Podcast Episodes

Bread Beauty Supply's Maeva Heim on the ‘renaissance’ of hair care

The launch of Fenty Beauty in 2017 marked a turning point for diversity within the beauty industry, as makeup brands were tasked with matching the ne…

5 years ago

Crown Affair's Dianna Cohen: 'One of the most powerful things a new brand can do is build a community'

When you reach for a bottle of shampoo in the shower, you may not be familiar with the brand founder -- or know if he or she actually uses the produc…

5 years ago

Ciaté, Lottie London and Skin Proud founder Charlotte Knight on reaching the Gen-Z consumer

In New York City, one can find a nail salon almost as easily as a bodega. But across the Atlantic, in London, the same could not be said -- at least …

5 years, 1 month ago

Amyris' Alastair Dorward on the "guilt and penance" of buying better-for-you beauty

Alastair Dorward may be new to the biotech company Amyris -- he joined as chief brand officer in August -- but he's not unfamiliar with the better-fo…

5 years, 1 month ago

Peace Out Skincare's Enrico Frezza on building 'a strong, acne-positive community’

Long gone are the days of popping pimples in secret or attempting DIY acne solutions, like toothpaste or liquid Advil, as an influx of acne-positivit…

5 years, 1 month ago

Tracee Ellis Ross, Pattern Beauty founder: ‘Beauty ends up being a portal into your soul'

You may know her best as an actress, but Tracee Ellis Ross’ efforts to highlight diversity, equity and inclusion do not stop in Hollywood. In 2019, R…

5 years, 1 month ago

Uncle Bud's CEO Bruno Schiavi: "We have everything for everybody"

While many industries took hits during the pandemic, Covid-19 set the stage for brands within the wellness industry, like Uncle Bud’s CBD, to grow.

Cu…

5 years, 2 months ago

Shen Beauty’s Jessica Richards: Let the consumer choose 'to shop toxic, organic or clean'

Although growing up in an “organic lifestyle” meant eating “turkey and sprouts” at school instead of tater tots, Jessica Richards, founder of Shen Be…

5 years, 2 months ago

Skinfluencer Sean Garrette: 'My focus and passion is treating people of color'

Like many of the hopeful young adults before him, Sean Garrette, an esthetician and influencer, moved to New York with his sights set on a career in …

5 years, 2 months ago

QVC and HSN CMO Brian Beitler: Video commerce is becoming the new standard

Although QVC may have set the blueprint for modern-day livestream shopping, which was accelerated by the pandemic, the televised home shopping networ…

5 years, 2 months ago