Podcast Episodes

‘Skin care isn’t just for the face’: Nécessaire's Randi Christiansen on growing her body brand in a pandemic

Skin care isn't just for the face, according to Nécessaire co-founder Randi Christiansen. Christiansen founded the company with Nécessaire co-founder…

5 years, 9 months ago

Kosas' Sheena Yaitanes on why clean makeup accelerated during the pandemic

The age of ongoing confinement seems tailor-made for the industry's clean beauty segment.

"We couldn't be in a more timely position in terms of what w…

5 years, 10 months ago

'We don't want to be La Mer': Augustinus Bader CEO Charles Rosier on creating the next cult beauty brand

Some beauty products trickle down from medical use to everyday consumers by happenstance, but Augustinus Bader's skincare line is the opposite, accor…

5 years, 10 months ago

Credo co-founder Annie Jackson on being a good (but exacting) partner to its 135 brands

Credo is betting that customers stuck at home are as beauty-minded as always, but that more than ever, they now have the time to do their research ab…

5 years, 10 months ago

"Browse commerce is just done': Stella & Dot founder and CEO Jessica Herrin

Millions of Americans are still out of work as the coronavirus pandemic's ripples through the economy, and many are unlikely to return to the jobs th…

5 years, 10 months ago

Starring's Ted Gibson and Jason Backe on redefining what a salon looks like

Ted Gibson and Jason Backe had to close one business to make another work.

The married couple (a hairstylist and colorist, respectively) and business …

5 years, 11 months ago

'Diversity is good for business, period': Uoma Beauty founder Sharon Chuter

Uoma Beauty founder Sharon Chuter is more than ready for the reckoning coming to monocultural corporations in America.

"Now I can be more vocal about …

5 years, 11 months ago

Mented Cosmetics' KJ Miller and Amanda Johnson on the reasons to bet on diverse brands

Beauty companies that fail to bring diverse employees into their teams, for executive-level to entry-level roles, aren't just at risk of failing on a…

5 years, 11 months ago

'I definitely don't think we're looking at the death of retail': Unilever Prestige Group CEO and EVP Vasiliki Petrou

The coronavirus pandemic has created more uncertainty for brick-and-mortar locations, but it's an opportunity for companies to ramp up the expertise …

5 years, 11 months ago

Murad CEO Michelle Shigemasa on reaching 50% DTC 'in the next two years, max'

When Murad CEO Michelle Shigemasa turned the skin care company's focus to direct-to-consumer sales versus wholesale last year, it was with the goal o…

6 years ago