years, 8 months ago

Flamingo Estate founder Richard Christiansen: 'Pleasure is a priority'

In the heart of Los Angeles lies a seven-acre oasis known as Flamingo Estate.

Flamingo Estate, the brainchild of Richard Christiansen, is a modern tak…

4 years, 9 months ago

Year in Review Beauty Podcast: NFTs became hot, shop-in-shops dominated retail and curly hair became popular

In a special edition of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, Jill Manoff, editor-in-chief, sat down with senior beauty reporters Liz Flora and Emma Sandler to …

4 years, 9 months ago

Kinship’s Alison Haljun and Christin Powell: ‘A lot of people told us not to do Gen Z’

Not long ago, skin-care options for teens were limited to the traditional players in the market. In November 2019, beauty industry veterans Alison Ha…

4 years, 9 months ago

111Skin founders on building an expert-led brand: 'We make product decisions based on patients'

When Dr. Yannis Alexandrides first formulated a healing serum for patients of his London-based plastic surgery clinic, he had no intention of turning…

4 years, 9 months ago

L'Oréal’s Erica Culpepper: ‘What's happening now is the perfect example of people truly walking the talk’

At L’Oréal, Erica Culpepper has overseen a portfolio of brands that have been at the forefront of the beauty industry’s transformation, when it comes…

4 years, 9 months ago

Shani Darden and CEO Michelle Shigemasa on retinol: ‘Efficaciousness’ trumps ‘Percentages'

While many children begin to pursue hobbies around eight years old, they are not typically along the lines of curating a skin -care routine, unless o…

4 years, 10 months ago