Podcast Episodes

Shiseido's Alessio Rossi on 'fostering the community with authentic, relatable content’

Today, "digital" is practically synonymous with fashion and beauty. But to boast an advanced knowledge of the digital world in the early aughts is wh…

4 years, 10 months ago

Ulta Beauty’s Kecia Steelman on expanding the retailer's reach: ‘We’re creating this new ecosystem’

With roles at Target, The Home Depot, Family Dollar and now Ulta Beauty, Kecia Steelman, Ulta Beauty chief operating officer, can legitimately affirm…

4 years, 10 months ago

Sephora's Carolyn Bojanowski: Convenience is the ultimate luxury

When Carolyn Bojanowski, svp and gm of e-commerce at Sephora, joined the retailer team in 2005, it was an opportunity to pay homage to her childhood …

4 years, 11 months ago

Tula CEO Savannah Sachs on ‘the intersection of clean and clinical’ in skin care

Clean or effective? 

It's a question that the beauty industry has tried to tackle for the last decade. For Tula, a probiotic-based, skin-care brand, i…

4 years, 11 months ago

True Botanicals CMO Rebecca Boston on rebranding clean beauty as 'sensual'

True Botanicals chief marketing officer Rebecca Boston‘s work in the fashion industry led her to beauty, and then, specifically, clean skin care. Bos…

4 years, 11 months ago

Malin+Goetz's founders say success is a balance between expediency and exclusivity

While emerging from a decade dominated by sans-serif typeface and millennial pink, it may be hard to remember a time when an ode to simplicity could …

4 years, 11 months ago

Kreyol Essence's Yve-Car Momperousse on creating a hair-care brand that's also a 'social impact business'

For many people, a bad hair day would result in a few shed tears and some variation of a head covering. However in the case of Yve-Car Momperousse, C…

4 years, 11 months ago

KNC Beauty’s Kristen Noel Crawley on being a founder: It's ‘not what you see on Instagram’

Kristen Noel Crawley, KNC Beauty founder, knows that it takes more than being a “lover of skincare” to become a successful beauty brand founder.

The l…

5 years ago

Firmenich's Ilaria Resta: Driving innovation is 'crucial' to the fragrance industry

Covid forced social activities, like bar crawls and date nights, to go on hiatus, or move to Zoom. So the fact that fragrance sales increased by 82% …

5 years ago

Firmenich’s Ilaria Resta: Driving innovation is 'critical’ in the fragrance industry

Covid forced social activities, like bar crawls and date nights, to go on hiatus, or move to Zoom. So the fact that fragrance sales increased by 82% …

5 years ago